TCNJ Lesson Plan

Anti-Bullying
Student Name: Christin Kim and Sydney Rossi
School Name: Lawrenceville Elementary
Grade Level: 1 Grade
Host Teachers Name: Kristen Potter
Guiding and/or Essential Questions
How can words hurt?
What are some ways we can spread kindness?
Why is it important to treat others with respect?
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Pre-lesson Assignments and/or Student Prior Knowledge

Students periodically receive guidance lessons from the school guidance counselor so
they may be familiar with acts of kindness and standing up for someone who is being
bullied.
Standards:
6.1.P.A.3: Demonstrate appropriate behavior when collaborating with others.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.2: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud
or information presented orally or through other media.
Learning Objectives and Assessments:
Learning Objectives

Assessment

Students will identify

different forms of bullying.

Students will identify the instances of bullying in

Chrysanthemum during discussion. Teachers will assess for
appropriate responses.

Students will identify ways

they can personally spread
kindness.

Students will complete the worksheet on how they can spread

kindness. Teachers will assess the students for appropriate
answers on their worksheets.

Students will describe how

hurtful words can leave a
lasting effect.

Students will describe how hurtful words can leave a lasting

effect during the discussion. Teachers will assess for
appropriate responses.

Materials/Resources: (List materials, include any online or book references and resources)
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Large red heart
17 Band-Aids labeled with the students names
Easel and markers
Worksheets

 Laptop to record lesson

Plan for set-up/distribution/cleanup of materials:
Miss Kim and Miss Rossi will have the red heart prepared for the lesson. The students
names will be pre-written on the band aids and the teachers will pull the backings off the
band aids before handing them to the students to save time and to eliminate any mess.
Miss Kim and Miss Rossi will collect students worksheets after the lesson and place
them in the students mailboxes. The heart will be hung up in the classroom to remind
students of their pledge.
Step by Step plan:
1. Students will already be seated on the rug from Morning Meeting. Miss Kim will write Sticks
and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me on the easel while Miss Rossi is
finishing up the Morning Meeting activity. Once students have finished the Morning Meeting
activity, Miss Kim will tell them to sit back down on the rug quietly and will use 1,2,3, eyes on
me to get all of the students attention.
2. Miss Kim will ask the students if they have ever heard of the saying before. She will ask if
they agree that words cannot hurt us. She will ask what do people sometimes say that may hurt
someones feelings.
3. Miss Kim will say, Today, we will be reading a book about a little girl that is hurt by the
words of her classmates. Miss Rossi and I brought in this heart to represent the little girls heart.
Each time we hear an insult or hurtful words in the story, Miss Rossi or I will call on one of you
to crumble up the heart to represent the sadness that the little girl feels. Each time we hear
someone tell the little girl a compliment or kind words, we will unfold the heart.
4. Miss Rossi will begin reading the book, Chrysanthemum, to the students. Each time hurtful
words are read, she will call on a student to crumble the heart. Both teachers will monitor for
behavioral issues while students crumble the heart. If it proves to be too much for the students,
the heart will be hung on the board and students will be called on to come up to the board and
simply fold a piece of the heart instead. Each time a compliment or kind words are read, a
student will be called on to uncrumble the heart. Miss Rossi will ask comprehension questions
throughout the book, such as What does the author mean by Chrysanthemum wilted?
5. Once the story has ended, Miss Kim will ask students Does the heart look exactly like it did
in the beginning of the story? When students answer no, she will say, Whats different about it?
We uncrumbled it. Its not in a ball anymore so whats different? Miss Kim will try to guide
students to the conclusion that although her heart is no longer crumbled, it still contains wrinkles
from being crumbled so many times throughout the story. Miss Kim will say, These wrinkles
represent how words can leave a permanent mark on someones heart and mind. Just because
Chrysanthemums classmates liked her name at the end of the story and she felt better, doesnt
mean she will forget the hurtful words of her classmates.
6. Miss Kim will ask the students if they would like to share a time that someone apologized to
them for something hurtful they said or did. Miss Kim will remind the students not to name
names. Miss Kim will call on one student to share a moment. Miss Kim will draw attention to the
fact that although the person apologized, the student still has not forgotten the pain they felt.
7. Miss Kim will ask students if there is any way to help a person weve hurt feel better. Answers
may include apologizing, standing up for someone who is being bullied, saying something kind
and/or doing something nice for that person. Miss Kim will point out that although a persons
heart may be wrinkled, being kind to that person will help it heal.

