Fourth Grade Curriculum Resources

Standard of Learning

4.2 The student will develop the skills necessary for coping with difficult relationships. Key concepts/skills include:

development of refusal skills;
identification and reporting of bullying and aggressive behaviors;
development of coping skills;
recognition of harmful or abusive relationships;
exhibiting self-control.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will identify bullying tactics, characteristics of aggressive behavior, and ways to cope with difficult relationships.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

explain the characteristics of a bully. (someone who hurts or frightens others – a bully will usually pick on someone who is weaker, smaller, or alone.)
describe aggressive, bullying behavior. (it is usually loud, “in your face,” using bad language, pointing fingers, etc.)
demonstrate what one should do if bullying behavior is observed. (encourage the victim to tell a trusted adult and to stay away from the bully)

Sample Lessons

An Experiment in Unfair Treatment/Prejudice
Grade(s) 3-12
A teacher-submitted lesson that teaches students to experience some of the feelings associated with prejudice/bias and unfair treatment.
http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/04-1/lesson006.shtml
Free

Kids Bullying Kids
Grade(s) 3-8
In this lesson students will share their experiences with bullying in an anonymous survey. From this survey they will determine percentages based on the results of the survey.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2055.shtml
Free

Teaching Guide: Bullying and Teasing
Grade(s) K-5
This lesson's point is for elementary aged children to be able to recognize bullying behaviors in themselves and others. From that they also learn what's wrong with being a bully and why they should never act like one.
http://www.goodcharacter.com/GROARK/Bullying.html
Free

Social Emotional Learning Lesson
Grade(s) K-6 In this lesson students will share their ideas of what they believe teasing is. From the story and their discussion, they will learn about dealing with being left out, fear and embarrassment.
http://www.dist102.k12.il.us/internal/SELWebPg/COP4Chrysanthemum.htm
Free
Grade(s) 2-4 In this lesson students will brainstorm ways to deal with being teased and still maintain self control. This will be taught to them by them comprehending the story and making connections to personal life experiences.
http://www.dist102.k12.il.us/internal/SELWebPg/COP6CharlotteWeb.htm
Free

We're All Different Alike
Grade(s) K-5
This lesson is designed to provide students the opportunity to feel united with their peers by both their similarities and their differences. It will create a forum in which students can talk about why name-calling often occurs when an individual or group is deemed different, and how this targeting can be reframed into something positive.
http://www.nonamecallingweek.org/binary-data/NoNameCalling_ATTACHMENTS/file/87-1.pdf
Free

Additional Instructional Resources

Blueprints for Violence Prevention, the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence - http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/
Bully Free Classroom - by Allan Beane
Bullying Resources compiled by the California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/se/bullyres.asp
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence - http://www.colorado.edu/cspv
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc
Character Education Lessons
Children's Safety Network - National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource - http://www.childrensafetynetwork.org
Dealing with Bullying - HealthTeacher.com – http://www.healthteacher.com
Drug and Violence Prevention - http://dave.esc4.net
Kansas Bullying Prevention Program, Statewide Bullying Campaign - http://www.kbpp.org/
Life Skills Training
National Bullying Prevention Campaign Webcast - http://www.mchcom.com/archivedWebcastDetail.asp?aeid=250
National Crime Prevention Council - http://www.ncpc.org
National Youth Gang Center - http://www.iir.com/nygc/maininfo.htm
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC) - http://www.safeyouth.org
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention -http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program - nationally recognized model program to reduce opportunities and rewards for bullying - http://www.clemson.edu/olweus/
Partnership Against Violence Network - http://www.pavnet.org
Prevention Pathways Online Courses, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention - http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/bully/bully_intro_pg1.htm
PREVENT, Preventing Violence Through Education Network and Technical Assistance, University of North Carolina - http://www.prevent.unc.edu/
Social & Emotional Health – http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/health.htm(health & fitness 3-5)
Stop Bullying Now! Campaign, Human Resources And Services Administration - http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) - http://www.saddonline.com
U.S. Department of Education, Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Criminal Justice Reference Service - http://www.ncjrs.org
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
Youth Violence Fact Sheet, Center for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/yvfacts.htm
Virginia Best Practices in School-Based Violence Prevention, Virginia Department of Health - http://www.preventviolenceva.org
Virginia Center for School Safety - http://www.virginiaschoolsafety.com
Virginia Department of Education, Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program - http://www.safeanddrugfreeva.org
Virginia Youth Violence Project, University of Virginia - http://youthviolence.edschool.virginia.edu/
What New Zealand Police are doing about bullying - http://www.police.govt.nz/service/yes/nobully/whats_bullying.html

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

exhibit appropriate behavior during non-structured time.
role-play scenarios dealing with reporting and/or coping with bullying situations.

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