Taking A Stand |
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Talk with your students about their rights (and how important it is) to take a stand against bullying. Explain that not only do the students who bully and the teachers who get involved have a role to play in stopping bullying, but also those who are being bullied and those who witness the bullying (the bystanders).
| 1. | As a class, have the students create a Pledge of Support. List the behaviours they will not tolerate such as name-calling, hitting, threatening etc. as well as the actions they will take to stand up for themselves or how they will stand up for others. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Teach children a problem-solving model such as RESPECT:
Model the actions they need to go through to solve a problem without getting angry or in a fight. Put students into groups. Give them a scenario and have the group use the RESPECT model to help them solve the problem. Have each group share their ideas or have groups create skits to demonstrate the solution they felt was the best. |
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| 3. | Use children’s literature that demonstrates how a character stood up for themselves or others. Many books deal with bullying, taking a stand and being assertive. Some chapter book examples are Frindle by Andrew Clements, The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar (other of Holes) and the many excellent books by Eric Walters. Picture Book selections include Stephanie’s Ponytail by Robert Munsch or Wally Walrus by Barbara DeRubertis. Ask your school librarian for more suggestions. |