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bullying read alouds: Eddie the Bully Henry Cole, 2016-08-02 A thoughtful anti-bullying book from the talented author/illustrator Henry Cole! Eddie the chicken is the meanest kid in class. He may be the smallest, but he is the biggest bully. He calls people names, hides people’s homework, and trips people. No one is safe from his bullying! And when the teachers give him a time out, that just gives him time to think of more mean things to do! When a new student, Carla the pig, comes to class one day, everyone is prepared for the worst. But does she have a way to stop Eddie’s bullying? She compliments his clothes, invites him to lunch, and is extremely nice to him. Her kindness makes Eddie feel great at first. But then he starts to think about the way he's treated his other classmates, and he feels bad. He realizes it feels good to be nice, so he tries to help her make friends and be a good friend to everyone, any way he could be, any time he could be. |
bullying read alouds: Bently the Bully Holly Mazzochi, 2021-03-16 The cool, crisp days of autumn are finally here! Kids around the neighborhood are excited to swing, slide, and climb at their favorite playground. That is, until Bently shows up. He is ready to pull some hair, blacken some eyes, and break some bones. The sound of his footsteps, thump, thump, thump, sends children scattering in all directions for a spot to hide. No one is safe. Until one day, a brave boy named Harvey finds the courage to stand up to Bently. Little Harvey wants to make a big change in how his friends are being treated. What will Bently do? Will Bently show an apologetic heart? Will Harvey and his friends be able to forgive? |
bullying read alouds: Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Patty Lovell, 2006-10 When Molly Lou has to start in a new school, Ronald Durkin makes fun of her height and her buck teeth. But Molly has learned a lot from her grandma and knows just how to put him in place--in a very satisfying way. Illustrations. |
bullying read alouds: Tease Monster Julia Cook, 2018-01-23 This quirky tale teaches young readers the difference between nice teasing and mean teasing. Laughing at someone (mean teasing) has a hurtful bite, but laughing with someone (nice teasing) is alright when it's not done out of spite. |
bullying read alouds: Bullying Hurts Lester L. Laminack, Reba M. Wadsworth, 2012 Discusses and shows how the read aloud technique can be used to neutralize bullying behavior, create community in the classroom, and at the same time help teachers meet their Common Ccore State Standards. |
bullying read alouds: Bully B.E.A.N.S. Julia Cook, 2019-09-26 Bully B.E.A.N.S. teaches children how to speak up when it comes to bullying. Bullying continues to be an ongoing problem for children everywhere. Children from every race, culture, and socioeconomic group are susceptible to bullies. Most children are unprepared for how to handle it when bullying happens to them or someone they know. Bully B.E.A.N.S. helps children identify bullying, and offers clear and impactful action strategies for both targets and bystanders. Maxine liked to pick on kids... especially Winston. Winston is the smartest kid in our whole school. Maxine made him do all of her homework and give her all of his lunch money. Maxine liked to make Winston cry... then she'd call him a crybaby. If you don't do exactly what I tell you to, I'll knock you into next week! Nobody liked the way Maxine treated Winston, but we were too afraid to do anything about it. Written by bestselling author Julia Cook, Bully B.E.A.N.S. reminds children of the power of their voice and how to use it effectively when standing up against bullying. Bullies Everywhere Are Now Stopped! |
bullying read alouds: Alley Oops Janice Levy, 2005-05-01 This story relates the painful and embarrassing aftermath of name-calling and bullying from the perspective of the bully. J. J. Jax has been tormenting an overweight boy named Patrick, calling him Pig-Pen and Porky, to the point that Patrick is now afraid to go to school. Learning of his son's behavior, J. J.'s father lectures him to stop bullying Patrick. When that approach fails, Mr. Jax tries another tack and shares an experience he had as a youthful bully and the consequences he recently faced as a result of his actions. Touched by his father's words, J.J. reaches out to Patrick in a school arm-wrestling contest and experiences the alley oops moment of empowerment and self-esteem that comes from doing the right thing. Snappy dialogue highlights the harmful, lasting effects of bullying and the importance of finding common ground toward conflict resolution. Believable contemporary illustrations bring the story to life with expressive body language. |
bullying read alouds: The Bully Blockers Club Teresa Bateman, 2013-09-15 When Lottie is bothered by a bully at school, she helps start a club where everyone is welcome. |
