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Bullying Prevention in the Michigan Model®
Kindergarten-Grade 6 |
Grades 7-8 |
Grades 9-12
Bullying prevention in the 7-8
Michigan Model®:
Two R's for Stopping Assault &
Preventing Violence Module.
| Grade | Objectives | Lessons |
| 7-8 | The Wisdom to Know the Difference Between Healthy and Harmful Relationships: Students describe characteristics of healthy and harmful relationships. They identify personal characteristics that make them positive friends. | Lesson 1 |
| 7-8 | Showing Respect and Acting Responsibly: Students describe respectful and disrespectful, verbal, nonverbal, and physical behaviors between people. They identify and communicate personal boundaries to others. | Lesson 2 |
| 7-8 | Showing Respect and Acting Responsibly When in Conflict Situations: Students practice assertive communication of personal boundaries to others. They identify reasons conflicts might turn to violence. | Lesson 3 |
| 7-8 | When Conflict Resolution Is Tough: Students practice empathy, listening and assertive communication skills. They practice anger management and responding to others' anger. | Lesson 4 |
| 7-8 | Keep Practicing: Students practice recognizing intimidation, such as an accusatory or angry tone of voice, a pointed finger, angry facial expression and aggressive motions and movements. | Lesson 7 |
| 7-8 | When Trying to Resolve Conflicts is Not a Good Idea: Students recognize intimidating and bullying behaviors. They practice skills by writing scenarios on how to handle intimidation and bullying situations by getting help from an adult, avoiding the bully, and staying with a group of friends. Students learn to seek help from an adult if they witness bullying. | Lesson 8 |
| 7-8 | Just Teasing OR Sexual Harassment?: Students learn that sexual harassment is a very serious and illegal form of bullying. Students watch and discuss a video on sexual harassment and how it affects people. They practice skills for dealing with sexual harassment and how to document and report incidents. | Lesson 9 |
| 7-8 | Safety First: Students learn how to identify trouble and avoid potentially dangerous situations. They review refusal skills and identify safe ways to respond if violence occurs. Students write safety tips to stay out of potentially violent situations. | Lesson 10 |
| 7-8 | Planning Ahead for Healthy Relationships--Part I and Part II: Students define violence within a dating relationship and summarize warning signs of unhealthy relationships. They discuss how abusive relationships develop, describe ways to stay out of danger, and practice skills to avoid or escape a potentially violent dating situations. The Laws governing sexual conduct are explained. | Lesson
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| 7-8 | Getting Help: A Sign of Strength: Students describe situations when help is needed and identify where and how help can be accessed. Students discuss the importance of peers getting help for each other. | Lesson 13 |
| Family Involvement | This
module promotes family, school and community partnerships: * Family-School meetings on relationships and bullying (4 sessions) * Informational articles for use in school newsletters on topics, such as relationships, bullying, and violence (12 articles) |
"Home-School Partnership" section |
Kindergarten-Grade 6 | Grades 7-8 | Grades 9-12
Bullying Prevention in the 9-12
Michigan Model®:
Managing Conflicts & Preventing Violence
Module.
| Grade | Objectives | Lessons |
| 9-12 | Peace Is Possible: Students explore attitudes and beliefs about conflict and violence. They examine how conflict relates to violence and how conflict can be resolved to prevent violence. | Lesson 1 |
| 9-12 | Violence Has a Price Tag: Students examine case studies for the effects of violence, including bullying. | Lesson 2 |
| 9-12 | Rocket's Stage One--Lift Off or Abort the Mission: Students evaluate how thoughts and emotions might lead to violence. They practice skills for conflict resolution: thinking differently, listening, anger management, empathy, and constructive communication. | Lesson
3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 |
| 9-12 | Resolving Conflicts Peacefully: Students analyze situations to determine which conflict resolution skills could be useful. | Lesson 8 |
| 9-12 | Stage Two--Stop the Escalation, Part I: Students describe factors that can cause a conflict to either escalate or deescalate. Students identify skills that can cool down an intimidating confrontation. | Lesson 9 |
| 9-12 | Stage Two--Stop the Escalation, Part II: Students practice the skills for managing intimidating confrontation. They examine thoughts and beliefs of people who choose peace over fighting. | Lesson 10 |
| 9-12 | Stage Three--Protect Yourself Always: Students learn what to do to help themselves and others stay safe in a violent situation. They list strategies for avoiding dangerous situations, including conflicts involving weapons and gangs. | Lesson 11 |
| 9-12 | Sexual Harassment: Students learn the laws on sexual harassment. They define sexual harassment and differentiate it from flirting. They learn skills and strategies for avoiding and dealing with sexual harassment. | Lesson 12 |
| 9-12 | Abusive Relationships, Parts I & II: Students learn the characteristics and warning signs of an abusive relationship. They also learn and apply skills and strategies for dealing with an abusive relationship. | Lesson
13 Lesson 14 |
| 9-12 | Helping Others Who Are in Violent Situations: Students question the unspoken rule of not telling. They debate the necessity of telling authorities about life-threatening situations and identify ways to report to authorities without fear of retaliation. | Lesson 15 |
Kindergarten-Grade 6 | Grades 7-8 | Grades 9-12
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