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December 4, 2016

BULLYING
This Weeks Lesson | What is Bullying? | How Will We Use This In Reading?

Weekly Lesson
This weeks lesson will be
focused around bullying. This
is a topic that I am very
passionate about and hope to
not only inform students, but
parents, as well.

Books for Kids

Chrysanthemum by Kevin
Henkes
The Recess Queen by Alexis
Oneill
Each Kindness by Jacqueline
Woodson

Other Resources
Websites:
StopBullying.gov
http://
www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.
org/kab/
Book for Parents:

What is Bullying?
Bullying is dicult to define because it comes in many dierent
forms. The definition used by most experts is that bullying is a
negative and repetitive actions, either physical or verbal, that have
hostile intent by the bully (Olweus, 1993). A way to help a student
figure out if they are bullying is by asking if they felt that they were
in a situation where they had to ask another student to stop their
behavior (Labadie, 2016, p. 93). Bullying comes in many forms, such
as physical, verbal, and socially. In todays day in age, many students
have found them being even bullied through the internet. We call
this cyberbullying. Knowing the dierent types of bullying can
benefit students, parents and educators on how to combat bullying
in schools.

The Truth About Bullying by

Jan Urbanski and Steve
Permuth

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How Will We Be Using This in Reading?

Lesson Plan
Learning Outcomes:
Children will be able
todemonstrate kindness,treat
others respectfully andgenerate
strategies for problem solving.
Teaching and Learning Activities:
1. Read Chrysanthemum
2. When someone is not nice to
the main character, have student
crinkle the cut out paper heart.
3. After completing the book, try
to have students smooth out the
heart that has been crinkled.
4. Read the story again and focus
on identifying when the main
character is feeling comfortable
and uncomfortable.
5. Discuss connections between
words, actions and feelings.
Discuss how you cannot
completely get rid of the
wrinkles. It is like our own hearts
that cannot go back to normal
after hearing something unkind.

Educators are introducing literature as a way to combat

bullying. We call this bibliotherapy. Using read alouds in
the classroom can release emotions and anxiety, provide an
outlet for students to seek help, plan realistic solutions to
problems, increase empathy and respect for others, and
increase understanding of human behavior (Cox). I will be
introducing this subject to students through read alouds.
The books I have selected to cover this topic will allow for
students to be able to make personal connections with the
text in such a way that they can describe how the literature
has altered them in some fundamental way (Labadie, 2016,
p. 96). After we complete this lesson, students will be able
to use gain empathy, compassion, and problem solving skills
they can use in real life situations. Literature has the power
to encourage students to change their way of thinking and
that should be celebrated. By introducing the topic of
bullying through literature, students can create a learning
environment that is accepting of all dierent types of
people and learn to feel empowered through books.

Adaptions:
Give students smaller paper
hearts to crinkle up while reading
aloud the story.
Follow Up Activities:
Have students create a list of
things they can say or do to make
someone feel happy.

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