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1. How does our definition of bullying differ from informational text or literature?

2. How does bullying shape our behavior?

3. How does our opinion determine how people are treated?

4. Why do bystanders participate in bullying or become bullies themselves?

5. What behaviors could we change to stop bullying?

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1. Students will differentiate between behaviors that promote or discourage bullying by participating in a sorting game. (cognitive)

2. Students will create a bullying awareness glossary by completing a matching activity. (cognitive)

3. Students will discuss how their behavior changes when they witness bullying or are being bullied by using prior knowledge and class content. (affective)

Activity 1 (lower elementary): Prior to reading stories and watching videos about bullying, students will be asked to pay attention to behaviors they observe in the characters and to keep a record of new words they discover. Students will, in pairs, separate behavior cards into two groups and individually will match vocabulary words with definitions. These two activities will then support the class discussion at the end.

Books that could be used for this activity include:

Bokuden and the Bully by Stephen Krensky

Bully by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Bully at the Door in One Voice, Please by Sam McBratney

Eddie the Bully by Henry Cole

Minding Our Manners: Don't Be a Bully by Frances Nagle

The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill

What to Do if You Are Bullied by Addy Ferguson

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1. Students will create a storyboard about bullying by drawing pictures and using text. (cognitive)

2. Students will perform four acts of kindness throughout the month of October by saying something nice about their classmates during designated sharing times. (affective)

3. Students will identify two emotions connected with bullying using prior knowledge and class content to create a virtual bulletin board. (affective)

Activity 2 (upper elementary): Prior to reading stories and watching videos about bullying, students will be asked to pay attention to behaviors they observe in the characters and to note similarities they may have observed at school and how it made them feel. Using their notes, students will create a storyboard of a bullying scenario as well as create a virtual bulletin board. The idea being that this will inspire their acts of kindness toward their fellow classmates and bring the students closer together through understanding and kindness.

Books that could be used for this activity include:

Baby-Sitters Little Sister #31: Karen’s Bully by Ann Martin

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

Just Kidding by Trudy Ludwig

My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig

Real Friends by Shannon Hale

Stop the Bully by Karen Tyrrell

What to Do if You Are Bullied by Addy Ferguson

Why Are You Picking On Me?: Dealing with Bullies by John Burstein

Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

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Life was pretty typical for 12-year-old Annabelle, who lives in rural Pennsylvania in 1943 during WWII. She and her brothers, Henry and James, walk to school every day through the woods and at home would do chores and take care of the animals on the farm. All under the protective eye of Toby, a WWI reclusive veteran who lives in their community. One day this happy existence is shattered when 14-year-old Betty Glengarry moves to Wolf Hollow to live with her grandparents. The bullying by Betty that ensues for Annabelle seems manageable at first but quickly escalates to crueler activities.

This story pinpoints the escalating nature of bullying and what happens when the situation blows out of control because the victim is too scared to ask for help. While the story has an extreme type of ending, it is important to recognize the impact bullying has on a child as well as the need to break the cycle that allows bullying to persist.

You can purchase this book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Hollow-Lauren-Wolk/dp/1101994827 or check it out from your local library.

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Anthony, M. & Lindert, R. (2010). Little girls can be mean: Four steps to bully-proof girls in the early grades. St. Martin’s Griffin.

Apel, K. (2018). Bully on the bus. Kane Miller.

Apel, K. (2018). Bully on the bus [Cover]. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Bully-Bus-Kathryn-Apel/dp/0702253286

Ayoto, R. (2005). One voice, please [Cover]. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/One-Voice-Please-Sam-McBratney/dp/0763634794

Burstein, J. (2010). Why are you picking on me?: Dealing with bullies. Crabtree Publishing Company.

Cole, H. (2016). Eddie the bully. Little Bee Books.

Cole, H. (2016). Eddie the bully [Cover]. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Eddie-Bully-Henry-Cole/dp/1499801815

Ferguson, A. (2013). Stand up: Bullying prevention: What to do if you are bullied. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

Grandits, J. (2004). The Australian crane toad. Technically, it’s not my fault (pp. 12-13). Clarion Books.

Grandits, J. (2004). Technically, it’s not my fault [Cover]. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1617840.Technically_It_s_Not_My_Fault

Gustavson, A. (2006). Just kidding [Cover]. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Just-Kidding-Trudy-Ludwig/dp/1582461635

Hale, S. (2017). Real friends. First Second.

