Story solutions : using tales to build character and teach bully prevention, drug prevention, and conflict resolution / Kevin Strauss
- Author:
- Strauss, Kevin, 1969-
- Published:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, [2011]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2011
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 225 pages ; 28 cm
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 A Crash Course in Storytelling (for Librarians, Parents, and Other Educators) -- Kinds of Stories -- How to Become a Story Reader or Storyteller -- ch. 2 Blocking and Preventing Bullying Behavior -- Definitions -- How Serious Is the Bullying Problem? -- What Skills Do Children Need to Block Bullying Behavior? -- Top Five Myths about Bullying -- Addressing Bullying in Libraries, Schools, and Communities -- Sample Bullying Prevention Curriculum -- References -- ch. 3 Bully Prevention Stories -- Reference -- Three Goats and a Troll (Adapted from Norway) -- The Three Clever Pigs (England) -- The Monster in the Cave (Masi, Kenya) -- The Danger of Fear (Iran) -- The King and His Falcon (Wales, Great Britain) -- The Doorways of Success and Failure (Japan) -- How Beetle Won a Colorful Coat (Brazil) -- The Fox with Hundreds of Tricks, Cat with One (Aesop) -- The Samurai and the Island (Japan) -- It's Not Our Problem (Burma) -- The Moon Goddess (China) -- How Guinea Fowl Got Spots on Her Wings (African American) -- The Man on the Moon (China) -- The Cat Monk (Russia) -- Three Butterfly Friends (Germany) -- The Strength of a Bundle of Sticks (Aesop) -- The Lion and the Mouse (Aesop) -- The Grasshoppers and the Monkeys (Hmong People, Southeast Asia) -- Three Bulls and the Lion (Aesop) -- A Trumpeter Taken Prisoner (Aesop) -- The Company You Keep (Aesop) -- Putting Feathers Back in the Pillow (Jewish) -- ch. 4 Bully-Stopper Self-Defense Techniques -- Activity 4-1 Deep Breath, Smile, Walk Away -- Activity 4-2 Verbal Safe Schools -- Activity 4-3 How to Be a Hero, Part 1 -- Activity 4-4 How to Be a Hero, Part 2 -- Activity 4-5 Four Roles in the Bullying "Drama" -- Activity 4-6 School Safety Survey -- School Safety Survey -- Activity 4-7 You Make the Call---Bullying or Something Else -- "You Make the Call" Worksheet -- "You Make the Call" Answers -- Activity 4-8 Bullying Prevention Values Barometer -- The Bully Prevention Values Barometer Questions -- Activity 4-9 Putdown Stoppers -- Activity 4-10 Just the Facts, Ma'am -- Bullying Reporting Forms -- Just the Facts Ma'am Role-play Scenarios Worksheet -- Activity 4-11 Getting Advice -- Activity 4-12 Safe School Role-plays -- Safe Schools -- Summary -- Additional Readings -- References -- ch. 5 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Suck -- Definitions -- How Big Is the Adolescent Drug Abuse Problem? -- What Do Drugs Do? -- What Skills Do Youth Need to Avoid Using Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs? -- Five Things Everyone Should Know About Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs -- What Are the Best Ways to Address Alcohol/Tobacco/Other Drug Abuse in Children and Teens? -- Sample Drug Use Prevention Curriculum -- References -- ch. 6 Drug Abuse Prevention Stories -- Drug Prevention Building Block Skills -- The Peddler of Swaffham (England) -- King Midas and the Gift of the Golden Touch (Greece) -- The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs (Aesop) -- The Boy and the Jar of Raisins (Aesop) -- The Wild Boar and the Fox (Aesop) -- The Lotus-Eaters (Greece) -- Never Enough (Greece) -- Grasping at the Moon (Tibet) -- The City Mouse and the Country Mouse (Aesop) -- The Money Fish (Finland) -- Pandora's Box (Greece) -- The Farmer and the Snake (Aesop) -- Elders Feed the People (Romania) -- The Three Impossible Gifts (China) -- The Man, the Boy, and Their Donkey (Aesop) -- Why Bear Has a Stumpy Tail (Sweden) -- Good News, Bad News (China) -- Cat and Parrot (Denmark) -- Fox and