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Kids Health: Should You Worry About School Violence?
Violence in schools can have a major effect on not only the victim but the school as a community. This article focuses on determining the safety of your school and what to do to help prevent violence. Links to related sites are available...
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Kids Health: I'm Growing Up but Am I Normal?
Witnessing changes that take place on your body can sometimes be a confusing experience. Are the changes normal? Are you changing in ways unlike anyone else? This site may help to relieve some worries that an adolescent may be pondering....
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Kids Health: Teens Health: Dealing With Bullying
Site provides an article on bullying explaining what it is, why some teens are bullies, and how to handle the situation if one is being bullied. Easy to read and filled with good information.
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Kids Health: Dealing With Bullying
When students are bullied they often have few resources to turn to for help. This lack of assistance usually results in either ignoring the problem or aggression. Neither route is a guaranteed strategy for solving the problem. This...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: 'Queen of the Toilet Bowl' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Queen of the Toilet Bowl' by Canadian author Freida Wishinsky is about a Brazilian girl who gets a lead role in a school musical and then must learn to deal with a bully who is upset she was passed over for it. Freida Wishinsky is a...
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It Gets Better Project: A Community for All Sexual Identities
Surviving the teenage years is extremely difficult, but dealing with sexual identity makes it excruciatingly harder. Welcome to the "It Gets Better Project," a safe place created specifically for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender...
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Pacer Center: Teens Against Bullying
Teens can navigate through a wealth of information on bullying, including facts, celebrity testimonials, ways to respond, prevention strategies, and ways to speak out and get involved.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Inside Out & Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
In this novel based on her life, Ha and her family are living in Saigon when the Vietnam war forces her family to flee to Alabama. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Inside Out & Back Again" by Thanhha Lai....
Scholastic
Scholastic: Maniac Magee Literature Response Journal [Pdf]
This printable resource offers suggestions for both writing and discussion, as well as a look at symbols, tone and hyperbole. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Bullying: What to Do About It
One-page overview of bullying discusses what it is, targets, steps to stop it, and related topics.
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Anti Bullying
Do you know the different types of bullying? Do you know how to prevent bullying? This video defines the different types of bullying as well as give tips to help prevent bullying. [1:08]