| By: Kim Gulbrandson 4 Common Parent-Teen Challenges and How Educators Can Help Are you an educator or community member who works with teens? Has a parent ever asked you for resources or ideas to help navigate challenges with his or her teen? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, then Read More
| By: Committee for Children Why Empathy Alone Won’t Stop Bullying Did you know that people who bully often know exactly how their targets will feel when they bully them? It’s important to understand what empathy is and what next-steps are required to influence positive outcomes in bullying situations.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Being Kind and Respectful to Help Stop Bullying This free classroom climate activity for grades 4–5 helps to stop bullying by getting students involved and to get them thinking about how they can help stop bullying. Read More
| By: Kelly Doscher Streaming Lesson Media Now Included in the Second Step K–5 Suite Second Step educators can now access Second Step SEL, Child Protection Unit, and Bullying Prevention Unit lesson media online as part of their program.Read More
| By: Kelly Doscher Funding Sources for SEL: Federal and State Opportunities In August 2017, Committee for Children and Jennifer House, President of RedRock Reports, hosted an in-depth webinarRead More
| By: Committee for Children Welcoming Words—Activity Grades EL–3—This classroom activity is a fun way to get kids on their feet and welcoming each other at the beginning of the year. It’s from the Grade 3 Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit, but can be adapted for younger and lower grades.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Unity Day Poster-Making—Activity Grades K-5—In this activity, students help define what unity is, then collaborate on creating posters that can be hung throughout the school to show that uniting and working together can help stop bullying.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Blocking Rumors to Help Stop Bullying—Activity Level: Upper Elementary | Help students create a positive classroom climate! In this activity, upper elementary students will create posters showing ways they can be kind. Grades 3-5—Spreading rumors can be hurtful. Here, upper elementary students learn to identify misleading information, check their facts, and block rumors.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Class Meeting: Empathy Helps Stop Bullying—Activity Grades 3-5—Bullying affects more people than many realize. This activity prompts early elementary students to discuss how empathy can help them to stop bullying.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Help Stop Bullying with Kindness and Respect—Activity Grades 3-5—Help students create a positive classroom climate! In this activity, upper elementary students will create posters showing ways they can be kind.Read More