K-4 Teacher Handbook to Bullying

This project is a resource for general and special education K-4 teachers. This project will help teachers develop lessons to create a bully-free classroom, help children develop empathy towards one another, and most importantly creating a classroom environment where everyone feels safe. It has been indicated that kids who are bullied and those who bully have serious long lasting effects, many well into adulthood. With bullying becoming a common type of violence in schools; teacher’s need to know how to provide students with skills so that they can deal with bullying and show them how they can become advocates for themselves. Skills can be taught using the lessons, activities, and books provided in this handbook. This teacher handbook will include information to guide general and special educators in their attempt to understand and develop bully free environments. The contents of this handbook will provide teachers resources on how to:
• Develop an understanding of bullying
• Create a bully free environment
• Implement interventions