Crow (Aesop) -- ch. 7 Drugs Suck Activities -- Activity 7-1 What You Know About Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Is Probably Wrong -- The Brain Chemistry Quiz -- The Brain Chemistry Quiz Answers -- Activity 7-2 School Safety Survey 2 -- School Safety Survey 2 -- Activity 7-3 The Healthy Values Barometer -- The Healthy Values Barometer Statements -- Activity 7-4 Getting Advice -- Activity 7-5 Saying "No" Like You Mean It -- Ways to Say "No" -- "No" Practice Cards -- Activity 7-6 Mapping the Future -- Mapping the Future: Three-Year Goals -- Activity 7-7 Salesperson -- Alcohol/Tobacco/Other Drugs Pusher Scripts -- Activity 7-8 Good News, Bad News -- Activity 7-9 A Family Healthy Living Contract -- Sample Family Healthy Living Contract -- Additional Readings -- References -- ch. 8 Conflict Resolution Facts -- Definitions -- What Does It Mean to "Resolve Conflicts?" -- How Big of a Problem Are Conflicts in Our Schools and Communities? -- What Skills Do Children and Teens Need to Resolve Conflicts? -- How Can We Resolve Conflicts? -- S.T.O.P. -- Sample Conflict Resolution Curriculum -- References -- ch. 9 Conflict Resolution Stories -- Conflict Resolution Building Block Skills -- Ant and Magpie (China) -- Just Desserts (Germany) -- The Enormous Carrot (Adapted from Russia) -- The "Missing" Ax and the "Guilty" Boy (China) -- The Blind Hunter's Catch (Zimbabwe) -- The Third Friend (Greece) -- Anansi's Dinner Guest (Ghana) -- Four Blind Men and the Elephant (India) -- The Parable of the Stomach (Aesop) -- The Heaviest Burden (Adapted from Indonesia) -- The Difference Between Heaven and Hell (Adapted Jewish Tale) -- It's in Your Hands (Jewish) -- How Rattlesnake Got Her Venom and Her Rattles (Adapted African American Tale) -- ch. 10 Conflict Resolution Activities -- Activity 10-1 Empathy Role-play -- Sample Conflicts -- Activity 10-2 Four Steps to Resolving a Conflict -- The Four Steps to Resolving a Conflict -- Activity 10-3 Crossing the Delaware -- Activity 10-4 Emotion Charades -- Feeling Cards -- Activity 10-5 How Not to Listen -- Activity 10-6 The Story of the Amazing Me! -- Sample Story Questions -- Activity 10-7 Four Ways to Face a Problem -- Four Ways Story -- Additional Readings -- References.
- Summary:
- The increase of bullying in school environments is a dangerous trend; it's now the most common form of violence in society. Studies show that as many as 25 percent of American students are targets of frequent bullying. Our children desperately need help to deal with bullies and resolve conflicts---and steer clear of the established pitfalls of drug use and low self-esteem. --
Research clearly shows that our schools are often unhealthy social environments: 80 percent of middle school students report seeing arguments or fights every day at school. --
Almost 3 out of 4 (70 percent) of surveyed girls ages 8-17 report symptoms of low self-esteem. Even worse, most of these girls reported falling into patterns of dysfunctional behavior, such as bullying, disordered eating, smoking, or drinking when feeling badly. --
In this book, author Kevin Strauss has carefully laid out background information, traditional stories, and skill-building activities that will enable librarians and other educators to help their students master bullying and drug prevention, self-control, and conflict resolution, as well as establish healthy self-esteem and optimism. The "Story/Activity/Discussion" approach of this text makes the serious task of learning and practicing critical life skills fun for both adults and students. This story-based approach also increases retention of building-block skills, especially for younger students. --Book Jacket. - Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781591587644 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1591587646 (pbk. : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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