Fostering Friendships, Curbing Bullying.

Abstract

In a kindergarten classroom, children add words to a Same/Different chart to understand human commonalities and differences in a positive way. First graders draw and dictate stories about a time when they have the courage to stand up for a friend. Second graders work in groups to illustrate their class rules about how to get along. In another 2 grade classroom, students have built a block wall, with each block representing a barrier to friendship. They problem solve about what they can do to take away each block. In the 3 grade classroom, students role-play a story about a girl and boy who are being teased because they want to be friends.