Be Bully Free with 4Cs: 2013

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare - Character Education lesson plan

Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

The Grandmothers of the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya tell stories to teach the children important lessons like don't be greedy. One of those children, Ann Njeri Mwangi, orally shared this tale with me in 1990.

Story Description: Hyena helps Hare find a cub-sitting job for Queen Lion. Unfortunately, Hyena demands a very unreasonable reward in exchange. Listen to this Character Education tale and see if you agree it also has a strong message about Justice and about being Responsible.

In this anti-bullying tale about Hare, Hyena finds a way to blackmail Hare into jeopardizing the safety and lives of Queen Lion’s cubs. See if you feel that Hare should have shared the guilt as well.

Lesson Plan link:
Middle school lesson plan: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

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Step 1: Character Education Lesson Objectives
Lesson objectives: Character Education

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Step 2: K & W questions for KWL Model discussion
K & W questions for KWL Model discussion

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Step 3: Vocabulary discussion: Good character traits
Vocabulary discussion: Good character traits

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Step 4: Character Education story
Character Education story

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Step 5: Popcorn Review
Popcorn Review

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Step 6: Character Education role-play
Character Education role-play

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Bonus: Role-play slideshow
Role-play slideshow

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Step 7: Bloom’s Taxonomy discussion questions
Bloom’s Taxonomy discussion questions

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Step 8: Writing Assignment
Writing Assignment

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Bonus: Printable Writing worksheet
Printable Writing worksheet

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Step 9: L questions for KWL Model discussion
L questions for KWL Model discussion

Debbie Dunn is a professional storyteller, a former school teacher, a published author of two books, a freelance writer, and an anti-bullying and conflict resolution specialist. She taught anti-bullying and conflict resolution to over 500 middle school students a year for five years until a budget-cut eliminated most of the school’s special programs. Since September of 2009, she has been serving as the School Conflict Resolution Examiner for Examiner.com. You will find all the above links on her Examiner.com website. To see more, please click on SCHOOL CONFLICT RESOLUTION at Examiner.com.

Accept me for who I am - Character Education lesson plan

Accept me for who I am

Story Description: Some kids start making fun of basketball player Jason just because he is short. In the first part of the role-play, seventh-grader Jason reacts badly to their ridicule. He ends up getting beat up. The last part of the role-play shows how much better the situation can be when Jason demonstrates enough self-control to talk reasonably with his tormentors. As a result, they react in a more tolerant fashion as well. The role-play is called “Accept Me for Who I Am.”

This Conflict Resolution role-play is based on an idea shared with me by one of my past seventh-grade students who struggled with being a lot shorter than the other 7th-grade guys.

In this anti-bullying tale about Jason, he has to deal with discrimination due to his being perceived as being too short. In the first half of the story, he provoked his attackers by his reaction to them. In the second half of the story, he utilized self-confidence and a touch of humor to help create a better outcome.

Lesson Plan link:
Middle school lesson plan: Accept me for who I am

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Step 1: Character Education Lesson Objectives
Lesson objectives: Character Education

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Step 2: K & W questions for KWL Model discussion
K & W questions for KWL Model discussion

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Step 3: Vocabulary discussion: Good character traits
Vocabulary discussion: Good character traits

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Step 4: Character Education story
Character Education story

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Step 5: Popcorn Review
Popcorn Review

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Step 6: Character Education role-play
Character Education role-play

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Bonus: Role-play slideshow
Role-play slideshow

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Step 7: Main idea discussion (All questions are built into the story)

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Step 8: Writing Assignment
Writing Assignment

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Bonus: Printable Writing worksheet
Printable Writing worksheet

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Step 9: L questions for KWL Model discussion
L questions for KWL Model discussion

Pranks, Idle Threats, & Promises - Anger Management lesson plan

Pranks, Idle Threats, & Promises

Here is a lesson plan you can use to help teach about Anger Triggers, Anger Cues, our Fight or Flight Instinct, and Self-Mentoring techniques.

Story Description: This story demonstrates that it is not appropriate to make threats or promises to administer bodily harm at school. The action of making threats or pulling pranks can often backfire as it did for Greg, Tim, and Bruce in this story called “Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises.”

In this anti-bullying tale about Bruce, Bruce not only becomes a victim of bullying, he briefly turns into a bully himself. To stay out of trouble at school and to maintain his friendships, he needs to learn to control his anger and to modify his bullying-type behavior.

Lesson Plan link:
Middle school lesson plan: Pranks, Idle Threats, & Promises

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Step 1: Anger Management Lesson Objectives
Lesson objectives: Anger management

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Step 2: K & W questions for KWL Model discussion
K & W questions for KWL Model discussion

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Step 3: Vocabulary discussion: Anger Management terminology
Vocabulary discussion: Anger Management terminology

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Step 4: Anger management story
Anger management story

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Step 5: Popcorn Review
Popcorn Review

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Step 6: Anger management role-play
Anger management role-play

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Bonus: Role-play slideshow
Role-play slideshow

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Step 7: Bloom’s Taxonomy discussion questions
Bloom’s Taxonomy discussion questions

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Step 8: Writing Assignment
Writing Assignment

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Bonus: Printable Writing worksheet
Printable Writing worksheet

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Step 9: L questions for KWL Model discussion
L questions for KWL Model discussion

Matt Falsely Accuses Jonathan of Stealing - Anger Management lesson plan

Matt Falsely Accuses Jonathan of Stealing

Here is a lesson plan you can use to help teach about Anger Triggers, Anger Cues, our Fight or Flight Instinct, and Self-Mentoring techniques.

Story Description: This story is about a boy not only making a false accusation of a good friend, he punches him in the nose. Will his friend agree to forgive him? Find out in the story called “Matt Falsely Accuses Jonathan Of Stealing.”

In this anti-bullying tale about Matt, Matt needs to learn to control his anger and to modify his bullying-type behavior. If this does not happen, he stands a very good chance of losing a very good friend.

Lesson Plan link:
Middle school lesson plan: Matt Falsely Accuses Jonathan of Stealing

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Step 1: Anger Management Lesson Objectives
Lesson objectives: Anger management

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Step 2: K & W questions for KWL Model discussion
K & W questions for KWL Model discussion

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Step 3: Vocabulary discussion: Anger Management terminology
Vocabulary discussion: Anger Management terminology

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Step 4: Anger management story
Anger management story

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Step 5: Popcorn Review
Popcorn Review

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Step 6: Anger management role-play
Anger management role-play

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Bonus: Role-play slideshow
Role-play slideshow

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Step 7: Bloom’s Taxonomy discussion questions (All discussion questions are built into the story.)

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Step 8: Writing Assignment
Writing Assignment

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Bonus: Printable Writing worksheet
Printable Writing worksheet

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Step 9: L questions for KWL Model discussion
L questions for KWL Model discussion

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Her First Kiss - Anger Management lesson plan

Her First Kiss

Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about resolving conflict with friends. The story is called “Her First Kiss.”

Story Description: It is normal and natural to feel angry or sad when someone disrespects you in some way. What do you do if you are the person who is in the wrong? How do you make amends if you realize that you are the one who accidentally or purposely mistreated a friend?

Here is a true story about a sixth-grade girl named Debbie who did just that. There will be two role-plays to follow that tie in with this story. The discussion questions are built into each role-play, so other than a Popcorn Review, there will be no additional discussion questions at the end. The story is called “Her First Kiss.”