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a literacy-based anti-bullying program Grades 1–6

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Chicken Soup for the Soul & The Boniuk Foundation

Accompanying TV Show

Chicken Soup for the Soul, the world’s favorite and most recognized storyteller, publishes the famous Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. With over 100 million books sold to date in the

U.S. and Canada alone, more than 250 titles, and translations into more than 40 languages, “chicken soup for the soul” is one of the world’s best-known phrases and is regularly referenced in pop culture. Today, 23 years after it first began sharing happiness, inspiration and wellness through its books, this socially conscious company continues to publish new titles, but has also evolved beyond the bookstore, as it continues “changing the world one story at a time®.”

The Boniuk Foundation is working with Chicken Soup for the Soul to promote tolerance, respect, and compassion, inspiring young people and adults to embrace their differences, reject stereotypes, and make good choices. Chicken Soup for the Soul Hallway Heroes, a literacy-based anti-bullying program, brings these messages to the classroom. This proactive educational program uses stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul books to improve literacy while teaching social and emotional learning skills to students. The result is that students learn to accept and respect people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, and culture—one story at a time. For more information about these programs and sponsors, visit www.chickensoup.com/hallwayheroes.

Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Hidden Heroes, a half-hour weekly TV series on THE CBS DREAM TEAM, IT’S EPIC!, premiered October 3rd. Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Hidden Heroes reveals the untapped

reservoir of good, kindness and compassion in our world and reinforces the messages of this program. It is hosted by actress Brooke Burke-Charvet, former winner of and co-host of Dancing with the Stars and one of Forbes Magazine’s “25 Working Moms to Follow.” This show features segments inspired by stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Be the Best You Can Be, the book at the heart of this literacy-based anti-bullying program.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Hallway Heroes is easy to use and can be seamlessly incorporated into the teaching day. The literacy-based lesson plans are simple to follow. Chicken Soup for the Soul Hallway Heroes was developed using a modification of the highly successful 5E learning cycle and instructional model. The 5E model uses the following instructional elements: engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. The 7E model used in this curriculum is enhanced by adding two additional elements: elicit and extend. In addition, there are scripts included for the teacher to use as a guide—making it even simpler to use, even for a new teacher!

One of the key features of this program is that it is literacy-based. This will make it easy for teachers to incorporate it into their daily teaching.

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LESSON 3 • GRADE 5


PROBLEM CARDS

Problem A:

Tim has been your best friend since you were in kindergarten. Lately Tim has been spending more time with the new kid, Scott. You’re not so sure if Scott is a good influence on Tim, but you decide to give him a chance. One day at lunch you notice Scott is sitting in the seat where you usually sit. When you go to put your tray in the empty seat across from Tim, Scott says, “This seat is taken. You’ll have to find another table.” You look at Tim, and he looks down at his food and avoids eye contact.

Problem B:

You just got a brand new cell phone from your parents. Excitedly, you give all your friends your phone number so you can talk and text whenever you want. You get a group message from one of your friends that was sent to five other phone numbers with a mean rumor about your classmate, Maria. The next day, you notice Maria sitting alone at lunch, looking very sad.

Problem C:

A new student in your class is from another country and does not speak very much English. Your teacher has done her best to help him, but he is falling behind in class and doesn’t have very many friends. You notice some of your classmates calling him names during recess.

Problem D:

Your older sibling’s teasing and joking has progressed to physical violence. Your sibling punches and kicks you when your parents aren’t around. You have pleaded for this to stop, but it has been going on for weeks. When you threaten to tell your parents, your sibling threatens more violence.

Problem E:

You are hanging out with your friend, Alicia, at her house over the weekend. She wants to show you some photos on her social media account. While you are logged on, you see that some of Alicia’s friends that are in your class have posted some negative comments on her page and have called her names. Alicia is very upset.

Problem F:

During PE class, your team lost a game of flag football. You weren’t the worst player on the team, but you weren’t the most valuable player either. In the locker room, other kids on your team start teasing you, blaming you for losing the game, and mocking the way you run.

