TeachersFirst's School Violence Resources

Every few years, we are stunned by instances of school violence. As these incidents arise, teachers and school staff can use these resources to understand student reactions and manage school response to violent incidents locally or in the news. While we hope your school never faces such experiences nearby or far away, TeachersFirst offers these teacher-reviewed resources to help you face the challenges of being a teacher and maintaining a safe classroom climate during a time of crisis.

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Safer Schools Through Proven Prevention Programs - Sandy Hook Promise

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Sandy Hook Promise offers proven, evidence-based programs like Start With Hello and Say Something that teach students to recognize warning signs of potential violence,...more
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Sandy Hook Promise offers proven, evidence-based programs like Start With Hello and Say Something that teach students to recognize warning signs of potential violence, reduce social isolation, and promote inclusivity. This is an excellent resource for teachers looking to create safer, more connected classrooms. These flexible, easy-to-implement resources empower educators and students to prevent violence and support mental health, fostering a culture of kindness and safety.

tag(s): mental health (36), school violence (10), social skills (23)

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Have your students make a Kindness Wall where they write messages of kindness or inclusive gestures they've made, promoting connection and empathy. Students can act out different ways to handle conflict or social isolation. Students can also explore scenarios in small groups, identifying potential warning signs of violence and discussing appropriate responses.

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U-Report - UNICEF

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6 to 12
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Voices of Youth is UNICEF's digital community where young people can share opinions and discuss topics that are important to them. Students participate by submitting posts sharing their...more
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Voices of Youth is UNICEF's digital community where young people can share opinions and discuss topics that are important to them. Students participate by submitting posts sharing their views on environmental, health, and social issues. Because the site is all about supporting students as changemakers through storytelling, blogging, filming, and interviewing, it includes a resource section that shares tools to improve multimedia, communication, and advocacy skills.

tag(s): disabilities (30), environment (245), hiv/aids (15), inequalities (24), mental health (36), school violence (10), sustainability (43)

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This site is an excellent resource to bookmark and use throughout the year when discussing current events, specific countries or geographic areas, or for non-fiction reading. Find informational texts that matter to your students. Spark informational writing, as well. Allow students to browse the site to find interesting articles. Have students enhance their learning by creating magazine covers of information on this site using Magazine Cover Maker, reviewed here. Elevate learning by challenging students to create a newspaper article using articles on this site as a model using the Newspaper Clipping Generator, reviewed here. World language teachers will find this useful when viewing articles in French or Spanish to practice translation skills. If you have a blended learning classroom or are teaching remotely, you may want to try adding the reading to Fiskkit, reviewed here to annotate and analyze text and measure reading activity through sharing and commenting on texts.

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Be Fearless Be Kind - Hasbro Children's Fund

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Be Fearless Be Kind is an empathy toolkit (PDF) developed to help kids become "change-makers" through fostering not only empathy, but leadership, creative problem solving, and teamwork....more
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Be Fearless Be Kind is an empathy toolkit (PDF) developed to help kids become "change-makers" through fostering not only empathy, but leadership, creative problem solving, and teamwork. You'll first find a definition of empathy and why it is important. Then comes the nitty-gritty to use in the classroom: videos, projects, lesson plans, and activities. Some categories include Build the Foundation, Identify Feelings, Self-Regulation, Practice Perspective-Taking, Self-Awareness, Use Problem-Solving Procedures, and several more. All have many ideass for you to use with your students.

tag(s): bullying (50), conflict resolution (9), emotions (48), empathy (32), problem solving (223), school violence (10), social and emotional learning (96), social skills (23)

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Be sure to investigate the abundance of resources and information shared in this free toolkit for use in classroom lessons on social and leadership skills, empathy, and problem-solving. Several portions in the booklet include scenarios and questions for discussions. Extend student learning by challenging student groups to create weekly podcasts addressing common social issues along with suggestions for dealing with them. PodcastGenerator, reviewed here, offers free tools for podcasting. Use the resources and suggestions with character education activities throughout the year. Share ideas from this site with parents to use at home with their children. Create a class (or school) bulletin board with examples of students demonstrating empathy.
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Healthy Relationship Middle School Educators Toolkit - Love is Respect

