1. Group Curriculum
Bullying
Group Focus
The group will be comprisedof elementary grade level students.The groupwill focuson teaching
studentstoidentifytheirfeelingsandlearnalternative copingskills. The goal of the groupisto help
students recognize the triggersandsymptomsof theirnegativefeelingssothattheycan respondto
theminappropriate ways.Thiswill helpthe studentssucceed inthe classroomandoutside of the
classroom.
MissionStatement
The missionof the groupis to provide asafe environmentwhere the studentswill be able toreinforce
whattheyhave alreadylearnedandimplementthe new copingskillslearned.All instructionand
activitieswill be gearedtowards elementary grade level understanding.
Confidentiality
All informationandrecordsobtainedinthe course of the groupshall be keptconfidential unlessthe
followingapply:
 Whenstudent’sorotherstudent’ssafetyisinjeopardy
 Whenthere issuspicionof childabuse
Group Rules
The followingruleswillapply toall groupmembers
1. No hitting
2. Hands andfeetto yourself
3. No foul language

2. Group Curriculum Outline
Week 1
Day 1: Introduction:Group focus,rules,confidentiality,andgroupmembers
a) Introductionof groupmembers
b) Establishgroupgoalsand expectations
Week 2
Day 2: WhatIs Bullying
a) Discussionof definition
Day 3: How Does BullyingMake Students Feel?
a) Video:http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/kidssay/talkabout-
bullying.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle#cat20070
b) Discussionof video
Day4:WhyDoStudentsBully?
a) Description of studentsandtheirlives
Week 3
Day 1: How To Avoid a Bully
a) http://www.pacer.org/bullying/video/player.asp?video=56
b) Discussionof video
Day 2: Reinforcing“HowTo Avoida Bully”
a) http://www.pacer.org/bullying/video/player.asp?video=44
b) How Can I HelpA Student WhoIs BulliedAll The Time?
c) Strategies
d) Role Play
Day 3: How To Stop Bullying
a) http://www.pacer.org/bullying/video/listing.asp?category=kidsagainstbullying
b) Discussionof video
Day 4:

3. Week 4
Day 1:
a) Labelingimageswiththe differentemotions inbook
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 4:
Week 5
Day 1:
Day 2: RecognizingCopingSkills
a) Continuationof Activity: Secondpartof activitysheet “SomethingAtSchool that
seemedscary butreallywasn’t”
Day 3: Presentationof experience thattriggered fear
a) Presentationof activitysheet“Somethingatschool thatseemedscarybut reallywasn’t”
Day 4 : Practice of copingskillsforfear
a) Facilitatortomodel differentcopingskills
b) Implementationof the copingskills:Studentswill practice copingskillsmodeledby
facilitator
Week 6
Day 1: Expressionof Anger
a) Discussion:facilitatortodiscussthe feelingsof anger
b) Activity:studentswill draw whatangerlookslike tothem
c) Discussion:groupwill discusshow their drawingsshow the angeroutburstsversus
communicatingangerwithwords

4. Day 2: Establishingthe needforself-control
a) 12 strategiestoself-control:Facilitatorwillmodel
b) Activity:StrategiesMatchinggame
Day 3: PuttingintoPractice 12 AngerManagementStrategies
a) Discussion:Reviewfeelingsof anger
b) Activity:The use of puppetsforthe “BlockAnger”game
Day 4: ModelingStrategies
a) Activity:Role Playof 12 strategies
Week 1
Day 1: GroupObjective
Group focusand ruleswill be explained.Groupfacilitatorwill introduce self.Groupmemberswill
introduce themselves.
Activity

5. Group introductionswill be done.Groupfocusandruleswill be explained.Groupmemberswill engage
indiscussiononthe importance of havingschool rules.
Week 2
Day 1: GroupObjective
Students will learnthe physical expressionsof differentfeelings sothattheyare betteraware of their
ownfeelings.
Activity
Studentswill watch Video:MovementActivityGame
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB
0QtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DAWbTX7adIMM&ei=p0NRVM
mbOomtogSSyYHoBQ&usg=AFQjCNElJgjcGpXLTKvYLkBa41vSADo_uA&bvm=bv.78597519,d.cGE.
Afterthe video,there will be adiscussionof the feelingsobservedinthe video.
Materials:video
Day 2: GroupObjective
Students will identifyfamiliarfeelings,feelingsthattheyexperience veryoften.
Activity
Studentswill watch the Video:MovementActivityGame.There will be adiscussionof familiarfeelings
that studentscanrelate to.Studentswill draw the familiarfeelingsthattheyexperience,whichtheyalso
watchedinthe MovementActivityGame
Materials:video,constructionpaper,markers
Day 3: GroupObjective
Students will learntorecognize theirownnegative feelingsandthe triggers.
Activity
Studentswill drawwhattheirnegativefeelings looklike:mad,sad,irritated.Studentswillshare their
drawingsandwhat makesthemfeel thatway.

