Discover a Bully Free Program Guaranteed to Help Reduce School Absenteeism and the Negative Effects of Bullying

The Bully Free program teaches the following concepts: VICTIMS:    * Stand up straight, make eye contact, smile calmly, and remember to breathe.    * Deep breathing sends oxygen to your brain. Suddenly, you'll know what to say.     * Use "I Messages."    * Try to smile since your tears often gives a bully a false sense of power.    * Try to be a friend to a bully. "Have you had a bad day? Would you like to talk about it?" WITNESSES:    * Politely but firmly tell bullies that being a bully is NOT okay.    * Withdraw your friendship from a bully if he or she insists on bullying your friends or acquaintances. BULLIES:    * Bullies often are victims of bullying.    * The real way to feel important is by helping others and by practicing your talents and skills - not by bullying.

Ms. Debbie Dunn Conflict Resolution Specialist (423) 422-9728 E-mail: moredunntales@yahoo.com

STORIES OUT OF A TRUNK PROGRAM: "BE BULLY FREE" Example Format For The Day: 8:00-8:50 a.m. Debbie gives performance of three solo tales that teach skills for dealing with bullies and the importance of practicing your talents and skills.   First two stories for entire school:   (1) Grandmother Frog's Magic Bully Buster Song (for grades K-6)   (2) Parable Of The Eagle (for grades K-6)   Then grades K-2 return to their classrooms. Grades 3-6 remain to listen to the last tale that is more appropriate for upper grades only:   (3) Ned & Nan Kicks Their CAN'Ts Away (for grades 3-6) 9:15-11:15 a.m. Two-hour workshop with 39 to 49 target students. During the workshop, Debbie Dunn will audition and train these students to perform a seven-act play complete with costumes and sound system. The play is called "No Bullies In The Kingdom." Act 1 - Carl Coyote Saves The Day A man dropped a cigarette underneath a tree, the home of the bees, crows, and squirrels. Can Super Spy Squirrel find an animal big enough to stop the fire before it transforms into a forest fire? Click HERE to watch slideshow of entire script plus costumes on Associated Content.com. Act 2 - Lion And Tiger Bully Carl Coyote Lion and Tiger bully Carl Coyote on a regular basis. Some of the forest animals find out and offer Coyote their friendship. That made Coyote feel a little better. Unfortunately, he knows Lion and Tiger plan to bully him again soon? What will he do? Click HERE to watch slideshow of entire script plus costumes on Associated Content.com. Act 3 -  Carl Coyote Becomes A Bully Carl Coyote was feelings so flat and deflated from being bullied regularly by Lion and Tiger. Sadly, he decided the only way to feel puffed-up and inflated was to become a bully himself. Watch what happens when he joins that ‘chain of pain’. Click HERE to watch slideshow of entire script plus costumes on Associated Content.com. Act 4 -  Bully Chain Of Pain At a meeting, the animals discuss the Bully Chain of Pain. The boys and girls work out their conflict. A plan is discussed to teach Coyote it is NOT okay to be a bully. 'I Messages' and other techniques are taught to deal with bullies. Click HERE to watch slideshow of entire script plus costumes on Associated Content.com. Act 5 - Eagle & Friends Confront Carl Coyote Eagle and her friends tell Carl Coyote that it is NOT okay to be a bully. Instead, he should focus on his talents and skills. Then the four boys he bullied use ‘I Messages’ to get him to stop bullying them. Coyote apologizes. Click HERE to watch slideshow of entire script plus costumes on Associated Content.com. Act 6 - Coyote Is Saved From The Hunters Coyote gets caught in a hunter’s snare. Thanks to his apologizing for being a bully, the animals are willing to organize a rescue party before 2 hunters can sell him for money. Click HERE to watch slideshow of entire script plus costumes on Associated Content.com. Act 7 - Animal Intervention With 2 Bullies An Animal Intervention with 2 Bullies: Tiger and Lion. Doug Raccoon and the other forest animals state, “Stop being a bully or leave our forest forever.” Tiger agreed to stop. Lion refused.   Click HERE to watch slideshow of entire script plus costumes on Associated Content.com. Songs Taught: My Bully Buster Song - Click HERE 1st verse from Another Bully Buster Song - Click HERE How do you choose the target students? The target students you handpick could come from 1 or 2 classes. You could choose 4 to 8 eager volunteers from each grade level. Or you might want to pick certain students you have identified as victims or bullies to help reinforce the skills and techniques of becoming bully free. After lunch from 1:00 to 2:00 (or some other 1-hour block) of your selection: The 39 to 49 target students you handpicked will perform a 50-minute seven-act play called “No Bullies In The Kingdom” for the entire school. Debbie will act as narrator and director, guiding the students through the entire process. Please note: If your school is so large that the entire school will NOT fit in the gym, then only have grades 2-6 or grades 3-6 attend the performance and play.   11 Boy Characters: 1. Carl Coyote (27 lines) 2. Super Spy Squirrel (11 lines) 3. Doug Raccoon (13 lines) 4. Grandpa Rabbit (9 lines) 5. Ben Bear (6 lines) 6. Grandpa Frog (8 lines) 7. Hunter Billy Joe (3 lines) 8. Hunter Jake (2 lines) 9. Robbie Rabbit (7 lines) 10. Rusty Rabbit (6 lines) 11. Peter Porcupine (6 lines)   12 Girl Characters: 12. Ellen Eagle (9 lines) 13. Grandma Porcupine (4 lines) 14. Rosie Rabbit (8 lines) 15. Polly Porcupine (9 lines) 16. Mama Squirrel (5 lines) 17. Queen Bee (3 lines) 18. Bonnie Bear (2 lines) 19. Roxie Rabbit (5 group parts) 20. Penny Porcupine (5 group parts) 21. Daisy Deer (5 group parts) 22. Dora Deer (5 group parts) 23. Ruby Raccoon (0 solo lines)   26 Boy or Girl Characters: 24. Lion (12 lines) 25. Tiger (17 lines) 26. Fuzzy Rabbit (4 lines) 27. Balloon Kid #1 (2 lines) 28. Balloon Kid #2 (1 line) 29. Balloon Kid #3 (2 lines) 30. Alpha Wolf (3 lines) 31. Alpha Monkey (2 lines) 32. Parent Crow (1 line) 33. Bee Baby #1 (5 group parts) 34. Bee Baby #2 (5 group parts) 35. Bee Baby #3 (5 group parts) 36. Baby Squirrel #1 (4 group parts) 37. Baby Squirrel #2 (4 group parts) 38. Crow Baby #1 (4 group parts) 39. Crow Baby #2 (4 group parts) 40. Crow Baby #3 (4 group parts) 41. Wolf Pack Member #1 (1 group part) 42. Wolf Pack Member #2 (1 group part) 43. Wolf Pack Member #3 (1 group part) 44. Wolf Pack Member #4 (1 group part) 45. Wolf Pack Member #5 (1 group part) 46. Fox (1 group part) 47. Monkey Pack Member #1 (0 solo lines) 48. Monkey Pack Member #2 (0 solo lines) 49. Monkey Pack Member #3 (0 solo lines)

