October is National Bullying
Prevention Month and the first grade has been focused on understanding and
preventing bullying through our read aloud unit.
In this unit we
• will study and research what bullying is
• figure out what kids can do if they are being bullied, and
• how they can help if they see others being bullied
• learn to avoid becoming a bully.
Through online research and various
read alouds such as Enemy Pie, Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon, and The Recess Queen,
the kids will see a variety of examples of kids being bullied and kids
standing up for themselves in safe and appropriate ways.
Students will have the opportunity to
create and perform skits in response to different possible bullying scenarios
and create anti-bullying posters to hang around the school. We are focused on
being kind and helpful friends and creating a bully-free environment!