Some useful sites to bring into the classroom and school.
Bullying Ends Here: RCMP officer (who was bullied as a child) talks to students about bullying.
Safe and Caring Schools
Teasing and Bullying: Unacceptable Behaviour Program (TAB)
Kids Can Have FUN
Bully Awareness: BFREE
Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence: PREVNet
The Society for Safe and Caring Schools and Communities
Bullying: In the School
The Bully the Bullied and the Bystander: Barbara Coloroso
Central Alberta Martial Arts: BFREE workshop
Canadian Red Cross: RespectED
List of schools & school jurisdictions in Alberta
Education Alberta
WITS Program~ a school wide program that involves the community to deal with Bullying. Get children to use their WITS when it comes to bullies (Walk Away, Ignore, Talk it out, Seak Help)
Child Safe Canada~ Professional Safety Educators that have programs and workshops that focus on the safety of our children. Some of the topics include: Self Esteem, Anger Management, Bullies and Buddies, Stranger Danger, Being Street Smart and Friendship Builders.
Free the Horses: A Self Esteem Adventure~ Let the adventure begin! Free the Horses program is an action-packed video story that teaches children ages 5 to 9 to believe in themselves, their talents, and their dreams. In Free the Horses, Kelly sets out on a quest to free some wild horses from captivity. Along the way, she and the colorful friends she meets learn to handle problems in a positive and courageous way.
Some schools doing this now are: Ecole Elbow Valley Elementary School in Rockyview, AB. and Sherwood Park, Strathcona County AB
Dove Canada~ Join the movement and encourage girls in your life to embrace their unique beauty with our workshops, guides, toolkit and videos.
HEROES~ Impact Society offers programs that focus on character development. They focus on celebrating every student's existing strengths, not their weaknesses or problems.
Safe and Caring Schools
Teasing and Bullying: Unacceptable Behaviour Program (TAB)
Kids Can Have FUN
Bully Awareness: BFREE
Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence: PREVNet
The Society for Safe and Caring Schools and Communities
Bullying: In the School
The Bully the Bullied and the Bystander: Barbara Coloroso
Central Alberta Martial Arts: BFREE workshop
Canadian Red Cross: RespectED
List of schools & school jurisdictions in Alberta
Education Alberta
WITS Program~ a school wide program that involves the community to deal with Bullying. Get children to use their WITS when it comes to bullies (Walk Away, Ignore, Talk it out, Seak Help)
Child Safe Canada~ Professional Safety Educators that have programs and workshops that focus on the safety of our children. Some of the topics include: Self Esteem, Anger Management, Bullies and Buddies, Stranger Danger, Being Street Smart and Friendship Builders.
Free the Horses: A Self Esteem Adventure~ Let the adventure begin! Free the Horses program is an action-packed video story that teaches children ages 5 to 9 to believe in themselves, their talents, and their dreams. In Free the Horses, Kelly sets out on a quest to free some wild horses from captivity. Along the way, she and the colorful friends she meets learn to handle problems in a positive and courageous way.
Some schools doing this now are: Ecole Elbow Valley Elementary School in Rockyview, AB. and Sherwood Park, Strathcona County AB
Dove Canada~ Join the movement and encourage girls in your life to embrace their unique beauty with our workshops, guides, toolkit and videos.
HEROES~ Impact Society offers programs that focus on character development. They focus on celebrating every student's existing strengths, not their weaknesses or problems.
Thought Provoking Literature
Many times children who are bullies or victims have a low self esteem or self worth.
Read thought provoking literature and work on the "inner you" each and everyday!
Also check out these books listed from Cooperative Children's Book Centre
Activities to do in Classrooms
Check out this activity from Blog Hoppin': Classroom community. It's a great lesson to teach about bullying and how it leaves internal scars that can never be erased.
Kind Hearts
Another great activity to teach kindness to heal broken hearts from Dr. Jean and Friends: KIND HEARTS
Be a Buddy Not a Bully
This activity teaches children about being kind and respectful to one another. Using the kind words the students generated, have them say the opposite word ~ the students will have identified what a bully looks like.
Check out this site on an activity to share with children that teaches them to be kind to one another.