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Dear Teachers,
Thank you for your interest in this campaign. You are able to help youth positively affect social norms within the classroom, which is the focus of this year’s anti-bullying campaign. Each classroom that completes one of two (included) activities can enter for the chance to win Macklemore bobbleheads for their entire class. (Email entries to [email protected] by June 2, 2014)
We know that kindness has a three-degree ripple effect (Christakis, Three Degrees of Influence) and these two activities were created to amplify acts of kindness – by taking time to notice and promote kind acts, we can help move the classroom’s social norms to value kindness over bullying.
Inside this guide, you will find instructions for two activities: the “Be Great to Each Other” Wall, and the “Kindness Wins” Scoreboard, as well as contest entry instructions.
Thank you
MARINERS, MACKLEMORE & FELIX HERNANDEZ
Campaign to Promote Kindness (anti-bullying)
Teacher Guide
OUR MAIN MESSAGES:“Everyone deserves to feel safe at school”
“Be great to each other” “Kindness wins”
WHY IS THIS THE FOCUS?• Kindnesshasathree-degreerippleeffect(Christakis,ThreeDegrees
ofInfluence)• Bullyingpreventionrequireschangingthewholecommunity• Thelargestgroupofplayersinanyschoolcommunityarethebystanders• Whenthebystandersareactingpro-socially,thatmakestheschool
environmentonethatdoesn’tsupportbullying• Itreplacesthenormof“bullyingiscool”with“kindnessiscool”• Bystandershavethepower—youareeitherpartoftheproblemorpart
ofthesolution• Itcouldstartwithsomethingassimpleasbeingkindandnoticingthe
kindnessofothers
Kindnesswins:itisnotmushyandweak—it’sstrongandtough.Weneedtoendowkindnesswiththesametoughnessandrespectthatisusuallygarneredbybullying.
1. “BE GREAT TO EACH OTHER” WALLPrepare:• Makephotocopiesoftheattached“BeGreattoEachOther”handout,
andcutalongthedottedlinesintoquarter-pagesheets.Coloredpapercanhelpmakeasplash.
• Makespaceononeclassroomwall(thedoor,cabinetdoors,etc.)wherepagescanbehungup.
• Createalocationforquarter-pagesheetpages,markers,andtapethatwillbeeasyforstudentstoaccess.
INTRODUCE THE ACTIVITY:Wehavetalkedaboutbullyingbefore,andIknowyouhearalotofanti-bullyingmessages.Ithinkallofusagreethatbullyingisnotokay.Oneofthebestthingswecandotostopbullyingistobuildacultureofkindness.TheMarinersareholdingacontesttorewardkindness,andwecanenterthatcontestbycompletingthisactivity.Oneofthemainmes-sagesofthecontestis“Begreattoeachother.”Cananyonesaymoreaboutwhatthismeans?Whataresomewayspeopleinthisclassaregreattoeachother?(Writeresponsesontheboard,addingotheractsofkindnessyouseefromstudents).
AresearchernamedNicholasChristakisfoundthateachactofkindnesswedohasathree-degreerippleeffect.Thismeansthatwhenonepersondoessomethingniceforsomeoneelse,thatnicethingreachesmorethanjustthosetwopeople,itspreadsoutlikeripplesinapondtoreachmanypeople.Sowhatwearegoingtodothismonthiskeeptrackofallthegreatthingspeopleinthisclassdoforeachother.Wewillcreatea“BeGreattoEachOther”Wall.
Eachday,wewillhavetheopportunitytowritedownsomethinggreatthatwedidforsomeoneelse,orwritedownsomethinggreatthatsome-onedidforus,ontheselittlesheetsofpaper.Wewillputthepapersuponthewall,andbytheendofthemonth,wewillhaveawholewallofgreatness.ThiswallofgreatnesswillallowustoentertheMarinerscon-testwherewecouldwinMacklemorebobbleheads.
THE ACTIVITY:Duringthelengthofthecampaign,havestudentswritedownpositiveactions(theirownortheirpeer’s)on“BeGreattoEachOther”papersandhangthemonthewall.Eachsheetshoulddocumentonewaythatthestudentisbeinggreattoothersornoticingkindbehaviorsofotherstu-dents.Thegoaloftheactivityistofillthewallwithpositiveactionsthathelppromotekindnessasanorm.