Hernandez, L. (2019). Mia mayhem vs. the super bully [Cover]. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42201767-mia-mayhem-vs-the-super-bully

Horton, J. (2004). What I tell the bully. I brought my rat for show-and-tell and other funny school poems (pp. 30-31). Grosset & Dunlap.

Huliska-Beith, L. (2002). The recess queen [Cover]. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Recess-Queen-Alexis-Oneill/dp/0439206375

iStockphoto.com/Craig Dingle. (2013). Stand up: Bullying prevention: What to do if you are bullied [Cover]. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15947145-what-to-do-if-you-are-bullied

Krensky, S. (2009). Bokuden and the bully. Millbrook Press.

Lai, T. (2011). Inside out and back again. HarperCollins Children’s Books.

Lai, T. (2011). Inside out and back again [Cover]. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8537327-inside-out-back-again

Ludwig, T. (2006). Just kidding. Tricycle Press.

Ludwig, T. (2004). My secret bully. Tricycle Press.

Marble, A. (2004). My secret bully [Cover]. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/My-Secret-Bully-Trudy-Ludwig/dp/1582461597

Martin, A. (1992). Baby-sitters little sister #31: Karen’s bully. Scholastic Inc.

McBratney, S. (2005). The bully at the door. One voice, please (pp. 28-30). Candlewick Press.

McMillian, M. (2010). Little girls can be mean: Four steps to bully-proof girls in the early grades [Cover]. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7607611-little-girls-can-be-mean

Nagle, F. (2015). Minding our manners: Don’t be a bully. Gareth Stevens Publishing.

Noll, C. (2009). Bokuden and the bully [Cover]. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4157023-bokuden-and-the-bully

O’Neill, A. (2002). The recess queen. Scholastic Press.

Pham, L. (2017). Real friends [Cover]. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31145178-real-friends

Pinchback, C. (2010). Why are you picking on me?: Dealing with bullies [Cover]. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10877369-why-are-you-picking-on-me

Seeger, L. V. (2013). Bully. Roaring Book Press.

Seeger, L. V. (2013). Bully [Cover]. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15062342-bully

Sfar, J. (2003). Little vampire does kung fu!. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Sfar, J. (2003). Little vampire does kung fu! [Cover]. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Little-Vampire-Does-Kung-Fu/dp/0689857691

Siegel, M. (2004). I brought my rat for show-and-tell and other funny school poems [Cover]. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1228622.I_Brought_My_Rat_For_Show_and_Tell

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Tang, S. (1992). Baby-sitters little sister #31: Karen’s bully [Cover]. Fandom. https://babysittersclub.fandom.com/wiki/Karen%27s_Bully

Tyrrell, K. (2014). Stop the bully. Digital Future Press.

Tyrrell, K. (2014). Stop the bully [Cover]. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Bully-Karen-Tyrrell/dp/0987274066

Vandervoort, I. (2016). Wolf hollow [Cover]. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Hollow-Lauren-Wolk/dp/1101994827

West, K. (2019). Mia mayhem vs. the super bully. Little Simon.

Wolk, L. (2016). Wolf hollow. Dutton Children’s Book.

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Minding Our Manners: Don't Be a Bully by Frances Nagle

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Minding Our Manners: Don't Be a Bully by Frances Nagle

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This nonfiction book is designed for early elementary grades with few words and simple phrases. It is a “first concepts” book. The information basically explains about bullying and why someone might bully. It also goes over why bullying is bad and invokes empathy by having children think about how they would feel if they were bullied and that you should stand up against bullying.

You can purchase this book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Bully-Minding-Our-Manners/dp/1482416204 or check it out from your local library.

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Stand Up: Bullying Prevention: What to Do if You Are Bullied by Addy Ferguson

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Stand Up: Bullying Prevention: What to Do if You Are Bullied by Addy Ferguson

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This nonfiction book is geared towards the middle elementary grades and provides definitions and good explanations on the different types of bullying. It talks about strategies to avoid bullying, that fighting is never the answer, and that talking to an adult is often necessary .

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/What-You-Are-Bullied-Stand/dp/1448897882 or check it out from your local library.