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This 25-page booklet provides a guide for middle school educators for teaching about violence and domestic abuse. Information includes guidelines for distinguishing between healthy...more
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This 25-page booklet provides a guide for middle school educators for teaching about violence and domestic abuse. Information includes guidelines for distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy relationships along with warning signs of abuse. Also, this guide provides suggestions for helping students in unhealthy relationships.

tag(s): bullying (50), conflict resolution (9), emotions (48), school violence (10), social skills (23)

In the Classroom

Take advantage of the information shared in this free booklet for use in classroom lessons on violence or during counseling sessions. Create a link to this booklet on your class website for parents to access. Several portions in the booklet include scenarios and questions for discussions. Challenge student groups to create weekly podcasts addressing common social issues along with suggestions for dealing with them. Podcast Generator, reviewed here, offers free tools for podcasting.
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Inspire My Kids - Mike Stutman and Kevin Conklin

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K to 12
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Find inspiring, age-appropriate, real-life stories, videos, and projects to share with children and teens. The site hopes to help these students take positive actions and become the...more
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Find inspiring, age-appropriate, real-life stories, videos, and projects to share with children and teens. The site hopes to help these students take positive actions and become the best people they can be. Stories offer great examples of values like courage, determination, honesty, humility, kindness, responsibility, and tolerance. The stories range from incredible kids inspiring other kids, to amazing animals demonstrating admirable qualities, to the invention of inspirational social causes. Stories are searchable in several ways - by values, topics, age range, and format. Formats include articles, podcasts, reference, and videos. Under Educators investigate the lesson plans categorized by grade levels. You can also sign up for the site's newsletter including updates and new article information.
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tag(s): behavior (46), bullying (50), character education (77), disabilities (30), diversity (37), identity (28), school violence (10), service projects (17), tolerance (8)

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Share stories from the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector when learning about character traits such as sportsmanship, perseverance, and responsibility. Use the site as a resource when problems arise in the classroom such as bullying, intolerance, or special needs awareness. Have students use resources from the website as models for writing their own articles or enhance learning with the challenge to create a podcast. Use a site such as podomatic, reviewed here. Use the stories as models for writing activities and essays. Your students could also draw inspiration from this site to create values comics. Have students create printed comics (or rough drafts) using Printable Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here, or exchange paper for a digital online comic with one or two characters. Use ToonyTool, reviewed here. Students can create an online comic strip by using Make Beliefs Comix, reviewed here.

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Tips for School Administrators for Reinforcing School Safety - NASP

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Though titled for administrators, this article is a must-read for all education professionals interested in making their schools safe and secure. There are ideas for planning, communication,...more
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Though titled for administrators, this article is a must-read for all education professionals interested in making their schools safe and secure. There are ideas for planning, communication, parent information, and general security that should be automatic in every school.

tag(s): safety (69), school violence (10)

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Share this with your building faculty, perhaps at a meeting so you can all be on the "same page.Create a printable version so you can include it with your agenda.
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Teachable Moment - Lesson on School Safety - NASP

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This lesson summary provides ways to help children of all ages deal with frightening news about school violence. Use these ideas on those terrible occasions when the students simply...more
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This lesson summary provides ways to help children of all ages deal with frightening news about school violence. Use these ideas on those terrible occasions when the students simply need to talk. The National Association of School Psychologists provides this "teachable moment" strategy to help.

tag(s): bullying (50), difficult conversations (61), natural disasters (16), school violence (10)

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Share this with your principal and fellow teachers when you know students are in need.

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Quick Guide to Safe Schools and Youth Violence Prevention

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Scroll down the page to find websites and information on violence prevention in schools. ...more
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Scroll down the page to find websites and information on violence prevention in schools.

tag(s): bullying (50), school violence (10)

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Share this site with your school administrators and fellow teachers.

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