The Making Friends Program: Supporting Acceptance in Your K-2 Classroom

By Chryso Mouzourou, Michaelene M. Ostrosky, Paddy C. Favazza Ed.D.

Bullying prevention starts with helping young children understand and accept diversity, and the earlier the better. That's why your school team needs this ready-to-use resource, a simple, fun, and effective way to promote social acceptance in the critical early years of attitude development. Perfect for K - 2 classrooms, this book presents the field-tested, research-based Making Friends program, a toolbox of adaptable, practical strategies that fit right into your regular school day. You'll help students respect and accept each other's differences through three methods: 1) reading diversity-themed stories and conducting brief whole-class discussions; 2) forming small learning groups that encourage children from diverse backgrounds to play and interact; and 3) sharing the storybooks you read with families so they can continue discussions at home. Use this program to: enrich your existing classroom activities with important lessons on social acceptance; strengthen students' literacy skills while they learn to accept and celebrate differences; lay the groundwork for bully-free school environments; and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598579215
• ISBN13: 9781598579215
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.9"