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    Acts of Courage: Strategies to End Bullying
    Acts of Courage: Strategies to End Bullying
    Acts of Courage: Strategies to End Bullying
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    Acts of Courage: Strategies to End Bullying

    By Leslie A. Merz and Karen Haslett MS

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    Bullying affects one out of every six children in school today. The effects can be long-lasting and painful. Acts of Courage is a tool to teach needed skills to kids before they encounter bullies. It can help you increase your students abilities to stay safe at school and in their community. In one-act plays, they will rehearse new ways to show confidence, kindness, and empathy. Acts of Courage can be another tool in your kit to end bullying.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateOct 22, 2012
    ISBN9781449770242
    Acts of Courage: Strategies to End Bullying
    Author

    Leslie A. Merz

    Karen Haslett’s career began as a special-education teacher with a double major in psychology and education. Upon receiving her master’s degree, she worked as a school psychologist, serving students, parents, and teachers in public schools. Today she enjoys her retirement with her family in southeast Kansas. Contact her at her website, courageouswalk.com. Leslie A. Merz is an alumna of The Art Institute of California–San Diego. Though she graduated with a focus in 3D modeling and texturing, she currently works mainly as a freelance figurine sculptor as well as illustrator. Originally from southeast Kansas, Leslie lives in central California. View her portfolio at lesliemerz.com.

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      This book was inspired by the story a young man told at church one Sunday about how much he had been bullied during his school years. His story was the moving force behind Mrs. Haslett putting the research and thought into how we can help children with what seems to be an ever-growing problem.Acts of Courage can be read by children themselves or used by adults helping children combat bullying. It's a quick and simple book to read but sets up scenarios where children can practice what they are learning. At the end of each section there are directions for one-act plays to set the scene. The courage to take a stand not only for yourself but for others is emphasized. Going through these chapters and these scenes should leave children feeling strong and positive about themselves and their abilities to deal with the situations they encounter.Mrs. Haslett is a Christian and does include scripture that can be used with each chapter if you are using this in a Christian school, church or homeschool setting but those sections are clearly defined and can be left out if you are in a setting where that is not wanted or permitted. Having spent her career in public school, this book is perfectly appropriate for secular settings. In fact, any setting where adults are working with children would benefit from the types of information and exercises provided in Acts of Courage.

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    Acts of Courage - Leslie A. Merz

    Copyright © 2012 Karen Haslett

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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    Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

    ISBN: 978-1-4497-7024-2 (e)

    ISBN: 978-1-4497-7003-7 (sc)

    ISBN: 978-1-4497-7004-4 (hc)

    Library of Congress Control Number: 2012918675

    All Scripture quotations unless otherwise indicated are taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version—Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

    Scripture references marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

    The scripture reference marked THE MESSAGE is from THE MESSAGE Copyright by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group

    WestBow Press rev. date: 4/22/2014

    CONTENTS

    Acknowledgments

    Preface

    Introduction

    Act 1

    Act 1

    Act 1

    Act 1

    Act 2

    Act 2

    Act 2

    Act 2

    Act 2

    Director’s Notes

    About the Author

    About the

    Illustrator

    For Lucas,

    who courageously

    shared his story,

    launching the quest that became this book.

    May the God of peace provide you with every good thing you need in order to do his will, and may he, through Jesus Christ, do in us what pleases him. And to Christ be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

    Hebrews 13:20b–21

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

    Little did I know on Youth Sunday the Communion meditation would start a journey that would end in a book. I would like to thank my family for their support, stories, and suggestions that helped shape the final product.

    PREFACE

    At our church, the youth lead our morning worship service once in a while. I always enjoy those times. High school kids have a knack for sharing familiar teachings in a new way. Lucas gave the communion meditation, telling about how he was

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