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Why Are You Picking on Me?: Dealing with Bullies by John Burstein

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Why Are You Picking on Me?: Dealing with Bullies by John Burstein

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This nonfiction book is geared toward upper elementary grades and does a good job at explaining bullying and how bullies look for victims, although sometimes you are just in the “wrong place, at the wrong time”. In addition, the book provides examples of how to be prepared if you witness or are a victim of bullying as well as reminds students that it is okay to seek help from an adult.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Why-Are-You-Picking-Goodbodys/dp/0778748081 or check it out from your local library.

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Little Girls Can Be Mean: Four Steps to Bully-Proof Girls in the Early Grades by Michelle Anthony & Reyna Lindert

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Little Girls Can Be Mean: Four Steps to Bully-Proof Girls in the Early Grades by Michelle Anthony & Reyna Lindert

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This nonfiction resource, while not specifically written for the younger audience, is meant to be read with your child and provides tips for parent, teachers, and children alike as well as some great discussion starters to help navigate this top with your daughter. There are multiple scenarios that are discussed throughout the book that can also prepare you and your daughter for many situations that might arise. The best defense to bullying is knowledge and this book provides that.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Little-Girls-Can-Mean-Bully-proof/dp/0312615523 or check it out from your local library.

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Baby-Sitters Little Sister #31: Karen’s Bully by Ann Martin

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Baby-Sitters Little Sister #31: Karen’s Bully by Ann Martin

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Karen is in second grade and is troubled by a bully named Bobby. And that is not the worst of it. It turns out Bobby has moved into Karen’s neighborhood where he starts picking on Karen’s younger brother, Andrew, as well. Karen uses various methods, both good and bad, to stop the bullying before it gets too out of hand. In the end kindness was all it took to turn things around.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Karens-Bully-Baby-Sitters-Little-Sister/dp/0590456466 or check it out from your local library.

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This story, written in verse, tells of Leroy who is in first grade and is being physically and verbally bullied by a high school student on the bus. Eventually the word gets out that this is happening to Leroy when his sister Ruby, who promised not to tell, finally spills the beans. From here, Leroy works with his teacher to arm him with a powerful tool that helps deflect the bully and eventually turn things around.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Bully-Bus-Kathryn-Apel/dp/0702253286 or check it out from your local library.

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Mia Mayhem vs. the Super Bully by Kara West

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Mia Mayhem vs. the Super Bully by Kara West

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Mia Mayhem is a superhero who is young and learning a new skill, speed. However, she is places on a team with a bully who is rude and says mean things about everyone on the team. Mia and her friend Allie use some classic techniques to divert the bully and remember the value of friendship to bring the team together.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Mia-Mayhem-vs-Super-Bully/dp/1534444734 or you can check it out from your local library.

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This is the story about Brian, an 11-year-old, who’s life seems to be going down the tubes. Not only has his father left the family, but they have had to move to a small apartment which means Brian has had to change schools. At Brian’s new school he is faced with daily bullying that is getting out of control. Luckily for Brian he makes a few friends who together form an anti-bullying club to spread awareness of bullying and its effects on children and the school community as a whole.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Bully-Karen-Tyrrell/dp/0987274066 or check it out from your local library.

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The Australian Crane Toad in Technically, It’s Not My Fault by John Grandits

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The Australian Crane Toad in Technically, It’s Not My Fault by John Grandits

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This concrete poem compares the relationship between an Australian crane toad and a dingo to the fantastical results of the bully on the bus, Ronald, stealing Robert’s science homework.

You can purchase this book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Technically-Its-Not-My-Fault/dp/0618503617 or check it out from your local library.

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Little Vampire Does Kung Fu! by Joann Sfar

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Little Vampire Does Kung Fu! by Joann Sfar

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This graphic novel tells the story of  Michael who has been bullied and beaten up at school. After telling his grandfather about the incident, he is told to never fight and that it is better to tell the teacher. Secretly though, Michael goes off into a secret world with Little Vampire who takes Michael on a mission to learn Kung Fu and defeat his nemesis. This, however, is not the solution as Michael finds out at the end of the story.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Little-Vampire-Does-Kung-Fu/dp/0689857691 or check it out from your local library.

