Video & Slideshow - The Wild Boar

A tall man and a short man are walking through the forest. A wild boar comes along and charges those two men. The tall man finds safety by climbing a tree. Since the short man cannot reach the lowest branch, how will he manage to save his life?

The main point of this story is you should not judge others since we do not know what is really going on in the background of each person's life.

Six Bloom's Taxonomy questions are included at the end of the video and slideshow.

Click WILD BOAR to watch the video and slideshow.

Character Education story: How the Tortoise Got Cracks in his Shell

I. Read Character Education story: How the Tortoise Got Cracks in his Shell

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “How the Tortoise Got Cracks in His Shell.”

B. Story Description: The Grandmothers of the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya tell stories to teach the children important lessons like don't be greedy. One of those children, Ann Njeri Mwangi, orally shared this tale with me in 1990. Many of the birds were invited to a party in Heaven. Tortoise convinced them that a way must be found to bring him along as he was such a Sweet Talker. Read about his elaborate con job. Listen to this Character Education tale and see if you agree it also has a strong message about the necessity of being a strong Leader and Trustworthy.

Click CHARACTER EDUCATION to read the entire story on Examiner.com.

Character Education Tale: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

I. Read Character Education story: Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Animal Justice for the Hyena and the Hare.”

B. Story Description: The Grandmothers of the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya tell stories to teach the children important lessons like don't be greedy. One of those children, Ann Njeri Mwangi, orally shared this tale with me in 1990. Hyena helps Hare find a cub-sitting job for Queen Lion. Unfortunately, Hyena demands a very unreasonable reward in exchange. Listen to this Character Education tale and see if you agree it also has a strong message about Justice and about being Responsible.

Click CHARACTER EDUCATION to read the entire story on Examiner.com.

Good-Bye, Denise posted on Examiner.com

This is 1 of 2 Stories Honoring Black History Month and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This story is a piece of historical fiction. The friend of Denise exists only in the author’s imagination. My purpose in writing this story is to promote discussions among school children of an actual event of history. I hope that they will begin to become aware of what type of atrocities was committed not that long ago. The young children of today are condemned to repeat history if they cannot learn from it. This story is written in graphic style to force the listeners and readers to think and become more aware.

When I was in 5th grade, in 1969, one of my school friends died on the last day of school. She was hit by a car and died instantly. It was my first real experience with death. My friends and I were very upset and confused!

Six years earlier, in 1963, one fifth-grade girl and three eighth-grade girls died in a church in Birmingham, Alabama. They were killed by a bomb! Read what happened from the perspective of Denise’s best friend in this historical fiction tale.

Click on DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR to read the entire story on Examiner.com.

Picture info: This is the book cover for the 1990 out-of-print book that I self-published under my former married name: Debbie Rauch. My illustrator was Dusty Araujo.

Two Brothers and M.L. posted on Examiner.com

This is 1 of 2 Stories Honoring Black History Month and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Have you ever had your parents say that you could never again play with one of your friends? That is what really occurred many years ago in 1935. It happened to a six-year-old boy who later became very famous. Read on and see if you can guess who it is.

This historical fiction story highlights words spoken to M.L. by his mother and the mother of his two best friends. The conversations between the white mother and her sons and the reactions of the white boys are a product of the author’s imagination.

Click on DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR to read the entire story on Examiner.com.

Picture info: This is the book cover for the 1990 out-of-print book that I self-published under my former married name: Debbie Rauch. My illustrator was Dusty Araujo.

How to use skits to teach making good observations – Skit 2 of 13

One of the main things that all good communicators should do is make good observations about when it is your turn to speak and when it is your turn to actively listen when it is someone else’s turn to speak.

Here is a fun skit that will help illustrate this point for your students. The students will be directed to display a bad communication skill. Then the class will guess which technique they should have done to be better communicators.

Click COMMUNICATION SKILLS to read the entire article on eHOW.com.

How to use skits to teach making good eye contact – Skit 1 of 13

One of the main things that all good communicators should do is make good eye contact with each other when you speak and actively listen when it is someone else’s turn to speak.

Here is a fun skit that will help illustrate this point for your students. The students will be directed to display a bad communication skill. Then the class will guess which technique they should have done to be better communicators.

Click COMMUNICATION SKILLS to read the entire article on eHOW.com.

How to invest your energy more productively – from PINS to PIPS

Are you facing a challenge that appears daunting? Perhaps you wish to lose weight. Perhaps you are dealing with a cranky boss or co-workers. Perhaps you are facing a health issue such as breast cancer, heart disease, ruptured discs, or some other issue. Perhaps you are a victim of bullying at school or at work. Perhaps you are an athlete and there is a big game or race or event coming up. Whatever your issue, it can be handled and well-being can and will abound. Learn how you can invest your energy productively – from PINS to PIPS.

Click on POSITIVE ENERGY to read this article on eHOW.com.