 

 

 

August 21, 2009, performed this program at Bowman Elementary School in
Carroll County, Georgia. Click HERE to see slideshow of costumes and play descriptions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What if I told you this could happen all in one day? What if you could handpick 24 to 48 target students to become mentors and master teachers for their peers? What if you had a ready-made assembly that could be presented to students, staff, parents, and press? What if you knew that this ready-made assembly came complete with a two-hour audition and practice workshop, costumes for each actor, props, sound system, and Debbie acting as narrator and director for the  50-minute age-appropriate assembly for your elementary school students?   What if you knew that your school would also be treated to an all-school assembly at the beginning of the day where Debbie performs 2 to 3 stories solo that further reinforce ways to deal with bullies?   What if you knew that this program was administered by a woman who wears many hats? ·   Conflict Resolution Specialist for 5 years ·   A certified teacher (K-3 & 1-8) since 1980 ·   Elementary teacher for 7 years ·   Middle school teacher for 7½ years ·   Obtained level of Highly Qualified teacher & Career Ladder Level I ·   Teacher Development Presenter & Key Note Speaker ·   Professional Storyteller since 1989 ·   B.A. in Elementary Education & Sociology ·   M.A. in Elementary Education with specialization in Storytelling ·   Author of middle school curriculum called 3 C’s: Conflict Resolution, Character Education, & Communication Skills ·   Author of many other stories & curriculum ·   Member of TSA – Tennessee Storytelling Association ·   Member of NSN – National Storytelling Network What if you could receive a FREE Bonus Learning CD that your teachers could use in their classrooms filled with PDF files, MS Word files, and Powerpoint Shows of follow-up Bloom’s Taxonomy questions, Creative Writing Story Prompts, Bulletin Board Ideas, plus a Science research activity? What if you could be provided with a student survey of 12 questions that the teachers could administer the day of the program and that Debbie will take the time to process this survey and send you the results? As I’m certain you are aware, many students stay home to avoid dealing with bullies. What if you had a program that is guaranteed to reduce school absenteeism and the negative effects of bullying?