Definitions
Define safety
Feeling safe; free from danger
Why do communities have rules and laws?
To help keep people safe, keep order, and to keep peace.
Define violence
Purposely hurting someone with words, body, or weapons.
Who is responsible for keeping our community safe?
We all are.
What is a group of hoodlums who hang together to protect one another and are usually involved in a life of crime?
A gang
Define community
A group of people living or working in the same area that share common needs, interests, and goals.
Name 3 rules you should follow at recess.
No running
No rough playing
No sliding down the slide on your belly
Give two examples of violence with words.
Name calling
Gossiping
Profanity/Cursing
What community safety helper can you call for help when it comes to violence in the community?
Police Officer
What do we call people who repeatedly hurt other people verbally or physically because the individual is smaller, younger or weaker?
Bullies
Define conflict
A strong disagreement
Name 3 rules that you should follow in class.
Raise your hand.
Keep your hands to yourself.
Respect the speaker.
Give three examples of displaying violence with weapons.
stabbing/knife
shooting/gun
slashing tires/knife
hitting/bat
True or False. Decision-making is a skill that can be used to avoid violence.
True
Playing sports or exercising on a regular can help relieve tension, frustration, and anger. What type of activity is playing sports or exercising?
Physical Activity
Define arbitrator
A person who acts as a judge by listening to both parties who are having a conflict and makes the decision for them
Name 3 rules to follow while in the halls at PS 251.
Do not run
Do not talk
Walk up or down the proper staircase
Give three examples of displaying violence using your body.
hitting
punching
choking
kicking
How can conflict be positive?
How can conflict be negative?
Positive: (Peaceful) When the conflict brings about needed change. Helps a person to think in a different way.
Negative: (Harmful) argument, name calling, cursing, fighting
Stay away from groups that use violence, like gangs. There are lots of fun organizations that do ______ things for the school and for the community. For example: Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, YMCA, Fundraising Organizations. What kind of activities are these? It starts with a p
Positive Activities
Define Compromise
Reaching an agreement where each person gives up something they want
A solution to a conflict
Name 4 rules or laws that people should follow in your community.
Do not litter.
Do not text and drive.
No speeding.
No stealing.
What are the three ways to solve conflict?
1. Compromise/Negotiate
2. Mediation
3. Arbitration
Give 3 reasons why people resort to violence to solve their problems.
Drugs/Alcohol
Mental Illness
Poverty
Problems at Home
What do we call when you read about other ethnic groups in your community, find interesting facts about different ethnic cultures in your community, participate in cultural and ethnic festivals and accept people for who they are even if its different from your way of life?
Respecting cultural differences