bullying read alouds: Bully Laura Vaccaro Seeger, 2013-07-16 Bully doesn't have a kind word for any of his friends. When the other animals ask him to play, he responds in the way he's been taught: Chicken! Slow poke! You stink! Laura Vaccaro Seeger's bold, graphic artwork, along with her spare but powerful words, make for a tender, hilarious, and thoughtful tale. This title has Common Core connections. A Neal Porter Book |
bullying read alouds: The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark Deborah Diesen, 2017-09-05 Mr. Fish finds the courage to speak up for his friends when a shark comes to the park and bullies them. |
bullying read alouds: Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully Audrey Penn, 2011-09-08 In this latest addition to the Kissing Hand book collection, Chester Raccoon must learn to deal with another common problem of childhood: a bully at school. When Mrs. Raccoon learns that there is a bully problem at school, she decides to investigate the situation. But after seeing the bully for herself, she shares a story about a forest that was full of smooth yellow stones, and how the animals living there changed a pointy stone they found into a smooth stone so that it wouldn't hurt any tender paws. Chester, Ronny, and Cassy follow the spirit of Mrs. Raccoon's story when they next encounter the Bully. Approaching him as a group, they invite him to play, proving that the best way to get rid of an enemy is to make him or her a friend. This book encourages children to understand that many child bullies are themselves unhappy and gives readers a good example of settling differences by peaceful means. Educators will embrace this story about a positive strategy for dealing with a bully. |
bullying read alouds: Leave Me Alone Kes Gray, 2014-10-02 From the bestselling team behind Mum and Dad Glue comes an important story to help raise awareness at home or at school about stopping bullying. A little boy is feeling sad because every day he has to face a bully. But this story's little boy also has friends. A frog, a cat, a rabbit, a cow, and other animal friends insist on helping him, even after he tells them: There's nothing you can do for me/ There's nothing you can say. Fortunately, he is mistaken, because the next time the bully approaches, they all join with him and shout, LEAVE HIM ALONE! And it works! The bully turns around and goes away. The gently clever use of rhyming verse gives a difficult subject a wonderfully light touch. A must-have for any child who has to deal with bullies. 'An empowering story.' - Books for Keeps |
bullying read alouds: Confessions of a Former Bully Trudy Ludwig, 2014-07-30 After Katie gets caught teasing a schoolmate, she's told to meet with Mrs. Petrowski, the school counselor, so she can make right her wrong and learn to be a better friend. Bothered at first, it doesn't take long before Katie realizes that bullying has hurt not only the people around her, but her, too. Told from the unusual point of view of the bullier rather than the bullied, Confessions of a Former Bully provides kids with real life tools they can use to identify and stop relational aggression. |
bullying read alouds: Don't Laugh at Me Allen Shamblin, 2002 Illustrated version of a song pointing out that in spite of our differences, we are all the same in God's eyes. |
bullying read alouds: The Pout-Pout Fish Deborah Diesen, 2008-03-18 The first book in the New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series from Deborah Diesen and illustrator Dan Hanna! Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a permanent pout. Can his pals cheer him up? Will his pout ever end? Is there something he can learn From an unexpected friend? Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading dreary wearies isn't really his destiny. Bright ocean colors and playful rhyme come together in this fun fish story that's sure to turn even the poutiest of frowns upside down. The Pout-Pout Fish is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
bullying read alouds: Are You a Bully? Williams, Sam, 2013-03-01 Bullying is a huge issue in our schools today, and this book teaches students what to do if they are being bullied and what they can do to help a friend or fellow student who is a victim of bullying. |
bullying read alouds: One Kathryn Otoshi, 2008 A number/color book reminding us that it just takes one to make everyone count. |
bullying read alouds: That's Bad Manners, Roys Bedoys Christine Ha, 2019-02-28 Woohoo Storytime! Roys Bedoys learns what bad manners are at a restaurant. This is a great book for children to learn good manners. |
