Our Bulletin Board for the months of January and February features sneak-peeks from PeaceBuilders-based lessons taught in each grade at CHCS. You might notice the hurtful words seen in the background of our board. These are a sampling of some put-downs students have brought to our attention throughout the year. Some are more hurtful than others.
It is important to recognize that name-calling and putting others down does happen in every school, and it is important to understand that even seemingly harmless insults can cause deep emotional wounds. We want our students to be better than that, and stronger than that; because...
It is important to recognize that name-calling and putting others down does happen in every school, and it is important to understand that even seemingly harmless insults can cause deep emotional wounds. We want our students to be better than that, and stronger than that; because...
STRONG PEOPLE don't put others down...They LIFT THEM UP!
Jeff Blue Lesson | |
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Mr. Falker Lesson Questions | |
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In the final part of this lesson on "Tearing Off Labels", students were asked to symbolically tear off negative labels other people have given them and say who they really are.
Here's some examples of what a few 6th graders said in response to "The Real Me Is..."
-a proud gaming geek
-good at drumming, funny and fast
-a musician
-brave
-kind to others
-fun, optimist, imaginative
-kind, awesome, cool, special, sparkly
-tall, strong, powerful, different
-smart, athletic, kind, strong, weird
-funny, fun, happy, caring
-helpful, caring, sensitive
-strong, happy, inspired
-strong...not physically...mentally
-funny, thoughtful, pretty
-risk taker, silly, fun, strong, kind
-enthusiastic, , energetic, athletic
-flexible, smart, fun
-confident, athletic, smart
-compassionate, caring, talented, fun and beautiful in my own way
-a Shrek fan
-outgoing, fast, skilled, proud
-Creative
Here's some examples of what a few 6th graders said in response to "The Real Me Is..."
-a proud gaming geek
-good at drumming, funny and fast
-a musician
-brave
-kind to others
-fun, optimist, imaginative
-kind, awesome, cool, special, sparkly
-tall, strong, powerful, different
-smart, athletic, kind, strong, weird
-funny, fun, happy, caring
-helpful, caring, sensitive
-strong, happy, inspired
-strong...not physically...mentally
-funny, thoughtful, pretty
-risk taker, silly, fun, strong, kind
-enthusiastic, , energetic, athletic
-flexible, smart, fun
-confident, athletic, smart
-compassionate, caring, talented, fun and beautiful in my own way
-a Shrek fan
-outgoing, fast, skilled, proud
-Creative