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Anti-Bullying: Session 3

Bullying:  Who is a Bystander? (Week Three)

  1. Hello Song
  2. Review visual schedule/rules
  3. Review Kids’ Bill of Rights
  4. Puppet Show: Script “Who is a Bystander?”
    • Act out two scenarios with puppets
    • Feedback from kids on puppets’ actions in between scenarios; the first scenario shows bystander watching and not telling and the second scenario has the bystander getting an adult 
    • Skill Development:
      • when you see someone else getting bullied you are a Bystander, you can:
      • tell the bully to stop
      • go tell an adult that someone needs help
  5. Read bystander page from “Bye, Bye Bully”
  6. Games: clapping, row your boat (as a group), ring around the rosie, or motorboat
  7. Read “Bullying is Wrong”
  8. Hurray Song

Who is a Bystander?

Inappropriate Way:
[Frankie is busy playing with Zawar when Daisy approaches]
Daisy: “Zawar move away, I’m playing with the crocodile.”
[Zawar keeps playing with Frankie and tries to ignore Daisy.]
Daisy [pushes Zawar]: “I said move loser… I’m going to play with the crocodile.”
Zawar: “Stop it” [and starts crying.]
Frankie: “I have to go Zawar” [and runs away.]

Appropriate Way:
[Frankie is busy playing with Zawar when Daisy approaches.]
Daisy: “Zawar, move away, I’m playing with the crocodile.”
[Zawar keeps playing with Frankie and tries to ignore Daisy.]
Daisy [pushes Zawar]: “I said move loser. I’m going to play with the crocodile.” [Daisy pushes Zawar again]
Zawar [begins to cry and says]: “Stop it”
Frankie: “That’s not nice Daisy” [and Frankie goes to get a teacher] “Teacher, Daisy is hurting Zawar.”

Anti-Bullying: Session 2

Bullying: Who is a Victim? (Week Two)

  1. Hello Song
  2. Review visual schedule/rules
  3. Puppet Show: Script of “Who is a Victim?”.
    • Act out two scenarios with puppets
    • Feedback from kids on puppets’ actions in between scenarios; have children see which puppet is victim and which puppet is bully 
    • Skill Development: “Who do Bullies Bother”
    • bullies bother children that might be different in some way (smaller, wear glasses, wear different clothes, speak differently)
  4. Same and Different activity
  5. Kids’ Bill of Rights
  6. Simon Says
  7. Read Part Two from “Bye-Bye Bully”
  8. Musical Hula Hoops
  9. Read “Bullying is Wrong” book
  10. Hurray Song

Who is a Victim?

[Frankie is busy playing with a car when Daisy approaches.]
Daisy: “Frankie, why are you so short?”
[Frankie keeps playing with the car and tries to ignore Daisy.]
Daisy [pokes Frankie]: “I’m talking to you, shorty. You are sooo small you look like a baby.”

[Frankie stops playing with the car and looks at Daisy]
Frankie: “That’s not nice Daisy”
Daisy: “Are you going to cry baby, wa wa wa wa” [taunts Frankie and pokes him. Frankie cries.]

[Frankie is busy talking to a friend when Daisy approaches]
Daisy: “Hey big nose, how can you see over your huge nose?”
Frankie: “That’s rude Daisy.”
Daisy: “O.K big nose, why don’t you go and hide in the corner, big nose, big nose” [pushes Frankie]
Frankie: “Stop it” [walks away crying.]

Anti-Bullying: Session 1

What is a Bully? (Week One)

  1. Hello Song
  2. Review visual schedule/rules
  3. Puppet Show: Script for what is a bully:
    • Act out scenario
    • Feedback from kids on puppets’ actions: “What did Daisy do?” 
    • Skill Development:
      • a bully gives physical hurts
      • a bully uses mean words
      • a bully uses scary words
  4. Freeze Dance
  5. Read part one from “Bye-Bye Bully”
  6. Clapping Game
  7. Read “Bullying is Wrong”
  8. Hurray Song

What is a Bully?

