Violence PreventionBy: Maggie Froelich & Mihir Patel

Grades 2-4

Activity Duration :15 minutes

National Health Education Standards

Standard 4:Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Indiana Health & PE Academic Standards

2.5.4 Demonstrate respect and compassion for students with individual differences.

3.5.4 Encourage classmates who demonstrate difficulty with skill performance.

Student Objectives

Demonstrate an argument, and infer how you could have made the situation better.

Experiment with positive language.Develop a list of what you think a bully is.

Materials Needed

Take the Pledge CertificateWriting utensilPaper Students An enclosed room

Preparation

Print out Take the Pledge certificatesThink about possible scenarios involving violence

Make a list of positive language

Introductory Activity

Introduce both activities. You will be role playing situations where it could become violent, then we will determine how else it could have played out.

Then we will be discussing what bullying is and then take a pledge

Lesson Activities

Role Play – learn positive ways to deal with anger

Count off by 2’s Come up with an argument that may lead to violence

Act it outDiscuss other ways the situation could have been handled in a positive manner

Take the Pledge – put a stop to bullying https://youtu.be/Fg8wxcepAxM?t=20s Complete the certificate

Closing Activity

What is your take away?What are positive words we can use when there is a disagreement?

What can you do if you see someone else being bullied?

What does this pledge mean?

Assessment of Activities

To assess the students understanding of violence prevention we will ask high level thinking questions.

Listen to their conversationsListen to their questions

Success for All

Accommodations

You can print out an example situation if you have a set of students who cannot speak

If a student cannot write their own name they may also fill the certificate out online

Safety Concerns

A student may go to far in the role playing

Must monitor the activity closelyMonitor the language that is used

References

Anti-Bullying Elementary School Video (Dunsford). (2006, January 1). Retrieved March 11, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg8wxcepAxM

Take the Pledge. (2015, January 1). Retrieved March 10, 2015, from http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/toolkits/activities/take-the-pledge.asp