No Room for Bullies Grade 5-8

Teachers, counselors, and administrators will find 33 practical, easy-to-use lesson plans and activities to help young people deal with bullying in effective and safe ways.

Take a proactive approach to bullying at your middle school. Solve issues related to bullying by teaching social skills and presenting several problem-solving methods to victims and perpetrators of bullying, as well as the bystanders. Students will learn and practice new social skills specific to their situation, such as showing empathy, making an apology, resisting negative peer pressure, or making friends. Content covers bullying at school as well as cyber bullying. There are tips for teachers and administrators for working with parents when bullying incidents occur.From physical threats and social shunning to taunting texts and sexually explicit web postings, bullying jeopardizes the well-being of students and the quality of their learning environments.

Classroom teachers, counselors, coaches, and administrators will find more than 30 practical, easy-to-use lesson plans to empower pre-teens and teens with the knowledge and skills they need to handle bullying situations. Lessons include how to identify the players (bullies, bystanders, and victims), how to respond to bullying in common areas (hallways and parking lots) and at school events (dances and athletic contests), and how to use social skills to change behaviors and attitudes. The enclosed CD includes reproducible charts, worksheets, handouts, and posters.

An enclosed CD allows making copies of the worksheets, handouts and social skill posters included in the lessons. The more than thirty lesson plans and tips for teachers and administrators offered represent the collaborative effort of individuals who have distinguished themselves in the field of education, parent training, and family development.

The authors combine the real issues regarding bullying with social skills and strategies developed for the Boys Town Education Model® which has been successfully incorporated and used in public and private school systems through the country.

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