bullying read alouds: Llama Llama and the Bully Goat Anna Dewdney, 2013-08-06 Llama Llama likes to sing. Gilroy laughs at everything. Llama sings out just the same. Gilroy says a not-nice name. Teacher has some things to say: calling names is not OK. Llama Llama is learning lots of new things at school and making many friends. But when Gilroy Goat starts teasing him and some of their classmates, Llama Llama isn't sure what to do. And then he remembers what his teacher told him—walk away and tell someone. It works! But then Llama Llama feels badly. Can he and Gilroy try to be friends again? Taking on a difficult but important part of children's lives, Anna Dewdney gives readers a way to experience and discuss bullying in a safe and comforting way. |
bullying read alouds: Bear's Braid Joelle Bearstail, 2021-09-07 Bear and his friend Ben feel like they are living two lives: one, where native traditions--like long hair--are a crucial part of their identities, and the other, where indigenous expressions are mocked and treated with ignorance. When the boys encounter bullying because of the braids they wear, these two worlds collide. Seeking guidance from his beloved grandma, Bear confides his doubts and questions himself and his heritage. Bear's grandma knows about the strength it takes to overcome hardships, and with her help, Bear and Ben develop a plan to strengthen their connection to their roots while also bridging the gap between their schoolmates and their families. Seamlessly blending discussions of modern indigeneity and universal experiences of bullying and resilience, Bear's Braid is an essential and of-the-moment book that belongs on every bookshelf, and fits in easily with the classics of social justice children's literature. |
bullying read alouds: Reading Aloud for Learning: Harnessing the Power of Words Pasquale De Marco, 2025-05-21 In the realm of education, read-alouds stand as a beacon of enlightenment, igniting a love of literature and unlocking the boundless potential of young minds. This comprehensive guide delves into the transformative power of read-alouds, empowering educators and parents to harness the magic of stories and cultivate a lifelong passion for learning. With engaging prose and practical insights, this book explores the myriad benefits of read-alouds, from fostering language and literacy skills to promoting social and emotional development. Discover how read-alouds can captivate young imaginations, transport them to new worlds, and introduce them to a wealth of knowledge and experience. Through the art of read-alouds, children embark on a journey of discovery, expanding their vocabularies, developing phonemic awareness, and gaining a deeper understanding of sentence structure and grammar. Read-alouds also provide a unique opportunity to model fluent reading, introduce new concepts, and encourage critical thinking. Beyond the realm of language and literacy, read-alouds play a vital role in shaping children's social and emotional well-being. As they listen to stories, children learn about empathy, compassion, and resilience. They develop an understanding of different cultures and perspectives, and gain insights into their own emotions and experiences. Read-alouds can also help children cope with difficult situations, such as grief, loss, or change. This book is an indispensable resource for educators and parents alike, providing a wealth of practical strategies for incorporating read-alouds into the classroom and home. With expert guidance, you will learn how to select engaging read-aloud texts, create a supportive and interactive read-aloud environment, and use read-alouds to teach a variety of subjects, including reading, writing, science, and social studies. Join us on an inspiring journey into the world of read-alouds, and discover the transformative power of stories. Nurture a love of reading in the hearts of young learners, and watch as they blossom into confident and capable readers, ready to embrace the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. If you like this book, write a review on google books! |
bullying read alouds: Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook Jim Trelease, Cyndi Giorgis, 2019-09-03 The classic million-copy bestselling handbook on reading aloud to children--revised and updated for a new generation of readers Recommended by Dear Abby upon its first publication in 1982, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic for more than three decades to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook, updated and revised by education specialist Cyndi Giorgis, discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, an updated treasury of book recommendations curated with an eye for diversity, Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies for helping children of all backgrounds and abilities discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers. |
