The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8

by Beane, Allan L.

• ISBN13: 9781575421940
• ISBN10: 1575421941
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: Free Spirit Pub

Summary

Bullying is a big problem in schools today. Allan Beane spells out more than 100 prevention and intervention strategies teachers can start using immediately. All are easy to understand and simple to implement; many require little or no advance preparation or special materials.

Table of Contents

List of Reproducible Pages	vi
Introduction	1	(4)
The Top Ten Facts About Bullying	5	(10)
Creating a Positive Classroom	15	(62)
Expose the Myths	16	(1)
Define Bullying	16	(1)
Build Acceptance	16	(3)
Talk About Bullying	19	(1)
Share Facts About Bullying	19	(2)
Name Bullying Behaviors	21	(1)
Share Stories About Bullying	22	(1)
Take a Survey	22	(9)
Set Rules	31	(1)
Designate Your Classroom Bully Free	32	(1)
Teach Anger Management Skills	32	(1)
Respond Effectively to Reports of Bullying	32	(2)
Intervene Immediately When You Witness Bullying	34	(1)
Teach Friendship Skills	34	(2)
Welcome New Students	36	(1)
Create a Class Directory	37	(1)
Explore Expectations	37	(1)
Learn More About Your Students	38	(1)
Identify Role Models	39	(2)
Explore Ways to Deal with Bullies	41	(1)
Use a Notes-to-the-Teacher Box	41	(4)
Promote Structured Activities	45	(1)
Provide Supervision	45	(1)
Build Empathy	46	(3)
Reward Cooperation	49	(1)
Keep Grades Private	49	(1)
Use Quotations as Teaching Tools	49	(1)
Encourage Random Acts of Kindness	50	(1)
Teach Students to Use ``I Messages''	51	(2)
Teach Assertiveness Skills	53	(1)
Promote Teamwork	54	(1)
Work Together to Solve a Problem	54	(2)
Build Understanding	56	(1)
Set and Review Weekly Goals	57	(1)
Assign Related Reading	57	(1)
Teach Conflict Resolution Skills	58	(1)
Set Up a Peace Place	58	(2)
Explore the Lives of Famous Peacemakers	60	(1)
Teach Peer Mediation Skills	60	(2)
Change Seating Assignments	62	(1)
Say Cheese!	62	(1)
Teach Students About Gangs, Hate Groups, and Cults	62	(1)
Track Bullying on TV	63	(2)
Affirm Your Students	65	(1)
Teach Students to Affirm Themselves	66	(1)
Teach Students to Affirm Each Other	66	(2)
Assess the Week	68	(1)
Wear ``No Bullying'' Buttons	68	(1)
Teach Positive Self-Talk	68	(3)
Use Humor	71	(2)
Get Students Involved in Service	73	(2)
Monitor the Messages You Send	75	(2)
Helping Victims	77	(36)
Be Alert	78	(1)
Identify Victims or Potential Victims	78	(3)
Talk with Other Teachers and Staff	81	(1)
Examine Your Own Beliefs	82	(1)
Break the Code of Silence	83	(2)
Act Immediately	85	(1)
Be a Good Listener	86	(2)
Send a Clear Message	88	(1)
Provide Counseling	89	(1)
Empower Parents	89	(1)
Mobilize Bystanders	89	(4)
Encourage a Positive Attitude	93	(2)
Build Students' Self-Esteem	95	(2)
Teach Positive Visualization	97	(1)
Play a ``Positive Self-Talk'' Game	97	(1)
Help Students Accept Their Differences	98	(1)
See Your Classroom Through Your Students' Eyes	99	(1)
Share Tips for Staying Bully Free	99	(1)
Try the Method of Shared Concern	99	(5)
Try the No Blame Approach	104	(1)
Encourage Strong Family Relationships	105	(1)
Encourage Relationships with Other Adults	105	(1)
Provide Safe Havens	106	(1)
Play ``What If?''	107	(1)
Equalize the Power	107	(1)
Get Students Involved in Groups	108	(1)
Give Them Opportunities to Shine	108	(1)
Have Students Keep Journals	108	(1)
Teach Planning Skills	109	(1)
Teach Power Skills	109	(2)
Protect Yourself	111	(2)
Helping Bullies	113	(34)
Catch Them in the Act	114	(1)
Have Compassion	115	(2)
Identify Bullies or Potential Bullies	117	(3)
Never Bully the Bully	120	(4)
Have Clear Consequences in Place	124	(2)
Change Their Thinking	126	(1)
Communicate with Parents	127	(2)
Get Parents Together	129	(1)
Keep the Focus on Behavior	129	(1)
Teach Students to Monitor Their Own Behavior	129	(1)
Provide Counseling	130	(1)
Get Other Students Involved	130	(1)
Set Up a Bully Court	131	(1)
Help Students Identify and Pursue Their Interests	131	(1)
Teach Leadership Skills	132	(1)
Help Students Find Mentors	133	(1)
Learn More About Your Students	134	(1)
Campaign Against Bullying	134	(1)
Help Students Manage Their Anger	135	(1)
Get Older Students Involved	136	(1)
Use ``Stop and Think''	136	(1)
Give Students Meaningful Responsibilities	137	(1)
Teach Them to ``Talk Sense to Themselves''	137	(2)
Compile Behavior Profiles	139	(1)
Teach Positive Ways to Feel Powerful	139	(1)
Try Critical Questioning	140	(1)
Provide a Place for Students to Go	140	(1)
Start a Club	140	(1)
Help Students Understand Why They Bully Others	141	(1)
Help Students Stop Bullying	141	(6)
Resources	147	(13)
Books for Adults	147	(1)
Books for Children	148	(3)
Videos	151	(5)
Other Materials	156	(1)
Organizations	157	(2)
Web Sites	159	(1)
Index	160	(6)
About the Author	166