Cool Things to Do If a Bully's Bugging You

Catherine DePino has written bully prevention books for children, parents and teachers, spiritual books for teenagers, and a retirement book for women. For many years she served as an English teacher, department head, and disciplinarian in the Philadelphia School District and as a student teaching supervisor for Temple University. She holds a doctorate in curriculum theory and development and educational administration.

Is it enough to lecture students about how to deal with a bully? Not if you’re childhood education expert Dr. Catherine DePino. She turns words into actions with an illustrious new book that gives kids real-life practice in what to do when being harassed. Cool Things to Do If a Bully’s Bugging You: 50 Classroom Activities to Help Elementary Students empowers teachers, kids and parents with an easy-to-follow, fundamental means of dealing with bullying. Along the way, kids will create a superhero Bully Buster, write a bull-busting manual, make a silly bully picture booklet, find the right words to tell about bullying and many, many other techniques kids, teachers and parents can use.

• Chapter 1: Show Your StrengthThink About Your TalentsDiscover What Makes You HappyRace Against BullyingBrainstorm New Activities to Try Write a Statement of Your StrengthStay Fit in Mind and BodyJoin a School or Neighborhood ClubChapter 2: Try New StrategiesIdentify the Types of Bullying You’ve SeenDescribe a Challenging Experience with a BullyIdentify Bully Hot SpotsStay Clear of the BullyHalt the Bully on the BusCluster a Bully SolutionPretend You’re the BullyWrite a TV or Movie Script About BullyingKeep a Log Invent a Beat-the-Bully Game Write Rules for SchoolsTalk To an Adult About the BullyChapter 3: Write to Outsmart the BullyPlan a Fiction Book About BullyingCritique Movies About Bullying Think Outside the BoxWrite a Bully Loser StoryCreate a Superhero Bully Buster Write a Silly Bully PoemMake a Silly Bully Picture BookletWrite a Bully-Busting ManualImagine a Time Pen a Pattern PoemChapter 4: Read All About It!Imagine You're a Newspaper or TV Reporter Investigating BullyingWrite a Letter to the EditorCome Up With 25 Ways to Stop a BullyDraw an Editorial Cartoon Chapter 5: Picture a Winning PlanBuild a Beat-the-Bully Ladder Design an Anti-Bully Shield Draft a Mission Statement Post a Bully Wanted PosterWrite a Progressive Story about Bullying Invent a TV Show About BullyingCraft a Custom Plan to Stop a BullyChapter 6: Gain Power with Body Language and Speech Walk the WalkTalk the TalkGive Rapid-Fire ResponsesAsk For Help When You Need ItFind the Right Words to Tell About BullyingCompose Anti-Bully BloopersChapter 7: The Most Important Things to Do If a Bully’s Bugging You Believe that Things Will ImproveSurround Yourself with Upbeat Friends Get Involved Never Give Up