6. Materials:constructionpaper,markers
Day4:GroupObjective
Studentswilllearntoidentifythetriggerstotheirnegativefeelings.
Activity
Studentswillbegivenvisualsofdifferenttriggers.Eachvisualwillbeexplained.Studentswillchoosewhich
triggersmakethemexperiencethenegativefeelings.
Materials:visuals
Week 3
Day 1: GroupObjective
Studentswill learnthe feeling:happythroughvisualsandself -expression.
Activity
Discussionof whathappyfeelingslooklike.Studentswill make abookletof whathappyfeelingslook
like.Studentswill drawdifferentexperiencesthattheyhave hadwhere theyrecall happyfeelings.
Materials:constructionpaper,markers,crayons
Day 2: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntokeepexperiencinghappyfeelings
Activity
Discussionof howwe can continue feelinghappywill be shared.Differentideasandstrategiestostaying
happywill be discussed,suchas: lookingforafriendthatis nice to us,workinghardto earn rewardsin
classor fromparents,andbeingnice toothersso that theycan be nice to us.
Day 3: GroupObjective
Group will putintopractice the strategies learnedtohelpthemremainhappy.
Activity

7. Facilitatorwill review strategieslearnedyesterdaythatcanhelpusstay happy.Studentswillmake a
bookletof the strategiesdiscussedyesterday.Studentswill draw visualsof whatactionscanhelpthem
stay happy.Studentsare encouragedtouse thisbookletatschool andhome.
Materials:constructionpaper,markers,crayons.
Day 4: GroupObjective
Studentswill role playthe strategieslearnedtohelpthemremainhappy.Studentswillworkinpairs.The
pair will receive ascenariothatwill involve ateacherorparentrequestingthattheycomplete atask,a
friendaskingfortheirhelpontheirhomework,teachergivingoutstickersforgoodbehavior.Students
will role playwhattheirstrategyshouldbe inresponse toeachscenario.The strategyneedstobe one
learnedtohelpthemremainhappy.
Materials:scenarios
Week 4
Day 1: GroupObjective
Studentswill learn toname differentemotions.
Activity
Studentswill make “WhatAre My Emotions?”Pumpkin Book.Studentswill labelthe imageswith
differentemotions.
Materials:pumpkinbook,images, markers
Day 2: GroupObjective
Studentswill learnhowtoexpresstheiremotionstoanotherperson.
Activity
Studentswill share theirbooktothe rest of the group. Each studentwill have anopportunitytoshare.
Studentswhoare sittingdownare to sitquietlyandpayattentiontothe speaker.
Materials:pumpkinbook
Day 3: GroupObjective
Studentswill be able toexpresstheirfeelingsthroughart.
Activity

8. Studentswill make apumpkinthatwill resemble theirfeelingsforthisday.The pumpkinisusedto
coordinate withthe month.
Materials:pumpkincutout,markers
Day 4: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntopractice calmingtechniqueswhenangry.
Activity
Discussionof calmingtechniques.Calmingtechniquesare modeled.Studentspractice calming
techniques anddrawtheirfavorite calmingtechnique.
Materials:constructionpaper,markers
Week 5
Day 1: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntoidentifythe emotion:fear.
Activity
Discussionof fearandwhat itlookslike.Studentswill engage inactivity“SomethingAtSchool that
seemedscarybutreallywasn’t”.Studentswill draw infirstbox “Somethingatschool that seemed
scary…”.
Materials:Activitysheet,markers,crayons
Day 2: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntorecognize CopingSkills forthe emotion:fear.
Activity
Studentswill continue secondpartof activity “SomethingAtSchool thatseemedscary butreally
wasn’t”.Studentswill completethe secondbox “butreallywasn’t”.
Materials:Activitysheet,markers,crayons
Day 3:
Group Objective
Studentswill practice expressingtheiremotionof feartothe rest of the students.

9. Activity
Studentswill share theiractivitysheet“Somethingatschool thatseemedscarybutreallywasn’t” tothe
restof the group.
Materials:activitysheet
Day 4 : GroupObjective
Studentswill learncopingskillstohelpthemsquashthe emotionof fear.
Activity
Facilitatorwill model differentcopingskills thatcan helpstudentssquashtheiremotionof fearwhen
facedwithit.Studentswill practice differentcopingskills.
Materials:none
Week 6
Day 1: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntoidentifythe emotion:anger
Activity
Discussionwhatangerlookslike onpaper.Studentswill draw whatangerlookslike tothem.Facilitator
will discusshowthe imagesdrawnbystudentsare not appropriate reactionstoangerbecause they
showangeroutbursts.Facilitatorinformsstudentsthatatthe endof the week,theywill learnstrategies
to helpthemcalm theirangerand communicate theirfeelings.
Materials:constructionpaper,markers
Day 2: GroupObjective
Studentswill learnthe 12AngerManagement strategiesforself-control.
Activity
Facilitatorwill model howtoplaythe game. Studentswill engageina“StrategiesMatchingGame”
where theywill matchthe triggertothe strategythat bestcalmsanger.
Materials:strategiesmatchinggame
Day 3: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntoputintopractice the 12 AngerManagementStrategies.

10. Activity
Facilitatorwill model howtoplaythe game.Studentswill engagein“BlockAngerGame”withthe use of
puppets.Studentswill tossandwhateverblockitfallson,studentwillputintopractice the given
strategy.Everystudentwill have anopportunitytopractice the strategies.
Materials:game,puppets
Day 4: GroupObjective
Studentswill role playthe 12AngerManagementStrategies
Activity
Facilitatorwill model ascenarioandhow to put intopractice an AngerManagementstrategy.Students
will workwithpartner.Pairwill be givenascenariowhere theywill needtoputintopractice an Anger
Managementstrategy.One studentwillbe the aggressor,the otherone will be the one topractice the
strategy.