bullying read alouds: The Ramped-Up Read Aloud Maria Walther, 2018-06-22 In this remarkable resource, Maria Walther shares two-page read-aloud experiences for 101 picture books that tune you into what to notice, say, and wonder in order to bolster students’ literacy exponentially. A first-grade teacher for decades, Maria is a master of “strategic savoring.” Her lesson design efficiently sparks instructional conversations around each book’s cover illustration, enriching vocabulary words, literary language, and the ideas and themes vital to young learners. Teachers, schools, and districts looking to energize your core reading and writing program, search no further: The Ramped-Up Read Aloud delivers a formula for literacy development and a springboard to joy in equal parts. |
bullying read alouds: Power Up Your Read-Alouds Andrea Paganelli, 2019-07-16 Capture the hearts, minds, and attention of your digital-age listeners using read-aloud experiences that engage technology. I wish my learners would be as excited about reading as they are about technology is a lament frequently sung by those who seek to support reading development. There is no debate that reading is fundamental and that reading aloud strongly supports lifelong reading engagement. Technology, however, is ubiquitous in our society, and engagement with it is essential for our success. Reading and technology are therefore in competition for learners' attention, but by combining reading and technology through use of read-aloud, facilitators can create engaging digital read-aloud programs to enhance the learning experience. Digital read-aloud can be used with multiple age groups, in a variety of settings, and with differing degrees of expense and technology complexity. Understanding that these myriad options can be overwhelming, however, Andrea Paganelli offers detailed information on the background, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of technology-infused read-aloud for reading support persons, school librarians, public librarians, instructional librarians, teachers, and professors. Her ideas span multiple ages and subjects and include practical examples designed to engage both educators and readers. |
bullying read alouds: Layers of Learning JoEllen McCarthy, 2023-10-10 What could happen if we viewed every read aloud as an invitation to learn more about literacy and ourselves? In Layers of Learning: Using Read Alouds to Connect Literacy and Caring Conversations, author JoEllen McCarthy explores read aloud strategies designed to enhance your reading and writing standards by capitalizing on the way literature can impact caring communities. Layers of Learning is structured around four key elements: Community, Agency, Respect, and Empowerment, or CARE. The book provides tools necessary to emphasize reading and writing connections, character education, and culturally responsive teaching, all while championing the power of read alouds. Inside you’ll find: Over 200 picture book suggestions introducing the Heartprint Framework , which demonstrates how you can layer literacy with life lessons 60 read aloud based connections that support caring classroom conversations, lesson planning, and extensions Instructional opportunities for nurturing readers and writers during workshop time, small-group gatherings, or individual conferring sessions Literacy Snapshot photo essays with ideas on how to adopt or adapt Continuing connections with additional resources and invitations for further learning Layers of Learning pulls together the ideas that the books we share not only serve an academic purpose, but also convey big, affective messages. This can lead to richer and more meaningful classroom conversations. |
bullying read alouds: Take Me to Your Readers Larry Swartz, 2017-09-22 This thoughtful book is rooted in the belief that teachers can lead their students to develop their reading tastes and grow in their love of reading at the same time as supporting and stretching students in their meaning-making experiences. This practical resource highlights more than 50 instructional strategies that invite students to work inside and outside a book through reading, writing, talk, and arts experiences. It highlights the work of guest voices that include classroom teachers, occasional teachers, special education teachers, and librarians who share their best literacy practices. Take Me to Your Readers uses 5 essential areas to structure classroom experiences through children's literature: Motivation; Theme Connections; Genre Connections; Cross-Curricular Connections; and Response. Extensive booklists, teaching tips, a wide range of activities, and reproducible pages provide practical support. Ultimately, this book is designed to take teachers to their readers and start them on a lifelong journey through great books! |
