Personal+Bubble+Space

Personal Bubble Space Bubble solution
 * Janice Banta, School Counselor**
 * Grade Level:** K-3
 * Lesson:** Personal Bubble Space
 * Standard:** 3D. Students can read social cues
 * Materials:** “Three Kinds of Touches” video (available from school nurses)
 * Time:** 30-45 Minutes
 * Goals:** To increase awareness of personal space and personal safety
 * Describe Lesson Steps:**

__Prerequisite:__ This lesson works best if students have already been introduced to Kelso’s Choices, and the difference between **Big** problems and //small// problems. 1. Review big and small problems and have students identify trusted adults they can go to with their big problems. 2. Preview types of touches discussed in the video: Safe, Ouch and Uh-Oh. 3. View the movie – eight minutes long. 4. Discuss the video and check for understanding of the three kinds of touching. Talk about affection that's okay at home and how affection is shown differently at school. You can demonstrate what a hug at school could look like and lists what is okay and not okay at school. Remind students of the adults they named that they could go to with a big problem and that Ouch and Uh-Oh touches are big problems. 5. Instruct students that one of the ways that we can prevent Ouch and Uh-Oh touches is by being aware of our personal space. We call it a bubble space (using arms to form the imaginary bubble around us). We can decide to follow good bubble space rules, but it can be tempting to do an ouch or uh-oh touch, so we need to be strong and use self-control. 6. Tell students they will play a game where they practice being strong in their bubble space. Have them find a place on the floor to sit showing good personal space with their neighbor. Then walk around blowing bubbles they can pop, but only if they can keep their bottoms on the floor and stay in their personal space without touching their neighbor. If they break the bubble space rules, they sit out for a few minutes. Then they're invited to rejoin and try again. This is hard for young kids to do, so talk about how we have to practice and use self-control to do the game right, that it takes self-control to stay in our bubble space during the day and to keep our hands to ourselves.
 * Activity/Assessment:** Students can name and identify the three types of touch and can demonstrate their personal bubble space.