Bullying

Bullying 1

The first social justice topic that we are going to focus on is bullying. Why teach about bullying in school? We need to teach kids to be more aware of their own actions and words towards others. Students should know how to handle situations in which they are being bullied or if they see bullying going on in their school. While creating a safe and secure classroom environment teachers need to teach kids not to bully, and also what it means to be a good friend, classmate, and person in their community.

We can teach students about bullying through children's literature.

"Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes is a great book to teach about bullying in the classroom.


Chrysanthemum’s classmates tease her about her name, and she no longer wants to go to school. With the reassurance of her parents and a special teacher she learns to love her name and herself for who she is.

Additional Resources for using this book in the classroom:




Read Aloud Video



Bullying 2

"Hooway for Wodney Wat"
by Helen Lester illustrated by Lynn Munsinger


Rodney’s classmates tease him because he cannot pronounce his /r/'s. His speech impediment ends up saving the rest of the class from a bully and he becomes the classroom hero.

Activities and resources for using this book in the classroom:

Scholastic Lesson Plan

Get to know the author - Helen Lester's website
Students can turn this story into a reader's theater
Script for reader's theater



Video of students performing "Hooway for Wodney Wat"









Bullying 3

"Charlie the Caterpillar"
by Dom De Luis, illustrated by Christopher Santoro


No one wants to play with Charlie because he is an ugly caterpillar. Charlie grows lonely and turns into a beautiful butterfly who then befriends a lonely young caterpillar.

Addtional resources for classroom use:





Bullying 4

"The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister


A fish thinks he is better than the other fish because of his beautiful scales, which leaves him with no friends. When he shares his scales with the other fish, everyone wants to play with him.
Additional Resources:

Rainbow Fish activities

Rainbow Fish visual aids

Bullying 5

"Elemenopee: The Day L, M, N, O, and P Left the ABC's"
by Pamela Hall

L, M, N, O, P are teased by the other letters because kids run them together in the ABC song. They leave the alphabet because the other letters make them feel like they don’t belong, but this causes trouble in the classroom.

Additional Resources:



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