bullying read alouds: The Read-Aloud Scaffold Judy Bradbury, 2011-09-16 This compendium of outstanding read-aloud choices for grades pre-K–3 will enrich and extend content area instruction, helping busy teachers to meet curriculum requirements within the confines of their busy schedules. It's a familiar and unfortunate story: educators everywhere are being asked to do more teaching with less—less money, less staff, and less time. One easy way to provide more content area instruction to very young readers is by scaffolding beneficial learning subjects within memorable read-aloud activities. This augments the instructional curriculum and keeps learning fun—without adding to the educator's already-full plate. Read-Aloud Scaffold: Best Books to Enhance Content Area Curriculum, Grades Pre-K–3 offers teachers and librarians over 700 content area connections through carefully selected, recently published children's trade books. These selections include fiction and non-fiction titles that represent outstanding read-aloud choices that will augment the instructional curriculum, covering subjects ranging from history to holidays to special events, and from biographies and memoirs to poetry and character education. A Closer Look suggests outstanding read-aloud choices related to key units in the curriculum and features discussion points, cross-curricular activities, writing prompts, and related online and print materials. |
bullying read alouds: Creating and Negotiating Collaborative Spaces for Socially?Just Anti?Bullying Interventions for K?12 Schools Azadeh F. Osanloo, Cindy Reed, Jonathan P. Schwartz, 2016-11-01 Across the United States, schools face the daunting issue of confronting the widespread effects of bullying, which threaten the physical, emotional, and intellectual well?being and development of youth. Creating and Negotiating Collaborative Spaces for Socially?Just Anti?Bullying Interventions for K?12 Schools is a theoretically and empirically grounded edited volume that describes practical ways to address bullying at both systemic and individual levels. Central to the scope of the book is a diversity?focused approach to assessing and conceptualizing discrimination and bullying among marginalized youth, such as LGBTQ, mixed race, gifted and talented, and special needs populations. Interspersed with concrete, real?life examples, each chapter in the volume expands on the multiple dimensions of bullying as well as research?backed anti?bullying interventions. The book advances previous literature by addressing contemporary issues in bullying. Special topics include teacher?to?student bullying, cyberbullying, restorative justice practices, and assessment of attitudes toward addressing bullying. |
bullying read alouds: Books Come Alive William Teale, Miriam G. Martinez, Junko Yokota, 2021-07-15 This book provides research-based information about the many ways in which teachers can use read alouds to foster children’s literacy development; |
bullying read alouds: Teaching Literacy in Third Grade Janice F. Almasi, Keli Garas-York, Leigh-Ann Hildreth, 2013-10-21 The third-grade classroom is a beehive of activity, in which young readers transition between emergent and more advanced levels of literacy. This expertly written guide brings to life the rewards and challenges of teaching third graders and helps teachers differentiate instruction for diverse learners. Vividly portraying a week in a highly motivating classroom, the authors present easy-to-use ideas and activities for building fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and more. Illustrations, reproducibles, grade-specific resources, and planning tips will make this handy book a boon to third-grade teachers every day of the year. |
bullying read alouds: Bullying Prevention and Intervention at School Jacob U'Mofe Gordon, 2018-08-28 This book examines the continuum of bullying services, including prevention, intervention, and recovery. It reviews current theories, studies, and programs relating to this issue as well as outcome-based solutions to enhance best practices. Chapters discuss prevention and intervention services such as enhancing and promoting teacher skills in identifying abusive behaviors; interventions with bullies, victims, bystanders, and enablers; and curbing digital forms of bullying. International perspectives on program development and delivery offer fresh approaches to conceptualizing a school’s particular bullying problems and creating effective policy. In addition, chapters cover program evaluation, guiding principles for evaluators, measurement methods, and documenting and disseminating findings. The book also provides recommendations for program development. Topics featured in this book include: An Adlerian approach to predicting bullying behavior. Bibliotherapy as a strategy for bullying prevention. Coaching teachers in bullying detection and intervention. Cyberbullying prevention and intervention. The “Coping with Bullying” program in Greek secondary schools. Factors that affect reporting victimization in South African schools. Bullying Prevention and Intervention at School is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians and other practitioners, graduate students, and policymakers across such disciplines as child and school psychology, social work/counseling, pediatrics/school nursing, and educational policy and politics. |
