Classroom bullying games

What were your responses? Have the students speak to one another in different tones not saying mean things and ask them what they noticed. How did you feel? What was your response? Have the students lean back away from their partners and then discuss what the noticed or felt? Discuss and design rules for appropriate Internet behavior with students so that they gain a greater responsibility of cyber citizenship. Post rules in the classroom near computers and revisit them often.

Consider developing safety pledges that you and your students agree on, will commit to, and are willing to sign. Create a list of key Internet-related buzzwords and safety tips. Then have students create informational posters or tip sheets to be displayed in the classroom. Next have the participants write down on another sheet of paper what they want to be called as an indicator that this is what my name actually is.

In their classrooms teachers can have their students do this activity and write down the names that they want to be called and with the use of a name book describe all the positive attributes that that their name has connected with it. For example, James means truthful. Post the students names around the room on laminated cards and celebrate each students name, what it means, and who they are.

Students will rate on a scale of ten being the most difficult how difficult it was to finish the self-talk sentences using positive responses. Students will discuss situations in which they can use positive self-talk in the future. Students will write down five positive self-talk sentences that they will practice throughout the week. What is self acceptance? Self accpteptance is being able to recognize your value as a person. It is essentially your level of self-worth and feeling of comfort in your own skin regardless of your faults and weaknesses.

Without self acceptance, one would not be capable of reaching their full potential in life. Self esteem is a belief or feeling about yourself. It is what you believe or feel you are capable of doing. Having high self esteem can help build self acceptance. Self acceptance is more of an action rather than an abstact sense of self.

It is something you do — you stick up for yourself, you utizlize your stengths and take responsibily for your faults, and you practice loving yourself every day. How can I build my self acceptance? Self acceptance is a reflection of beliefs you gained as a child and adolescent. It usually comes from messages you get about yourself. These messages can come from other people like parents, teachers, or friends or from yourself. One way to rebuild your self acceptance is to re-train yourself to engage in positive self-talk.