Puppet show scripts

[Frankie is busy colouring when Daisy approaches.]
Daisy: “Frankie, I want that red crayon.”
[Frankie stops colouring, looks at Daisy and is quiet.]
Frankie: “I’m using it now Daisy. You can have it when I’m finished.”
[Daisy pinches Frankie and takes the crayon]
Daisy: “I said give it to me…” [Daisy takes the crayon and goes away]
Frankie cries.  * Bully uses physical hurts

[Frankie is busy colouring when Daisy approaches]
Daisy: “Hey stupid, give me the red crayon”.
Frankie: “I’m not stupid Daisy and I’m using the crayon now”
Daisy: “O.K you’re ugly then… I want that crayon.”
Frankie cries, drops the crayon and walks away. * Bully uses mean words.

[Frankie is busy colouring when Daisy approaches]
Daisy: “I want that red crayon Frankie. Give it to me now”
Frankie: “I’m using it but when I’m finished you can have it Daisy”.
Daisy: “Give it to me Frankie or I will beat you up after school”.
Frankie cries, drops the crayon and runs away. * Bully uses scary words.

Passport Funding

Megan Hart, Passport Coordinator Passport is a program that helps adults with a developmental disability to participate in their communities, and helps caregivers take a break from their caregiving responsibilities. The program is funded by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services. Come learn more about Passport.

Recorded at Shared Learning Forum on November 29, 2019

Update: Revised Passport Guidelines (September 2021)

Believe Support Services – March Break Camp 2020

Believe Support Services for individuals with complex needs, provides programming developed to empower and encourage self growth.  Camp activities include arts &crafts, music, drama and recreation.

Dates: March 16- March 20, 2020

Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Cost: $200 per week

Location: 1510 Birchmount Rd., Unit 203

For more information contact: 647-269-5538 or Believedayprogram@gmail.com

L’Arche Toronto Trying it on for size

Presenters

 Amanda Hickey, TIFS Program Leader 

 A program that gives Adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to “try” living on their own. It is an innovative well-rounded approach to exploring how to live independently. Through a person-centered curriculum and experiential learning, participants increase their confidence and their capacity to discover their own places of belonging. 

Individualized Funding Library

Presenters

Barry Isaacs and Michelle Petrides

Over the past two years, Surrey Place along with project partners Community Living Toronto, Developmental Services Ontario-Toronto Region, and Family Service Toronto have been working with adults with developmental disabilities, families and agencies across Ontario to develop the Individualized Funding Library or IF Library for short. This project was made possible through funding of the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.

The goal of the IF Library is to provide education and resources to people with developmental disabilities, their families and agency providers to better understand how to access and use individualized funding in Ontario.

The IF Library provides users with easy read explanations about the important topics related to Individualized Funding, along with links to resources that will provide more detailed information and videos.

The website also features an interactive Planning Guide relevant to all ages. The guide provides information on tools and resources on a variety of topics related, planning, accessing services and supports, funding and other financial assistance.

Visit the IF Library at: IF Library

We All Belong

Welcome to “We All Belong”, The Resource Consultation service online module. This training was developed in collaboration with community partners from Toronto’s Every Child Belongs model of service that supports inclusionary practices within the licensed child care system.

The information included gives an overview of what services children, families and child care professionals can expect to receive from a Resource Consultation Staff. This information is specific to services in Toronto but is also relevant to other areas within the province of Ontario.

The training incorporates perspectives from the child, family, child care professionals and Resource Consultation Staff. It aims to provide information that will promote the consistency of service delivery and to celebrate the fact that we all do belong!

This presentation is designed to help you understand the roles of the people in the life of a child attending an early learning/child care program.

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Toronto Central LHIN Overview: Who We Are

Presenter

Kim Thornhill PT, Care Coordinator – Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network

After the presentation Kim gives a description about her role as a care coordinator for client’s that receive services/supports through TC LHIN and how this intersects with the developmental sector services/supports.

Recorded at the Shared Learning Forum March 29, 2019

Download a PDF of the presentation