bullying read alouds: Teaching Children's Literature Christine Leland, Mitzi Lewison, Jerome Charles Harste, 2013 Offers a fresh perspective on how to implement childrens literature across the curriculum in ways that are both effective and purposeful. It invites multiple ways of engaging with literature that extend beyond the genre and elements approach and also addresses potential problems or issues that teachers may confront. |
bullying read alouds: Read Aloud Handbook for Native American Children Lauren Waukau-Villagomez, Samantha J. Villagomez, 2019-05-01 This book is essential for teachers of reading and Native American Children to improve the reading scores of Native children. The book promotes the use of read alouds with Native American children in order to develop oral language, vocabulary and background knowledge. In addition, American Indian English and Standard English are discussed as issues for Native American Children. The importance of code-switching and bilingualism are examined so teacher have a better understanding of their students’ worldviews. This will lead to a respect for the children;s culture and subjugated knowledge. The book includes an annotated bibliography of books to use as read alouds. Many books have been field tested at Menominee Tribal School on school children in grades K-8. The books include some classic award-winning books and Native American books. The books were chosen for their use of Standard English. The Menominee Reservation is a focus of the book. |
bullying read alouds: 8 Keys To End Bullying Signe Whitson, 2014-05-26 Social media bullying, and the recent tragedies stemming from it, has given the widespread problem a new dimension. While no magic cure-all exists, adults can learn and implement all sorts of quick and easy techniques that can make a huge difference in the lives of kids. Whitson lays out key strategies, from establishing meaningful connections with kids to creating a positive school climate, to reaching out to bullies, empowering bystanders, and much more. |
bullying read alouds: This Is Balanced Literacy, Grades K-6 Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Nancy Akhavan, 2019-08-26 This is Balanced Literacy: Grades K-6 Students learn to read and write best when their teachers balance literacy instruction. But how do you strike the right balance of skills and knowledge, reading and writing, small and whole group instruction, and direct and dialogic instruction, so that all students can learn to their maximum potential? The answer lies in the intentional design of learning activities, purposeful selection of instructional materials, evidence-based teaching methods, and in strategic groupings of students based on assessment data. Together, these create the perfect balance of high impact learning experiences that engage and excite learners. In this hands-on essential guide, best-selling authors Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Nancy Akhavan help you define that balance for your students, lighting the path to implementing balanced literacy in your classroom. Their plan empowers you to integrate evidence-based approaches that include: • Instructional materials comprised of both informational and narrative texts. • The best uses of instructional delivery modes, including direct and dialogic instruction. • Grouping patterns that work best to accomplish learning aims for different learners at different stages. • Instruction in foundational skills and meaning making, including oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. • Technology used as a tool for increasing learning of a specific literary process. All the tips and tools you need to realize the goal of balanced literacy learning are included, with classroom videos that show strategies in action. Tap your intuition, collaborate with your peers, and put the research-based strategies embedded in this roadmap to work in your classroom to implement or deepen a strong, successful balanced literacy program. Grow as a reading and writing teacher while leading your students to grow as readers and writers. |
bullying read alouds: The Read-Aloud Handbook Jim Trelease, 2013-06-25 A New York Times and million copy bestseller, the classic handbook on reading aloud to children—revised and updated Recommended by “Dear Abby”, The New York Times and The Washington Post, for three decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook imparts the benefits, rewards, and importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, The Read-Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies—and the reasoning behind them—for helping children discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers. |
