Happy Bear

Tuesday we had Happy Bear come in to talk to us about good touches, bad touches, and mixed-up or confusing touches.  Good touches are hugs, high fives, hand shakes, and pats on the back.  Bad touches are punches, kicks, and slaps.  Mixed-up or confusing touches are touches on private parts.  Happy Bear talks about private areas as ones that a bathing suit would cover and we shouldn't show to others.  The kids learned how to handle a situation when/if someone is giving bad or mixed-up/confusing touches or talks about want to touch them in a bad or mixed-up/confusing way.  They now understand that they can tell the person to stop, to run away while screaming, and to tell an adult right away.  Happy Bear also taught them not to keep "secrets" about mixed-up/confusing touches.  Students had the chance to give Happy Bear a good touch and take a picture at the end of the presentation.

Happy Bear giving a good touch--a hug.

Happy Bear giving another good touch--a hand shake.

Talking about how good touches make us feel.

Good touch--holding hands.

Good touch--high fives.

Happy Bear was actually someone dressed in a costume.  This was to settle kids' feelings if they were scared of Happy Bear.

Our class picture with Happy Bear. :)