Table 2.

The Roundies curriculum themes and description of teachers’ and children’s sessions.

Program Themes	Teachers’ Session	Session 1 for Children	Session 2 for Children	Session 3 for Children
Self-awareness	Becoming familiar with: −Self-awareness & strengths −Child’s temperament −Separation anxiety	The storybook: “Three Cheers for Giraffe” promotes encouragement, overcoming fears, and finding strengths. The emotion of the day: Pride	Recognizing own strengths The emotion of the day: Enthusiasm/Excitement	Recognizing own strengths The emotion of the day: Sadness
Self-regulation I	Becoming familiar with: −Self-regulation −Restless child	The storybook: “Bouncy Bananas Goes Bananas” promotes self-control, negotiating conflict, and overcoming disappointments. The emotion of the day: Restlessness	Learning how to calm down The emotion of the day: Calmness	Identifying calm/calming actions The emotion of the day: Joy
Self-regulation II	Becoming familiar with: −Emotion Regulation −Child’s aggression	The storybook: “Cranky Crabbies’ Hissy Fit” promotes regulating emotions and apologizing. The emotion of the day: Anger/Hate	Learning breathing exercises for calming The emotion of the day: Hurt	Recognizing and expressing emotions The emotion of the day: Relief
Social awareness	Becoming familiar with: −Social awareness −Resilience −Child’s shyness	The storybook: “Feisty Foxy Doesn’t Give Up” promotes helping others, sharing, and perseverance. The emotion of the day: Fear	Learning about resilience and overcoming disappointments The emotion of the day: Satisfaction	Exercises on Pep talk: saying good about others The emotion of the day: Happiness
Relationship skills	Becoming familiar with: −Relationship skills −Bullying −Problem-solving skills	The storybook: “KissKiss Feels Left Out” promotes understanding others’ feelings, kindness, and taking perspectives. The emotion of the day: Feeling left out	Sharing and playing together The emotion of the day: Concern	Working together The emotion of the day: Guilt
Responsible decision making	Becoming familiar with: −Responsible decision making −Envy −Self-esteem −Saying sorry and making up −Confrontation/defiance of the child	The storybook: “Cocoala Wants to be The Best” promotes overcoming envy, admitting own mistakes and apologizing, and giving credit to others.The emotion of the day: Envy	My dreams—drawing exercise The emotion of the day: Astonishment	Relaxing exercises The emotion of the day: Nervousness