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Program Overview

Proactive Bullying Prevention

Social and Emotional Learning Skills

Literacy-Based Lesson Plans

Sample student journal pages Sample teacher guide & lesson plan pages

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3. IMPROVE LITERACY

By aligning all modules and lessons tightly with English langu

age arts and literacy standards, Chick-

en Soup for the Soul Hallway Heroes strongly supports studen

t literacy development in reading and

comprehension of narrative text, speaking and listening, writi

ng in response to literature, and writing

across multiple genres.

In the 21st century, students are required to gain meaningful

conceptual understanding of texts8.

Students construct their own understanding of text they read

rather than simply recalling simple

facts. Comprehensive literacy instruction supports the perso

nal, intellectual, and social elements of

literacy9. Therefore, literacy instruction does not occur in iso

lation. Students and teachers learn to-

gether in communities10 where students apply new lea

rning to critical, real-world issues, ultimately

engaging students in genuine literacy activities11.

Furthermore, literacy-based curricula have been found to red

uce bullying and support components

of SEL. Narratives and storytelling are powerful tools, becaus

e they give students opportunities to

become aware of personal qualities and traits and develop pe

rspective-taking skills. By identifying

with characters’ thoughts, goals, emotions, and behaviors, st

udents are able to view situations from

someone else’s point-of-view and reflect on what their own a

ttitudes and actions in similar contexts

might be.

Stories are ideal mediums to teach complex concepts, such a

s empathy, compassion, and tolerance.

Because these traits are important in bullying prevention, na

rratives and storytelling are valuable

tools to reduce bullying and improve school culture.

While students should practice social-emotional skills in a rea

l-life environment like school, there

is merit in practicing these skills through literacy-based curri

cula. Research has shown that

emotions and beliefs found in stories are an effective way to

influence a reader’s emotions and

beliefs in real life12.

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9 Gambrell et al., 2011

10 Pressley, 200711 Duffy, 200312 Kreuter et al., 2007; Moyer

-Guse, 2008; Gilbert, 1991; Green, 2006; Cohen, 2001

INTRODUCTION • GRADE 5

26 Copies of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Be the Best You Can Be

Each classroom package contains 26 copies of the book; one is for the teacher and 25 are for the students. The book includes inspiring true stories about goals and values for kids and preteens. Teachers can use the book for additional assignments or independent reading.

Administrator Implementation Guide

Each school/district will receive an implementation guide to assist administrators in effecting a smooth implementation of the curriculum in their schools.

Subsidized Online Subscription to Story LibraryWith each of these packages, teachers, students and their families will receive a code that provides subsidized access at a reduced price to Chicken Soup for the Soul’s story library containing over 21,000 real-life stories. Instructions on how to access the library will be included.

Classroom Package• 26 Chicken Soup for the Soul: Be the Best You

Can Be books• Teacher Guide & Lesson Plans• 25 Student Journals• Subsidized Online Library Access


Chicken Soup for the Soul Hallway Heroes Classroom Package Includes:

25 Student JournalsThese stylish, fun journals are designed to be a place for students’ personal reactions and reflections to the Chicken Soup for the Soul: Be the Best You Can Be real-life stories. In addition to writing their answers, there are places for students to glue in photos or draw self-portraits. Journal plans vary in appearance and are designed to maintain student interest throughout the module. There are different versions of student journals for each of grades 1 through 6.

Teacher Guide & Lesson PlansThe spiral-bound teacher guide introduces teachers to the program and guides them through 12 entertaining and varied lesson plans, providing numerous ways to engage students and use true stories for social and emotional learning. There is a different version of the teacher guide that includes lesson plans for each of grades 1 through 6.

Classroom Package• 26 Chicken Soup for the Soul: Be the Best You

Can Be books• Teacher Guide & Lesson Plans• 25 Student Journals• Subsidized Online Library Access

Educator PortalThe educator portal is an online resource for additional classroom ideas and teaching tips. The portal is exclusively for use by educators enrolled in this program.

