BE A BUDDY, NOT A BULLY!

My grandson K.J. helped me write this song about buddies for my new CD.  Although the CD won’t be ready until January, this is a great song to encourage your students to start the year being kind to each other.   Here's a link to a video we made:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQaWZZnFww0

Be a Buddy, NOT a Bully! 

(Tune:  “Harrigan”)

Give me a B – B.

Give me a U – U…D…D…Y…

What’s it spell?  BUDDY!

B-u-d-d-y

I’m going to be a buddy.

I will never be a bully.

I’ll say NO to bullies!

B-u-d-d-y

That is what I’ll be.

I’ll be kind and help my friends.

I’ll protect them and defend.

A buddy, that’s ME!

What should you do if someone bullies you?

         Ignore them or walk away.

What if they still bully you?

         Tell them to STOP!

If they still bully you?

         Get a friend to help you.

And if they still bully you?

         Then tell an adult.

B-u-d-d-y

I’m going to be a buddy.

I will never be a bully.

I’ll say NO to bullies!

B-u-d-d-y

That is what I’ll be.

I’ll be kind and help my friends.

I’ll protect them and defend.

A buddy, that’s ME!

*Draw a T-chart on the board and let children suggest characteristics of buddies and bullies.
*Give a "Buddy of the Day" award to one special child each day.
*Make a class book called "How to Be a Buddy."  Each child illustrates and dictates or completes this sentence "A buddy_________."