For our first Social-Emotional lesson in third grade, I introduced a new book - The book The Tease Monster .
This is a story teaching children to identify the difference between
teasing and bullying. This is such a difficult topic since there can be
a fine line, and what feels mean to one child, may be funny to another.
Understanding
the difference can help develop friendship skills and advance social
emotional learning. Children must learn how to react to both types of
teasing -- when to laugh along with it, ignore it, or get help from a
trusted adult when it becomes bullying. Kids also learn how their own
words can be misunderstood or hurtful and to watch what they say.
In
the story the character (the number 1 named "One of Kind!!"), runs
into several problems at school. He tells his mother the things that
happened at school and how he feels. Mom explains the difference between
a "nice tease" and a "mean tease." This book helps students identify
the difference by using specific examples. The mother then gives her
son advice on how to handle each kind of situation and identify whether it may be bullying, mean teasing or nice teasing. It is helpful for kids to see a few examples of how to handle
real-life examples of bullying and teasing.
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