Guide
Growing Together: A Kid's Guide to Building a Caring Community (Ages 6–11)
A 12-chapter program with grade-by-grade lesson breakdowns.
Ages 6–11EducatorsParents
Summary. Empathy, neurodiversity, inclusion, community building, respect, and anti-bullying strategies — with weekly lesson plans, role-plays, and assessment tools.
Program Overview
A comprehensive anti-bullying program promoting empathy, kindness, acceptance of differences, inclusion, and respect across grades 1–5.
Twelve Chapters
- 1. Program overview
- 2. Foundation: emotions and empathy
- 3. Neurodiversity awareness
- 4. Inclusion and acceptance
- 5. Community building
- 6. Respect and compassion
- 7. Anti-bullying strategies
- 8. Parent and community involvement
- 9. Ongoing reinforcement
- 10. Adaptive techniques
- 11. Assessment and feedback
- 12. Visual and multimedia enhancements
Highlighted Strategies
- Bystander intervention using the "3 Ds": Direct, Distract, Delegate.
- Weekly kindness challenges with rotating themes.
- Peer mentoring between older and younger students.
- School-wide anti-bullying awareness campaigns.
- Universal Design for Learning to reach every learner.