PROGRAM: 5th GRADE

A brief overview of The Katie Brown Educational Program's 5th Grade Curriculum:

Session One - Relationship Violence 101:

» Pre-Tests
» Definition of Violence
» Four types of Violence
» Definition of Relationships
» Agree/Disagree game (emphasizes personal choice and the way we treat others)

Session Two - Personal Power and Self-Esteem:

» Discussion on personal power and positive self esteem (being proud vs. bragging)
» Guided Visualization (asks students to visualize their “power place”, a place they feel confident, safe, and responsible for themselves and their actions)
» Power Puzzle (students create a puzzle of their power place)

Session Three - Personal Pride:

» Students given the first part of class to share power puzzle with other students (emphasize sharing positive things about ourselves builds self-esteem)
» Discussion on “standing up for yourself” vs. “fighting back”
» Discussion on taking pride in your accomplishments: how being proud increases self-esteem
» Worksheet on how to take care of yourself and others
» Students play with power puzzles for the remainder of class

Session Four - Bullying:

» Discussion on bullying: defining and giving examples of bullying
» Understanding the Bully/Victim relationship
» Positive strategies to prevent bullying in the classroom and in the school community
» Creation of a class “Bully Book”

Session Five - Bullying Cont.

» Read “Bully Book” to the class, allow students to respond to the solution presented in their own book: allow students to discuss the different strategies, and brainstorm how to put them into effect.
» Read a book about bullying and discuss to wrap of bullying lesson.
» Wrap-up and Post-Tests