It’s Cool to Care (Week Six)

1. Hello Song
2. Review visual schedule/rules
3. Review Kids Bill of Rights
4. Puppet show: Script of scenario “Caring is Cool” with the puppets:
   • Act out two scenarios with puppets
   • Feedback from kids on puppets’ actions in between scenarios; the first scenario has someone not telling when a child is bullied, the second scenario shows puppet telling the teacher when a child is bullied, (discuss which scenario is right)
   • Skill Development:
     • if you are being bullied
     • tell an adult right away
     • if someone else is being bulled
     • tell an adult right away
     • remember no one deserves to be bullied
5. Read “I Care About Others” and/or “I’m a Good Friend”
6. Games: Motorboat, Paper Punch/Basket Ball Throw, Ring around the Rosie”
7. Goodbye Song

Caring is Cool

Inappropriate Way:
[Frankie is talking to Zawar when Daisy approaches.]
Daisy [pushes Zawar saying:] “Move and get out of my way dummy” [and she pushes Zawar again.]
Zawar [starts to cry:] “Stop pushing me”.
Daisy [pushes Zawar again and says:] “Oh yeah, make me.” [Zawar cries again.]
Frankie [says to himself:] “I don’t know what to do, I’m out of here” and runs away.

Appropriate Way:
[Frankie is talking to Zawar when Daisy approaches.]
Daisy [pushes Zawar saying:] “Move and get out of my way dummy” [and she pushes Zawar again.]
Zawar starts to cry: “Stop pushing me”.
Daisy [pushes Zawar again and says:] “Oh yeah, make me.”
Frankie: “Stop it Daisy” [and calls the teacher:] “Mrs.Garcia, Daisy is hurting Zawar”