My Good (Full Residency)
Developmental, consecutive grade anti-bully concepts.
K-5, 7–Day Residency, 45-60 min. sessions
Bullying is a multifaceted problem that focuses on the bully saying, “My bad.” The idea behind the Friends & Choices, Anti-Bully Anchors program is to switch the focus to positive behaviors that prevent bullying and saying, “My Good!” instead. This seven-day residency addresses six key anti-bully themes developmentally across grades K–5. The program provides each grade level with an anti-bully focus concept that is presented as an anchor lesson at the beginning of the year and then reinforced with a series of follow-up lessons and activities during the rest of the year. This provides children who are struggling with bullying behavior the opportunity to rethink, refocus, and redeem themselves.
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Anti-Bullying through friendship and appreciating diversity.
What Color Are You?
Kindergarten, 45-60 min.
What Color Are You, is the kindergarten component of Friends & Choices Anti-Bully Anchors. It focuses on friendship and appreciating our differences. Students hear the story, What Color Are You, as a model and connect it to their life experience by participating in a Q & A discussion. Then, they participate in The Color of Friendship art activity, to practice identifying the positive character traits that make someone a good friend. Finally, they are taught two, open-ended activities, Character Skill Awards and Good Character Good Deeds. These activities allow them to reinforce their learning throughout the rest of the school year.
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Anti-Bullying by nurturing and honoring relationships.
The Sandwich Boy Rescue
Grade-1, 45-60 min.
The Sandwich Boy Rescue, is the grade–1 component of Friends & Choices Anti-Bully Anchors. It focuses on understanding family and community. Students hear the story, The Sandwich Boy Rescue, as a model of managing relationships between parents, siblings, and friends. Then they connect the story to their life experience by participating in a Q & A discussion. Next, they participate in the Family Circles activity, to practice these relationship management strategies and the other lessons from the story. Finally, they are taught two, open-ended activities, Character Skill Awards and Good Character Good Deeds. These activities allow them to reinforce their learning throughout the rest of the school year.
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Anti-Bullying through empathy and being an up-stander.
Let's All Play!
Grade-2, 45-60 min.
Let’s All Play, is the grade–2 component of Friends & Choices Anti-Bully Anchors. It focuses on empathy, understanding why bullies bully, the role of the bystander, and conflict resolution through positive defenses. Students hear the story, Let's All Play, as a model of conflict resolution and connect it to their life experience by participating in a Q & A discussion. Students then participate in the “What Is A Bully” activity, to practice this conflict resolution strategy and the other lessons from the story. Finally, they are taught two, open-ended activities, Character Skill Awards and Good Character Good Deeds. These activities allow them to reinforce their learning throughout the rest of the school year.
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Anti-Bullying by developing positive self-respect.
A Good Day at School
Grade-3, 45-60 min.
A Good Day at School, is the grade–3 component of Friends & Choices Anti-Bully Anchors. It focuses on developing the concept of respect into positive self-respect. Students hear the story, A Good Day at School, as a model of positive self-respect for conflict resolution and connect it to their life experience by participating in a Q & A discussion. Students then participate in the “Flip the Manip” (Manipulation) activity, to practice this conflict resolution strategy and the other lessons from the story. Finally, they are taught two, open-ended activities, Character Skill Awards and Good Character Good Deeds. These activities allow them to reinforce their learning throughout the rest of the school year.
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Anti-bullying by raising the bar from tolerance to an appreciation of differences.
Pick Me Last!
Grade-4, 45-60 min.
Pick Me Last, is the grade–4 component of Friends & Choices Anti-Bully Anchors. It focuses on prejudice, diversity, and raising the bar from mere tolerance to an appreciation of our differences. Students hear the story, Pick Me Last, as a model of conflict resolution and connect it to their life experience by participating in a Q & A discussion. Students then participate in the That’s What You Think activity, to practice this conflict resolution strategy and the other lessons from the story. Finally, they are taught two, open-ended activities, Character Skill Awards and Good Character Good Deeds. These activities allow them to reinforce their learning throughout the rest of the school year.
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Anti-Bullying by understanding why violence is not a good solution to conflicts.
Kung Fu Peace
Grade-5, 45-60 min.
Kung Fu Peace, is the grade–5 component of Friends & Choices Anti-Bully Anchors. It delves deep into understanding why violence is not a good solution to bullying conflicts. Students hear the story, Kung Fu Peace, as a model of conflict resolution and connect it to their life experience by participating in a Q & A discussion. Students then participate in a Peace Conference activity, to practice non-violent conflict resolution strategies and the other lessons from the story. Finally, they are taught two, open-ended activities, Character Skill Awards and Good Character Good Deeds. These activities allow them to reinforce their learning throughout the rest of the school year.
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