Back to School & Bullying Depth & Complexity Frames, Games, & Activities Bundle

Start your year off right by using the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives to teach your class all about your classroom procedures, rules, and how NOT to be a bully! This bundle offers Depth and Complexity frames, engaging games, and activities to get your kids communicating, writing, drawing, goal setting, planning for change, inferring, complementing, and thinking! Get your students to clearly understand your routines and procedures in the classroom and allow them to be a part of the process too! Teach students to comprehend the impact bullying can have on its victims as well as others involved. Your students will also analyze situations from different perspectives, turn negative thoughts into positive ones, and even role play different situations in which they need to make “What would you do?” type decisions.

Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in your classroom? No problem! None of your students are identified as GATE? Still not a problem! This bundle is for all students and detailed directions are included for each page. I’ve used frames and the prompts of Depth and Complexity with all of my students (GATE or not), and they really enjoy it!

Back to School Pack Includes:

+ 1 Depth and Complexity Note Taking Organizer

+3 Different Frames featuring Depth and Complexity (new icons included) and the Content Imperatives

+3 Frames (same as above) which include cooperative learning structures built in: Keep students engaged in a team dynamic as they learn to work together.

+ Task cards to use in addition to or instead of the frames (2 different styles): Use as a way to get students communicating with each other and practicing the icons

+ Create Your Dream Classroom Page: Give students a chance to be creative and present what makes them happy.

+ “My Perfect Classroom and Teacher” writing activity: Learn what your students really need and want out of a classroom and teacher.

+ Mix-Pair-Share Depth and Complexity Style Classbuilding Activity: A fun way to get students to know each other

+ Design Your Own Depth and Complexity T-Shirt: Students use icons to illustrate and write about who they are!

+ Depth and Complexity and Content Imperative Chart with a short summary of each icon (including new prompts) to use for each activity

+ Matching Icons to Scenarios/School Assignments Game: Students read cards with different scenarios/questions/school assignments they might come across in school. They then have to match the scenario to the proper icon. Answer key included.

+ 2 Depth and Complexity Game Boards (1 in black and white, and 1 in color): Students roll the die and land on different tasks/questions along the way as they learn about their peers. (Dice not included)

+ Two Page “You’re Iconic” questionnaire to get to know your students better (school and family questions included)

+ 2 “My Goals” pages using the icons (1 page offers more room for writing)

+ “We Rule!” Activity: Give your students a rule or procedure from your classroom. Students will work in groups/pairs/independently to fill out the organizer and create their very own unique presentation about their rule/procedure, how it impacts the class, and the steps or process of following the rule or procedure correctly vs incorrectly. Train them right away to save you from headaches!!

+ 4 “Suggestions for Use” pages with detailed explanations of how I use these activities in the classroom as well as information on the cooperative learning structures included

Bullying Pack Includes:

+ 1 Depth and Complexity Note Taking Organizer

+3 Different Frames featuring Depth and Complexity (new icons included) and the Content Imperatives (12 total prompts)

+3 Frames (same as above) which include cooperative learning structures built in:Keep students engaged in a team dynamic as they learn to work together.

+ Task cards to use in addition to or instead of the frames (in black and white & in color): Use as a way to get students communicating with each other and discussing bullying topics,

+ What can you do to make your school bully free? Writing Activity: Students will write about what they can do to make their school bully free and how one person can change another person’s life.

+ Mix-Pair-Share Depth and Complexity Style Bullying Activity: Students will get the chance to mix around the room and discuss bullying using the prompts of Depth and Complexity.

+ Design Your Own Bullying Depth and Complexity T-Shirt: Students use icons to illustrate and write about standing up to bullying!

+ Depth and Complexity and Content Imperative Chart with a short summary of each icon (including new prompts) to use for each activity

+ Anti Bullying Pennant: Kids can design their very own pennant to banish bullying!

+ Differing Depths: Teach what it means to be different, and why it’s okay! Your class will also brainstorm other words to use instead of “weird.”

+ Be an Icon, Not a Bully:Students get to create 3 different awards for 3 classmates for doing something positive or for having special qualities, and then meet with each classmate to read what they wrote.

+ Is it Bullying? After reading 6 different scenarios, kids will have to decide whether each situation describes bullying or not bullying.

+"What Do You Do?” Game: Students will take turns reading 16 different bullying situations or questions in which they must explain what they would do if they were there. (cards in black & white or color)

+ Bullying Depth and Complexity Game Board: Students will roll the die and answer different factual questions regarding bullying as well as form opinions and support with details as they race to the finish line.

+ Spread Kindness/Fill 'Em with Kindness- 2 different activities in which students will spread kindness to others. One of the activities asks students to write their names inside the heart and rotate around the class to spread positivity to each person's heart. Students will write something kind in their classmates' hearts.

+Banish Bullying...Yourself:Kiddos will turn negative thoughts into positive ones.

+The Impact of Bullying:After reading about two bullying victims, students will use the Depth and Complexity icons to explain the impact bullying is having on each victim.

+ Design your very own ribbon for others to wear using the icons. Create a contest in your room for the best slogan/motto/design, etc.

+ Bullying is Complex:Assign small groups a bullying behavior (included in packet) and each group will answer the questions created with prompts of Depth and Complexity and prepare a creative presentation about the bullying behavior.

+ Answer keys included

+ + 4 “Suggestions for Use” pages with detailed explanations of how I use these activities in the classroom as well as information on the cooperative learning structures included

+ Directions for games included

+ A list of websites with articles and videos are also included, so your students have something to refer to.

These packs can also be purchased separately:

Back to School Depth and Complexity Frames, Games, and Activities

Bullying Depth and Complexity Frames, Games, and Activities