Last Day of 2009 update from Debbie Dunn

Debbie Dunn conducted her Be Bully Free program in a Georgia school and five East Tennessee schools since the school year began. She tells three stories to the whole school that teaches coping-with-bullies skills. The stories also focuses on the importance of practicing your talents and skills instead of bullying. This is followed by a 2-hour workshop with 49 target students who will put on the one-size fits all poncho costumes and perform a 7-act play for the entire school, parents, and press that afternoon. The play is called “No Bullies in the Kingdom.” Finally, the teachers are provided with a learning CD of all kinds of follow-up activities to continue to reinforce the concepts learned about victims of bullying, witnesses of bullying, and bullies. Debbie is willing to travel anywhere to conduct this program for negotiable rates. For more information, please visit http://moredunntales.com/id5.html

Debbie’s 2nd novel was published in December of 2009 called White Reindeer, Kudzu Monster, & Other Tales Of Wonder. For more information about this book, please visit http://askdjlyons.com. Her first novel called The Bell Witch Unveiled At Last! The True Story Of A Poltergeist was published in March 2008. For more information about this book, please visit http://bellwitchunveiled.com. Both books were written under her pen name of DJ Lyons.

Lastly, Debbie has the honor of being the School Conflict Resolution Examiner for Examiner.com at the national level. She posts free stories, role-plays, articles, and lesson plans on the topics of bullying, conflict resolution, and character education from the curriculum she created from 1998 to 2003 called 3 C’s: Character Education, Conflict Resolution, Communication Skills. Feel free to use any of these articles, stories, and role-plays with the young people in your life. Please visit http://www.examiner.com/x-16041-School-Conflict-Resolution-Examiner. She also writes articles for Associated Content.com, eHOW.com, and other sites.

Conflict Resolution 101: More about Stairstep Thinking and Virtual Reality

If you feel anger or other feelings of angst, try an anger management method called “Stairstep Thinking” and also utilize a process of creating Virtual Realities in your mind. It just might do the trick to getting you to feel content and at peace once again.

As a teacher, you can use this article to stimulate class discussion. As a person seeking a method of anger management that could help, read this article and see if it works for you.

Click CONFLICT RESOLUTION to read the entire article.

Conflict Resolution 101: What is Stairstep Thinking?

A great method of managing feelings of anger ties in closely with the SPAM Method and also with the suggestion that Tim gave to Blake in the story called “Angry Blake.” It is a method called STAIRSTEP THINKING.

Click on CONFLICT RESOLUTION to read the entire article.

Conflict Resolution 101: Conflict Resolution test

Here is a pre-test to administer at the beginning of teaching Conflict Resolution techniques. At the end of the quarter or unit, administer the same test to see how much your students have learned. An answer key is provided. Feel free to copy, paste, format, and print this test to use in your classroom. For your convenience, a link to a pre-formatted test is provided in the form of a PDF file.

Click TEACHER'S TIPS to read the full article on Examiner.com by the School Conflict Resolution Examiner - Debbie Dunn.

Conflict Resolution 101: How to teach conflict resolution

Teaching conflict resolution works best, with elementary school students and middle school students, by combining it with the concepts of communication skills and character education strategies. You might even want to call your class or unit by the generic title of Communication Skills or the 3 C’s:
* Communication Skills
* Conflict Resolution
* Character Education

Click TEACHER'S TIPS to read the full article on Examiner.com by the School Conflict Resolution Examiner - Debbie Dunn.

Conflict Resolution 101: How to get students to participate in class discussions

Here are some of the “tricks of the trade” that give students more ownership of the classroom and activates a lot of eager student involvement.

Click TEACHER'S TIPS to read the full article on Examiner.com by the School Conflict Resolution Examiner - Debbie Dunn.

Teacher Tips Hub page: Classroom Management & Conflict Resolution

Teacher Tips Hub page: Classroom Management & Conflict Resolution. When children misbehave or come to your class already feeling conflicted, perhaps one of these articles might help. Links to each article included.

Click TEACHER’S TIPS to read the full article on Examiner.com by the School Conflict Resolution Examiner - Debbie Dunn.

Slideshow - Conflict Resolution posters to view and print

Check out the slideshow in the article link below to get links to the Conflict Resolution display posters that you can view and print.

Click TEACHER’S TIPS to read the full article on Examiner.com by the School Conflict Resolution Examiner - Debbie Dunn.

How to develop students' Conflict Resolution Skills in grades 7-12

Read my response to an editor from a teacher information site who asked me how middle school and high school teachers could help to develop their students’ conflict resolution skills.

Click TEACHER’S TIPS to read the full article on Examiner.com by the School Conflict Resolution Examiner - Debbie Dunn.

Teaching Conflict Resolution to teens versus to younger children

Read my response to an editor from a teacher information site who asked me some key questions about the difference between teaching conflict resolution techniques to teens versus younger children.

Click TEACHER’S TIPS to read the full article on Examiner.com by the School Conflict Resolution Examiner - Debbie Dunn.