The Tough Kid Bully Blockers Book

The Tough Kid Bully Blockers Book is designed to prevent and reduce all forms of bullying, from gossiping and exclusion to physical aggression and cyberbullying.

This book shows student bystanders how to stop the cycle of bullying. It shows bullying targets how to respond to bullying. And it shows student who are bullies how to manage their aggression.

Bully Blockers includes a field-tested set of 15-minute lessons, carefully crafted to teach students six bullying prevention skills. More than 50 reproducible posters, forms, homework assignments, and worksheets make the program easy to implement and customize.

Section 1: What This Book Will Do For You

How to Use This Book
Organization of This Book

Section 2: Setting the Stage for Program Success

More About Positive Behavioral Support
Whole School Applications & Positive Behavioral Support
Characteristics of Successful & Unsuccessful Schools
Tough Kids: The Top 7%
What Does It All Mean?
How the Tough Kid Bully Blocker Program Fits In

Section 3: The Facts About Bullying

What Is Bullying?
How Common Is Bullying?
Who Is a Bully?
Why Do Kids Bully?
Direct & Indirect Bullying
Effects of Bullying
Who Is a Victim?
Who Is a Bystander?
School Bully Prevention & Intervention Programs
How Can Teacher & Schools Change the Bullying Problem?

Section 4: How to Use the Tough Kid Bully Blockers Program

The Three Levels of Bullying Prevention & Intervention
Schoolwide Implementation
Grade Level & Classroom Implementation
Small Group Implementation
Before Beginning Implementation Schoolwide, in a Classroom, or a Small Group
General Tips for Teaching Bully Blocker Lessons
Program Review & Evaluation

Section 5: What to Do With Chronic Bullies and Victims
- The ABCs of Chronic Bullying
- Antecedents of Bullying
- Bullying Behavior
- Consequences That Motivate Chronic Bullying
- How to Do an ABC Functional Assessment of Chronic Bullying
- Steps for Filling Out the Form
- Analyzing the ABC Forms
- Interventions for Chronic Bullying
  - Supervision
  - Check In/Check Out Program
  - Contracting with the Chronic Bully
  - Peer Mediation
  - Over-Corrections
  - Structured Recess & Structured Lunch
- What About the Chronic Victim?
- Identifying the Chronic Victim
- The ABCs of Bullying For Chronic Victims
- Interventions for Chronic Victims
  - Social Supports, Check In/Check Out Program
  - Peer Buddy System
  - Parent Involvement
  - Skills Training
  - Supervision
Section 6: Bully Blocker Lessons
- After the First Year
- Year 2 Implementation
- Adapting the Curriculum for Subsequent Years
Skill 1: Learning About Bullying
- Definition of Bullying
- Bully Blocker Survey
- Learning About Bullying Through Literature
- Bully Blocker Pledge
- Talking About Relationship Bullying
- Relating Bullying to Personal Experience
- Recognizing Types of Bullying
- Bully Blocker Poster Contest
Skill 2: Bully Blocker Tools
- What You Can Do If You Are Bullied and When to Report Bullying
- Learning Bully Blocker Tools Through Literature
- How to Look and Act When Standing Up to a Bully
- Teasing Blockers
- Rumor Blockers and How to Stop Gossip
- Relationship Bully Blockers
- Bystander Blockers — What You Can Do When Someone Else Is Being Bullied
- Physical Bully Blockers
- What You Can Do If You Are Bullied
Skill 3: Friendship Builders
- What Makes a Good Friend?
- Giving Put-Ups, Not Put-Downs
- Learning About Friendship Through Literature
- Asking to Join In
- Inviting Someone to Join In
- Cooperating With Others
- Giving Compliments to Others
- Relating Friendship to Personal Experience
- Creating a Classroom Friendship Book
- Name Game — A Friendly Interaction Activity
Skill 4: Problem Solvers
- Understanding Conflict and Problem Solving
- Learning About Problem Solving Through Literature
- Stop and Cool Down Problem Solving
- I Message Problem Solving
- Active Listening Problem Solving
- Negotiating Win-Win Solutions
- Steps for Problem Solving
- The Portable Problem Solver
- Relating Problem Solving to Personal Experience
Skill 5: Respecting Differences
- Understanding Differences (Diversity)
- Learning About Diversity Through Literature
- Celebrating Similarities and Differences in Others
- Everyone Is Unique
- Understanding Disabilities
- Learning About Disabilities Through Literature
- Understanding Stereotypes
- Understanding Character Values
- Accepting Others Who Are Different
- Relating Respecting Differences to Personal Experience
Skill 6: Confidence Boosters
- Boosting Self-Confidence
- Boosting Self-Confidence Through Literature
- Learning Even More Self-Confidence Boosters
- Setting Academic Goals
- Setting Personal Social Goals
- Setting Future Goals
- Creating a Positive Personal History