Bully Prevention Skills

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Voicing Viv is the twenty-second story from Powerful You Primary. Viv helps children demonstrate advocacy skills and ability to assert self, when necessary. Viv also fosters self-confidence in ability to succeed.

20-MINUTE LESSON PLAN

  1. Introduce  Share the A-Z Powerful You student picture and theme.

  2. Breathe and Stretch  Use the Powerful You Breathe and Stretch book to allow students to get out the wiggles before learning. You can also gain ideas from the movement video on this page. Feel free to use video for online learning.

  3. Connect  Read the true short story from the 8.5 x 11 laminated Powerful You Educator Cards.

  4. Promote a Positive Mindset Say each story’s positive self-talk three times. Once out loud and two times quietly in their head. Review previous lessons and encourage children to memorize all the A-Z phrases. 

  5. Write or Draw Use each story’s writing map to help children organize their thoughts early on in the writing process.

  6. Role-play  Students hold the Powerful You Educator Card and act out desired behaviors.

  7. Leave an SEL Footprint  Copy and display the Digital Powerful You Classroom Social Skill Sign.   

  8. Expand  Use the Powerful You Kit or resources below. Make it your own! Be You! You are more powerful than you know!

 

  1. Practice Breathing and Stretching before every lesson. https://www.powerfulyou.info/breathe-and-stretch-book.

  2. Read one A-Z Powerful You themed story (26 social skills lessons).

  3. Teach the positive self talk: Say it 3 times out loud.  Then teach children to say it in their head.   Practice with confidence, “V- I use a strong voice!”

  4. Review and post the Classroom Social Skills Sign that compliments each lesson.

  5. Additional Activities: Use the practice/writing from the Powerful You book. 

  6. Role-Play: Allow the children to hold the Powerful You PRIMARY Educator Card and act out different scenarios.

  7. Review self-talk from previous lessons until children have memorized every Powerful You letter!  Use the Powerful You PRIMARY Educator cards like giant flash cards! A - I am attentive | B - I am brave…

  8. More resources below.

Say Something
By Reynolds, Peter H.
King of the Playground
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Peanuts: Be Yourself!
Running Press Kids
Primary Book (Kindergarten - 1)
Primary Book (Kindergarten - 1)
$20.00
Julie Frizzi