On Thursday, we had an assembly featuring childrens' book author, Karen Gedig Burnett. She is also known as Grandma Rose. One of her books is Simon’s Hook, a book designed to help children deal with teases and put downs. Ms. Burnett used student volunteers to do a short skit about a boy who gets teased about his hair. Using a fishing pole she helps him figure out how to deal with teasing without losing his temper or his self esteem. In the story, Grandma Rose compares the teasing words of others to fishing hooks with bait. When you react with anger or tears, you take the bait or bite the hook. She explained that that is just what the instigator wants you to do. She gave students several strategies for dealing with teasing and put downs. They include do little, agree, distract (change the subject), laugh or make a joke, walk away. This book is our Project Cornerstone book of the month, so we will be discussing this further in class later this month. If you click on the image, it will take you to her website.
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