In first grade, we have continued our discussion about
bullying. At the beginning of the lesson, I read the book, Weird! by
Erin Frankel. What a relevant book from the perspective of the victim (Luisa). The
bully, Sam, constantly calls everything Luisa does, “weird.” Luisa reacts to
the bullying by withdrawing and hiding her true colors (polka dots). With the
help of her parents, teachers, classmates, and friend, Luisa reclaims her true
colors and love for polka dots.
This book was a great starting point on the activity that
followed from Kirsten Muller and savvyschoolcounselor.com. The first graders were given a white
sheet of paper and were instructed to write their names on the center. They
were then given three colorful polka dots on which they wrote three things they
like about themselves. This activity was so cute and turned out to be really
fun!
We have also continued our discussion about bullying in third grade. To begin the lesson this week, I showed the third graders a fun and
informational video about bullying. The link to this video is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcFICCVWliY
The message of the video is how to recognize and prevent
bullying. Bullying is one-sided, on purpose, repeated, and hurtful. These
details have been discussed at length so that every student can recognize and
prevent bullying behaviors.
After the video was shown, the students completed a “Five
Ways to Handle a Bully” worksheet by cutting out each tip and pasting it onto a
traced hand. The five tips are as follows:
1.
Stand up straight and say, “leave me alone.”
2.
Stay calm. Just say, “Okay” to everything they
say until they get bored and go away.
3.
Talk to a teacher, grown-up, parent, or friend.
4.
Hold your hand out and say, “Seriously, stop.”
5.
Move away to a crowded area, one with lots of
people.
By doing this activity, the students were able to reinforce
what they already knew while also using a more hands-on and visual learning approach.
Have a great rest of your week! :)
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