With all the recent events happening across the United States in schools, we felt it was time to address the issue of bullying. In this article, we hope to help you, as an educator, to stop bullying in its tracks. In order to stop bullying, students have to understand what bullying is. Brainstorm with your students what their perceptions are about bullying. Ask your students to share a time when they felt they were bullied or when they saw another student being bullied. Students can share in front of the entire class- just make it clear that they are not to use any specific names. Students can also share their experiences on an index card that can be collected. Write down some of their experiences on chart paper. After the list is compiled, engage your students in a discussion as to which of the incidents would be considered bullying. Your main focus for this part is for your students to understand that bullying is where someone is repeatedly harassing a student. Keep the compiled......

Every year students in elementary school face bullying. Whether it is on the playground, in the hallways, on the bus, or even in the classroom, bullying is always an issue. We have created a quick Bully Busting 101 session that you can use in your classroom to help start the conversation about what to do when a classmate is bullied. We hope that you can follow the below steps to help bust bullying in your school. Recognize Bullying   In order to stop bullying, students have to understand what bullying is. Brainstorm with the class what their perceptions are about bullying. This can be done with chart paper or on a white board. Elicit responses from students and write them down. After the list is compiled, try to separate the incidents that wouldn't be considered bullying and discuss why. Then point to the examples where someone is repeatedly harassing a student. These are the incidents you want to focus on. Be a Bully Buster Once your students have recognized wh......