To continue our lesson from yesterday, I'd like to take a little bit deeper look into hurtful words and/or bullying. The things we say to each other may not show physical damage, but the damage is there.
The first lesson on bullying, uses the illustration of two apples. Students practice saying nice things to one apple while saying hurtful things to another. Unbeknownst to your student(s), you have gently dropped one apple multiple times to cause bruising on the inside. When you are finished saying hurtful and nice things to each of the apples, you cut them open. The apple you said nice things to is healthy, but he apple you said hurtful things to is bruised on the INSIDE. This leads for great discussion into how we speak to one another and the implications of our words. This is a great sibling activity or individual activity during our NTI days as it is always important to choose kind words instead of hurtful no matter who we are speaking to.
A Bullying Lesson Using Apples
Apple Printable Worksheet
The second activity is great for our younger students. It uses a clean sheet of paper and is folded each time someone says something hurtful until you can't fold it any smaller. You then practice saying nice things and the paper unfolds. Although the paper is still the same and opens all the way back up, the folds are still there just as the hurtful things someone says can still hurt on the inside.
The Folded Paper Instructions
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