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This graphic memoir leads you through Shannon’s life from kindergarten to the end of fifth grade. In third grade Shannon starts to experience being left out of things as well as being made fun of.  Eventually Shannon worked her way into “the group” but shortly thereafter realized she really didn’t want to be part of that crowd. Shannon by fifth grade finds a way to stand up for herself making her world a happier place. The book shows the effects on physical and mental health bullying can have. It also brings in examples of bullying at home which is not often spoken about in bullying books.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Real-Friends-Shannon-Hale/dp/1626727856 or check it out from your local library.

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Bokuden and the Bully: A Japanese Folktale by Stephen Krensky

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Bokuden and the Bully: A Japanese Folktale by Stephen Krensky

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This folktale tells the story of Bokuden who observes a warrior repeatedly bullying people. Following the advice that fighting is never the answer, Bokuden used the power of words to fend off this bully rather than drawing swords as the warrior had wanted.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Bokuden-Bully-Japanese-Folktale-Folklore/dp/1580138470 or check it out from your local library.

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Bully at the Door in One Voice, Please by Sam McBratney

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Bully at the Door in One Voice, Please by Sam McBratney

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This short story designed as a read-aloud, really presents itself as a folktale where being a bully and cheating people out of their rightfully earned income will come back to haunt you and ruin your life.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/One-Voice-Please-Sam-McBratney/dp/0763634794 or you can check it out from your local library.

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What I Tell the Bully in I Brought My Rat for Show-and-Tell and Other Funny School Poems by Joan Horton

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What I Tell the Bully in I Brought My Rat for Show-and-Tell and Other Funny School Poems by Joan Horton

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This comical poem retells the fantasy a boy has about a bully he experiences at school. It expresses the courage children could have if they were better prepared for bullying experiences.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Brought-My-Rat-Show-Tell/dp/0448433648 or you can check it out from your local library.

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This is a simple picture book with few words that uses illustrations of how a young bull who is bullied becomes the bully. When confronted, the little bull realizes what he has done and then apologizes.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Bully-Laura-Vaccaro-Seeger/dp/1596436301 or you can check it out from your local library.

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This tells the story of the class bully, Eddie, whom everyone has a hard time with and avoids. One day, a new student, Carla, enters the class and quickly sits near Eddie and becomes friends with him. How does this happen the class wonders? Kindness from Carla turns Eddie around and now he is kind to those around him.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Eddie-Bully-Henry-Cole/dp/1499801815 or you can check it out from your local library.

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This book tells the story of how kidding around can go too far and lead to bullying behavior. DJ is trying to figure out how he can stand up to Vince who picks on him relentlessly without looking like a poor sport. The text walks you through role playing as a way to prepare students to stand up for themselves when confronted with bullying. It also demonstrates the importance of telling an adult at home and at school.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Just-Kidding-Trudy-Ludwig/dp/1582461635 or you can check it out from your local library.

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This story tells about Monica who is struggling with a bully disguised as her long-time friend Katie. Monica’s struggles demonstrate the inward self-defeating thoughts that often accompany victims of bullying. Monica keeps thinking that maybe there is something wrong with her. Finally, Monica shares her story with her mother after missing three straight days of school because of stomachaches. After doing some role playing with her mother, Monica felt ready to stand up for herself. She finally asked Katie outright “does it make you feel good to make me feel bad?” and from this point on things got better for Monica although she never was friends with Katie again.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/My-Secret-Bully-Trudy-Ludwig/dp/1582461597 or you can check it out from your local library.

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Mean Jean is your typical recess bully, but she has no idea what to do next when Katie Sue asks “how did you get so bossy?” Everyone had been too afraid to go against Jean or to even ask her to join them playing games on the playground. But not little Katie Sue who made up rhymes to get Jean to jump rope with her. Once Jean started having fun, recess became a great place for everyone.

You can purchase this book from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Recess-Queen-Alexis-Oneill/dp/0439206375 or you can check it out at your local library.

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Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai 

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Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai 

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10-year-old Hà has enjoyed her life in Saigon until war broke out and she and her family must flee. They end up finding refuge in Alabama where life is quite different than she is used to. At school Hà is being bullied by “Pink Boy” who relentlessly harasses Hà until one day Hà’s older brother, Vu, strolls in on a motorcycle making Hà part of the cool crowd. Hà’s story brings out the roll of prejudice or differences that might make someone the target of bullying.

You can purchase this book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Back-Again-Thanhha/dp/0061962791 or check it out from your local library.