bullying read alouds: Picture Books for the Literacy Hour Guy Merchant, Huw Thomas, 2013-12-19 First Published in 2000. Over the last 30 years, growth in the popularity and provision of books for children has been remarkable. The quality and inventiveness of children's authors and illustrators have led some to think of the picture book as a new art form. This book is a celebration of some of this work and it concentrates on the potential that picture books have for the teaching and learning of literacy. The aim of this book is to encourage colleagues to take a closer look at some of their favourite picture books and to see how they can be used as a starting point for enjoyable and challenging literacy work in primary classrooms. Believing that teachers do not need to rely on schemes to structure their English curriculum and with this in mind this book includes 24 popular titles that have been identified in terms of their potential for delivering exciting text-, sentence- and word-level work. Written to be used as a resource, and anticipate that many readers will be most interested the commentaries on the picture books (contained in Chapters 3- 7) and the accompanying photocopiable activity sheets. |
bullying read alouds: End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy Michele Borba, 2018-04-18 Evidence-based bullying-prevention principles, policies, and practices to reduce peer cruelty and create safe, caring learning climates. Based on a practical, six-part framework for reducing peer cruelty and increasing positive behavior support, End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy utilizes the strongest pieces of best practices and current research for ways to stop bullying. The book includes guidelines for implementing strategies, collecting data, training staff, mobilizing students and parents, building social-emotional skills, and sustaining progress, and presents the “6Rs” of bullying prevention: Rules, Recognize, Report, Respond, Refuse, and Replace. This is not a program, but a comprehensive process for reducing bullying from the inside out, involving the entire school community. Bullying-prevention and character education expert Michele Borba, who’s worked with over 1 million parents and educators worldwide, offers realistic, research-based strategies and advice. Use the book on its own or to supplement an existing program. Digital content includes customizable forms from the book and a PDF presentation for use in professional development. |
bullying read alouds: Freire and Children's Literature Ernest Morrell, Jodene Morrell, 2023-07-27 Building on and inspired by the work of Paulo Freire, this book offers an accessible introduction to how children's literature can be used in classrooms to explore cultural diversity and nurture collective qualities of shared joy, love and agency. The authors show how critical pedagogy and culturally responsive instruction can create meaningful ways for parents, teachers, and community leaders to engage with children's and young adult literature. The chapters include discussions of polyvocality, student voice, critical parent engagement, hip hop and digital popular culture. The authors demonstrate how readings of children's literature, particularly multicultural literature, increase student joy, and engagement, reduce prejudice, and help students develop critical consciousness. Unique and theoretically grounded, the book presents many opportunities to weave the ideas of Freire into the fabric of K-12 schooling. |
bullying read alouds: The Arts Go to School David Booth, Masayuki Hachiya, 2004 Discover the power the arts bring to every aspect of learning. Incorporating the arts in your classroom opens up new possibilities, expands the mind, creates a thirst for knowledge, and helps students become more open to the world around them, offering another way of thinking about, being in, and constructing our world. Too often classroom teachers face the challenge of teaching the arts without the background or support they need. The Arts Go to School explores every aspect of implementing and integrating the arts into both the curriculum and everyday life. It contains a wealth of classroom activities that help kids give form to their thoughts and feelings. This easy-to-use resource features chapters on each of the major art forms and shows teachers how to help students meet related curriculum outcomes: music--from composing songs and the elements of music to novel approaches to singing songs;visual arts-- from exploring pattern, shape, color, and texture to special events that feature mobiles, collages, and paper structures;drama-- from playing, moving, and imagining to communicating, improvising, and performing;dance-- from physical ways of conceptualizing to dance as a problem-solving exercise;media-- from being intelligent media users and using interactive media to taking a media field trip. The Arts Go to School offers a glimpse into dozens of exemplary classrooms where you can see, hear, and feel the arts bring learning to life. Checklists throughout the book provide handy reminders to key outcomes and guide teachers in thoughtful encouragement and assessment. |