8. Miss Rossi will pull out a box of Band-Aids. She will explain to the students that she and Miss
Kim have written each of their names on a Band-Aid so that they can place them on the heart.
She will say, In a few minutes, while youre working on your worksheets, Miss Kim and I will
call you up table by table to put a Band-Aid on the heart. By placing your Band-Aid on the heart,
you will show people that you are committed to spreading kindness and healing hearts. While
Miss Rossi is explaining this to the students, Miss Kim will write I pledge to be a good friend
by spreading kindness and healing hearts in the center of the heart. Miss Rossi will call three
students up at a time to get their Band-Aids (which Miss Rossi will have already peeled the
backing off of) and place them on the heart which will be hanging on the easel.
9. Once all the students have placed their Band-Aids on the heart, Miss Rossi will say, Im
really proud of you all for committing to spreading kindness. In a few minutes, I am going to
give you a worksheet with a heart and a Band-Aid on it. On this worksheet, it says I will spread
kindness by I want you to think about all the ways we said you can spread kindness (points to
easel) and write down your favorite way to spread kindness on your worksheet.
10. Miss Rossi will dismiss students back to their seats.
11. Miss Rossi and Miss Kim will distribute the heart worksheets to all of the students. Teachers
will circulate to help students formulate their idea and/or spell words. Early finishers will be
instructed to draw a picture of their kindness strategy on the back of their worksheet. Students
will be told when they have five minutes left to work and 2 minutes left to work.
12. Closure: 5 minutes prior to the end of the period, Miss Kim will tell students to put their
pencils and crayons down so that they can share their worksheets. Miss Kim will call on
volunteers to share their kindness strategy and/or drawing. When the period is over, Miss Kim
and Miss Rossi will collect their worksheets and put them in each students mailbox for them to
take home.
Key Questions:
Do you think words can hurt someones feelings?
How did the things Chrysanthemums classmates said make her feel?
What does the author mean by Chrysanthemum wilted?
Why was Chrysanthemum happy in the end?
Do you think even though Chrysanthemum is happy in the end, she will completely
forget about the fact that her classmates had teased her before?
How is the heart different from before we read the story?
How can we help someone that we have hurt feel better?
What are some ways we can spread kindness?
Logistics:
Timing:
Discussion and explanation of the heart: 5 minutes
Read Aloud: 12 minutes
Post book discussion: 5 minutes
Band-Aids: 5 minutes
Worksheet: 8 minutes
Share: 5 minutes

Transitions:
The students will already be at the rug from morning meeting. The teachers will call the
students by tables to go back to their seats to work on their worksheets. The teachers will
use 1-2-3 eyes on me 1-2 eyes on you to get the students attention when needed.
Classroom Management:
Miss Kim will use 1,2,3, eyes on me after the Morning Meeting activity in order to
regain the students attention.
The majority of the lesson will take place on the rug to reduce transition times.
Both teachers will monitor for behavioral issues during the read aloud. Miss Rossi will
redirect behavioral issues by drawing attention to the illustrations.
Teachers will call on one student at a time to crumble the heart in order to reduce
behavioral issues. The heart will then be given back to the teacher.
Both teachers will monitor for behavioral issues while students crumble the heart. If it
proves to be too much for the students, the heart will be hung on the board and students
will be called on to come up to the board and simply fold a piece of the heart instead.
Only three students will be called up at a time to place their Band-Aids on the heart to
reduce behavioral issues.
Differentiation
Students who struggle with writing may illustrate their kindness strategy on the back of
the worksheet.