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Sample student journal page

Chicken Soup for the Soul Hallway Heroes Classroom Package Includes:

Student JournalsThe personal journals are an integral part of the literacy-based lesson plans. They provide an opportunity for students to reflect on the Chicken Soup for the Soul: Be the Best You Can Be stories and lesson activities through open writing/drawing activities and personal narratives.

The journals are to be used as a safe, personal place where students can record their thoughts, feelings, and reactions to the stories, as well as a place for students to write about how they will apply what they are learning to their own lives. There are different versions of student journals for each of grades 1 through 6.

The journal prompts have been designed to elicit in-depth answers from students by asking open-ended, mediative questions. Each lesson also includes a story summary page where students describe the characters, the lessons learned from the story, and applications of the lessons to their own lives. In addition, each lesson includes a blank page, providing space for teachers to include additional


Sample student journal pageSample personal pledge page

activities or prompts, or students to write or draw additional reflections.

At the end of each lesson plan, the corresponding journal prompts and activities are listed for teacher reference. These prompts and activities are printed sequentially in the student journal.

Teacher Guide & Lesson PlansThe spiral-bound teacher guide, which includes lesson plans, guides teachers through 12 entertaining and varied lesson plans, providing numerous ways to engage students and use true stories for social and emotional learning.

The literacy-based lesson plans will follow an outline similar to the following:

• Pre-reading activity/discussion• Students read a short story from Chicken Soup for

the Soul: Be the Best You Can Be (teachers read in grades 1 and 2)

• Story will address bullying or related situations• Discussions after reading• Students answer questions in their student journal

about the short story and how the story pertains to their experiences

• Students have writing assignments in their student journals

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LESSON 2 Grade 5

“The Bully and the Braid” p. 160

Description of LessonStudents will create a working

definition of bullying and discuss

the causes of bullying behaviors, focusing on positive things

they

can do to prevent bullying behaviors. Students identify positi

ve

interpersonal skills (e.g., kindness, compassion, courage) and

work

in small groups to create posters that encourage a constructiv

e,

proactive approach to bullying prevention (e.g., befriending o

thers). Teachers should be

prepared to discuss bullying at school as well as bullying that

happens on the Internet/online.

Today’s children face specific challenges when it comes to bu

llying and the anonymity social media

can provide. Students need to know this behavior is just as s

erious as what we might see as

traditional bullying.

Materials• Dry-erase board or flip char

t

• Dry-erase or flip chart markers

• Poster-size paper for each group

• Markers

Lesson Objective• Evaluate how honesty, fairn

ess, and compassion enable one to take the needs

of others into account when making decisions

Literacy Objective• Compare and contrast ideas

and events in the story to real-life experiences

Teacher DirectionsAdditional Teacher Preparation & Notes

Elicit/Engage

The teacher writes on the board: “What does the word ‘bully

ing’

mean to you?”

Students do a Think-Pair-Share, first writing some notes indiv

idual-

ly in response to the question (Think), then discussing them

with a

partner (Pair), and finally discussing their answers in a large g

roup

(Share). The teacher records answers on the board or flip ch

art.

During the discussion, the teacher may raise questions to hel

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refine students’ understanding of bullying in ways that are co

nsis-

tent with the district’s definition.

Before the lesson, the

teacher should review

school and/or district

bullying policy to see how

bullying is defined.

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Sample teacher guide & lesson plan pages

In summary, the students will be reading, comprehending, listening, discussing and writing in every lesson.

There will be 12 lessons per grade level with a recommendation of 30–50 minutes per week over 12 weeks. The lessons are designed so that the teacher can teach them during his/her literacy block of time. There is a different version of the teacher guide and lesson plans for each of grades 1 through 6. All lessons are aligned to all 50 states and national literacy and social-emotional learning standards.


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Concept Web A concept web is a graphic organizer to promote the development of a concept.

Frayer Model / Definition Chart A Frayer Model is an organizer that is used to separate the meaning of a word by encouraging students to identify the definition, characteristics, examples and non-examples of a specific word.

LESSON PLAN APPROACH • GRADE 5


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