ANTI- BULLING CLUB 5TH GRADE B

While reading and discussing Good-Bye Bully Machine by Debbie Fox and Allan L. Beane, 5B decided to form an anti-bullying club. As a club they raised money by holding a bake sale and a jeans day. The money was used to purchase pins which they gave out to students who signed an anti-bullying promise. The rest of the money will be used to purchase books for the AIS Library on the themes of bullying and being a good friend. 

5B has found and read a variety of other books on this theme from the school library, as well as their classroom library. They would like to share some these titles with the AIS community in order to encourage discussions about bullying and how to be a good friend at home and in the classrooms.

The Playground Bully by Bernice Chardiet and Grace Maccarone – sticking up to a bully

Be Good to Eddie Lee by Virginia Fleming – accepting differences, Down's syndrome

How are You Peeling? By Saxton Freymann and Joost Elfers – discussing feelings 

Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen - about tolerating and appreciating cultural differences

Swimmy by Leo Lionni - being different and working together

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes - girls who bullied another girl realize their wrongdoing 

Good-Bye Bully Machine by Debbie Fox and Allan Beane – what is bullying and how do you stop it

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon – about the importance of being yourself and not worrying about what others say about you

The Goodness Gorillas by Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen – students form a community service group and along the way befriend a school bully

Love Your Neighbor: Stories of Values and Virtues by Arthur Dobrin – short stories about friendship, tolerance and getting along

Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell – the importance of being your self and not giving into bullies