TIPS FOR THE ACTIVITY:• Pickonetimeeachdaywhenstudentscanwriteentriesforthe“Be
GreattoEachOther”Wall,inordertocreateroutine.• Keepalistofpositiveactsontheboard,andregularlyreviewthem
withstudents.• Noticewhenstudentshangsheetsonthewallandthankthemfor
helpingbuildacultureofkindness• Haveaweeklydiscussionwithstudentsaboutwhatimpacttheactivity
ishavingontheirclassroom.• Takeaphotoofthewallasit“grows”tosendtoChangeTheGame@
Mariners.combyJune2,2014.
MARINERS, MACKLEMORE & FELIX HERNANDEZ
Campaign Details
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2. “KINDNESS WINS” SCOREBOARDPrepare:•Hanguptheattached“KindnessWins”baseballscoreboardininavisibleplaceintheclassroom.
INTRODUCE THE ACTIVITY:Wehavetalkedaboutbullyingbefore,andIknowyouhearalotofanti-bullyingmessages.Ithinkallofusagreethatbullyingisnotokay.Oneofthebestthingswecandotostopbullyingistobuildacultureofkindness.TheMarinersareholdingacontesttorewardkindness,andwecanenterthatcontestbycompletingthisactivity.Oneofthemainmessagesofthecontestis“kindnesswins.”Cananyonesaymoreaboutwhatthismeans?Whataresomewayspeopleinthisclassarekindtoeachother?(Writeresponsesonthechartpaper,addingotheractsofkindnessyouseefromstudents.Savethislisttorefertothroughoutthemonth).
AresearchernamedNicholasChristakisfoundthateachactofkindnesswedohasathree-degreerippleeffect.Thismeansthatwhenonepersondoessomethingniceforsomeoneelse,thatnicethingreachesmorethanjustthosetwopeople,itspreadsoutlikeripplesinapondtoreachmanypeople.Sowhatwearegoingtodothisplayagamecalled“KindnessWins.”Wearegoingtokeeptrackofallofthekindthingswehearpeoplesayandseepeopledointhisclass.
Everyday,wewillsharethekindwordswehearandkindactsweseeinthisclass,andkeeptrackofthemonthisscoreboard.Attheendofthemonth,we’llcountupthescorefor‘KindWords’andthescorefor’KindActions’andseewhichtypeofkindnesswinsthegame!Fillingupthis“KindnessWins”scoreboardwillallowustoentertheMarinerscontestwherewecouldwinMacklemorebobbleheads.
THE ACTIVITY:Hangupthe“KindnessWins”baseballscoreboardwithKindWordsasoneteamandKindActionsastheother—Bothteamsstartwithzeroruns.Setasideafewminuteseverydaytoallowstudentstosharekindthingstheyhavedoneorkindsthingstheyhavenoticedothersdoing–eachscoresonerunfortheappropriate“Kindness”team.
TIPS FOR THE ACTIVITY:• Pickonetimeeachdaywhenstudentssharewhatthey’vewitnessed,
inordertocreateroutine.• Listofwaystobekindpostedintheroom,andregularlyreviewitwith
students.• Createaboxwherestudentscanwritedowntheactsofkindnessthey
noticeandsubmitthemanonymously.Readtheseandaddtheirrunstothescoreboardeachday.
• Havestudentswritedowndescriptionsofactsofkindnesstheynoticeandsubmitthesedescriptionswithaphotoofyourscoreboardtosendinwithyourentryform.
ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS: Conductoneorbothoftheseactivitieswithinyourclassroom.EmailphotosofyourcompletedactivitiestoChangeTheGame@Mariners.combyJune2,2014toenteryourclassroomtowinMacklemorebobbleheadsforyourwholeclass.PhotossubmittedmaybesharedonMarinersVisionatSafecoFieldonMacklemoreBobbleheadNightonJune12.
MARINERS, MACKLEMORE & FELIX HERNANDEZ
Campaign Details
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