Bullying Widespread in U.S. Schools, Survey Finds - NICHD
Apr 24, 2001 · Bullying occurred most frequently in sixth through eighth grade, with little variation between urban, suburban, town, and rural areas; suburban youth were 2-3 percent less likely …
NICHD Adapts New Resource for Bullying
Mar 1, 2016 · Bullying, both in person and online, is a prevalent form of violence at school. In a 2009 NICHD study of students in grades 6 to 10 , more than 12% reported being physically …
Session on Bullying Facilitator’s Guide - NICHD
• 70.6 percent of young people say they have seen bullying in their schools. • Bullying is not usually a simple interaction between a student who bullies and a student who is bullied. …
Bullying Be More Than a Bystander Presentation. - NICHD
What is bullying? • Bullying often includes: — Teasing — Talking about hurting someone — Spreading rumors — Leaving someone out on purpose — Attacking someone by hitting them …
Protecting Families from Bullying or Violence - NICHD
Dec 30, 2022 · Bystanders’ reactions to bullying can play an important role in stopping or encouraging bullying. Findings from an NICHD-funded analysis of data from more than 64,000 …
Bullying: Be More Than a Bystander (Presentation) - NICHD
This PDF slideshow, adapted from materials from StopBullying.gov, is for facilitators to use in presentations on bullying. It includes definitions of bullying and cyberbullying, ways bystanders …
Focus on Children's Mental Health Research at the NICHD
May 31, 2012 · An emerging form of bullying—called cyber bullying—has increased with the use of the Internet, e-mail, mobile devices, and social media sites. NICHD-funded research …
Bullying Decreases among Middle School and High School Students
Jun 10, 2014 · We had a rate of about 16.5 percent to 7.5 percent in 2010, which we found encouraging. And similarly, victimization also decreased. We think that the increased attention …
Bullies, Victims at Risk for Violence & Other Problem Behaviors
Apr 14, 2003 · Bullying is not just a normal, if unpleasant, part of growing up, according to Federal researchers. Rather, children who bully other children appear to be at risk for engaging in …
NICHD: Technology and Digital Media (TDM) and Children's …
to protect children from bullying, both online and in real life. Unlike traditional bullying, online bullying can be more anonymous. Worse, it can occur nearly constantly, thanks to the many …
Bullying Widespread in U.S. Schools, Survey Finds - NICHD
Apr 24, 2001 · Bullying occurred most frequently in sixth through eighth grade, with little variation between urban, suburban, town, and rural areas; suburban youth were 2-3 percent less likely to …
NICHD Adapts New Resource for Bullying
Mar 1, 2016 · Bullying, both in person and online, is a prevalent form of violence at school. In a 2009 NICHD study of students in grades 6 to 10 , more than 12% reported being physically bullied …
Session on Bullying Facilitator’s Guide - NICHD
• 70.6 percent of young people say they have seen bullying in their schools. • Bullying is not usually a simple interaction between a student who bullies and a student who is bullied. Instead, it often …
Bullying Be More Than a Bystander Presentation. - NICHD
What is bullying? • Bullying often includes: — Teasing — Talking about hurting someone — Spreading rumors — Leaving someone out on purpose — Attacking someone by hitting them or …
Protecting Families from Bullying or Violence - NICHD
Dec 30, 2022 · Bystanders’ reactions to bullying can play an important role in stopping or encouraging bullying. Findings from an NICHD-funded analysis of data from more than 64,000 …
Bullying: Be More Than a Bystander (Presentation) - NICHD
This PDF slideshow, adapted from materials from StopBullying.gov, is for facilitators to use in presentations on bullying. It includes definitions of bullying and cyberbullying, ways bystanders …
Focus on Children's Mental Health Research at the NICHD
May 31, 2012 · An emerging form of bullying—called cyber bullying—has increased with the use of the Internet, e-mail, mobile devices, and social media sites. NICHD-funded research published in …
Bullying Decreases among Middle School and High School Students
Jun 10, 2014 · We had a rate of about 16.5 percent to 7.5 percent in 2010, which we found encouraging. And similarly, victimization also decreased. We think that the increased attention to …
Bullies, Victims at Risk for Violence & Other Problem Behaviors
Apr 14, 2003 · Bullying is not just a normal, if unpleasant, part of growing up, according to Federal researchers. Rather, children who bully other children appear to be at risk for engaging in more …
NICHD: Technology and Digital Media (TDM) and Children's …
to protect children from bullying, both online and in real life. Unlike traditional bullying, online bullying can be more anonymous. Worse, it can occur nearly constantly, thanks to the many …