Friday: Prevention and Awareness

2nd Grade
Subject: Language Arts
Duration: 45 Minutes
STATE STANDARD:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.3

Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify
comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic
or issue.
GOAL OF THIS LESSON: Students will discuss awareness and the importance of
prevention of bullying.
OBJECTIVE(S):
The student will participate in the coloring activity after discussion of the
book, receiving a minimum of 3 out of 4 on the rubric.
Using their journals, the students will summarize what they have learned by
answering a minimum of two prompts and receive at least 3 out of 4 on the
rubric.
MATERIALS/MEDIA: Ipad/Tablet for Allen Adventure book or YouTube Link, Paper,
Pencils, Crayons, Colored Pencils, Markers, Tape, Laminated Vocabulary
Prepare the Environment:
The lessons will start with students sitting at their desks. The teacher will primarily
stand at the front of the classroom during the lesson and move around for support
and pulse checks during worksheets and activities. There will be a PowerPoint
during the lesson to include visual support and help guide students in discussion.
During discussion, students will raise their hands to ask or answer a question. When
working on seatwork, students may use pencils or colored pencils to complete their
papers. Utensils will be provided for students who are without. Journals will be used
everyday and kept on the back of their chair. The classroom door will be closed to
keep the hallway from being a distraction. Students will be allowed a bathroom and
water break after each lesson. Those students that do not complete their journal
may finish it during lunch. The journals are to be left in the classroom and not taken
home.
PROCEDURES
Introduction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZctCgyj4NA
Show the Allen Adventure book video to the students. Pause the video to point out
important details, ask questions or ask the students what they believe will happen
next.

 How did the characters in the book respond to bullying?

Who helped the bullied student?
How can we reduce bullying in school?
Lesson Content.
The Allen Adventure
Vocabulary words: sad, mad, proud, excited, frustrated
Lesson/Activity.
The five new vocabulary words will already be printed and labeled. Five students
will be chosen to add the new words to the word wall.
The students will line up to leave the classroom. The teacher will lead the students
outside. Students will each pick a flower and sit in a circle. The teacher will join the
circle once everyone has picked a flower. The teacher will name prompts and the
students will pull a petal off of their flower for every situation that is bullying. Is it or
is it not bullying? The activity will continue until every student has pulled all the
petals off their flower.
The students will be given coloring sheets to complete that include anti-bullying
statements. When all students have completed the coloring sheets, the class will
tour the school to post them throughout the hallways. Before the class leaves to post
the papers, discuss the activity.
Why do we put up posters?
Where would be good places to post them and why?
Does bullying occur more often in those places? If so, why?
Discuss how it is important for both students and adults to see the posters. It takes
more than a poster to create change in a school. It takes the students.
Wrap-Up.
Students will get their journals and answer the prompts for five to ten minutes.
What did you learn today?
Name two facts about bullying.
Write about a time you were bullied.
Which was your favorite book this week?
(Weird, Dare, Tough, The Allen Adventure)
What was the most important part of the book you chose?
Homework:
Students will add lyrics to the end of the Kinda Mean song.
Song: http://www.takeastandtogether.gov.au/under8/resources/kinda-meanvoice.mp3
Lyrics: http://www.takeastandtogether.gov.au/under8/resources/kinda-meansong-lyrics.pdf

Write sentences for the weeks vocabulary list.

Bullying
Favorite
Tough
Scared
Sad

Bully
Weird
Practice
Confidence
Mad

Friend
Strange
Behavior
Courage
Proud

Respect
Discover
Enough
Laugh
Excited

Disrespect
Deserve
Mean
Prepare
Frustrated

ASSESSMENT:
5.1 Coloring Rubric
5.2 Journal Rubric
CATEGORY 4
The student's
Creativity
personality/voice
comes through.

Time/Effort

Class time was

used wisely.
Much time and
effort went into
the planning and
design of the
paper.

The student's
personality
comes
through in
parts of the
painting.

There is little
evidence of
creativity, but
the student
has done the
assignment.

Student has
not made
much attempt
to be
creative.

Class time
was used
wisely.
Student could
have put in
more time.

Class time
was not
always used
wisely.

Class time
was not used
wisely and
the student
put in no
additional
effort.

Score

Support for Topic

(Content)

Relevant, telling, quality

details give the reader
important information that
goes beyond the obvious or
predictable.

Supporting details and

information are relevant, but
one key issue or portion of
the storyline is unsupported.

Supporting details and

information are relevant, but
several key issues or
portions of the storyline are
unsupported.

Supporting details and

information are typically
unclear or not related to the
topic.

Accuracy of Facts
(Content)

All supportive facts are

reported accurately.

Almost all supportive facts

are reported accurately.

Most supportive facts are

reported accurately.

NO facts are reported OR

most are inaccurately
reported.

Word Choice

Writer uses at least three

vocabulary words in their
journal successfully.

Writer uses at least two

vocabulary words
successfully.

Writer uses at least one

vocabulary word
successfully.

Writer uses at least one

vocabulary word
unsuccessfully.

CATEGORY