The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8 (Updated Edition) [Paperback]

Allan L. Beane (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing; Updated edition (September 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575421941
• ISBN-13: 978-1575421940
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #795,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Basic Bullying, July 24, 2000

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This review is from: The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8 (Paperback)

I am an elementary school teacher and this book covers the basics of bullying in the classroom and on the playground and what the class and the teacher can do to prevent it and deal with it. It also gives ideas on how to cope with bullies in life outside of the school. The book is well organized and easy to read. It has a lot of rules/ideas in graphic organizers for easy transfer to posters. There are a lot of pages to copy for the kids to use to discuss and understand bullying. This is a good book to read to make school a safe place to be.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bully Free Classroom, March 27, 2000

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This review is from: The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8 (Paperback)

I am a teacher of the Emotionally Impaired and I deal a lot with this issue. Currently, I have a big problem with bullying in our school and this book has been a great resource.

The part of this book that I utilized the most and was the most benefical was the bullying survey. This survey is a great way to determine what and who is a bully or who is being bullied and what to look for. I would recommend this book to anyone as a great resource for bullying in the classroom.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book I've Seen on the Subject, June 29, 2004

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This review is from: The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8 (Paperback)

I am currently a third-grade teacher, and I have taught many levels of students, from kindergarten to high school. I read this whole book in two days, and it is the best book I have seen on the subject, as a resource for teachers (and for parents).

The book is divided into three major parts: Creating a Positive Classroom, Helping Victims, and helping Bullies. Each section of the book was equally good. Every section is filled with very specific ideas which would work in almost any school situation, of any level. 95% of the ideas and suggestions would be appropriate for Grade 3, without any modification. The book is also filled with reproducable pages which ARE REALLY USEFUL, unlike most reproducables which I have seen for teachers. Not one paragraph of the entire book wasted my time. Every single page is packed with hard-hitting practical ideas. I also liked the many, many suggestions which can be used for journaling ideas. Some examples: "How would you feel--if you were the most popular student, or the least popular student; if you were the new kid in school; if you wore glasses." Also: "When was the last time someone did something really nice for you? What did the person do? How did it make you feel?" Also: "What do you like about yourself? What are you best at? What makes you proud of yourself?" These are just a few of the 200 or so ideas JUST for writing about, which are scattered throughout the book.

On a personal note, in the part dealing with Helping Bullies, I recognized a family member who is a verbal and emotional bully. This book also gave me some excellent ideas for dealing with this adult.

I just wish I had come across this remarkable and helpful book years ago! I can recommend it to teachers of all ages of children (and parents, too).