Bullying

Bullying: The Meanest Girl in Second Grade

Directions: Show the video below.  Discuss as a class the examples of bullying in the video and appropriate ways to respond to bullying.
Bullying Examples:
    -Name calling: "shrimp"
    -Excluding: ran away when she was supposed to introduce the new kid
    -Physical Harm: Hitting, shoving
    -Teasing: shooting spit balls, spilling milk
    -Yelling
   
Correct Responses to Bullying:
    -Say STOP! Or That’s your opinion Or It doesn’t matter what you say.       
    -WALK AWAY and join friends or go near an adult.
    -TELL an adult if they don’t stop, let them know how it makes you FEEL

Cyberbullying Virus: Grades 5-8

Directions: Watch "Cyber Bullying Virus" video.  Lead the class in a discussion about the how  cyber bullying is like a virus.  

Stand Up against bullying

Directions: Watch "5th Graders Stand Up Against Bullying" video.  Lead the class in a discussion about effects of bullying

Being Proactive

Directions: Watch this video and see how Josh used Habit #1: Be Proactive in a bullying situation.  Answer questions below.
Questions:
1) How was Josh bullied in his own school?
2) What did Josh do to have a fresh start?
3) How was Josh proactive in this story?

Llama llama and the bully goat

Directions: Read Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney to your class and discuss the behaviors of the bully goat.  (Book available to borrow in Mrs. Nielsen's Office)

Stand tall, molly lou melon

Directions: Read Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon, by Patty Lovell to you class and discuss what Molly Lou did to combat bullying. 

The REcess Queen

Directions: Read The Recess Queen, by Alexis O'Neill to your class and follow the lesson outline below. 

ANgry Birds and Bullying:
It's Okay to be angry

Directions: Download and go over the "anger and bullying" power point with your students, watch Controlling Your Emotions video, Print the "angry birds work page". Divide students into 4 groups.  With the work page, have them come up with ideas on how they can control their anger. 
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Classroom projects against bullying

Bully Bugs
Directions: Print out Bully Bugs Template.  Instruct the students to fill in the circles with ways to stop bullying, then glue the circles together to make a bully bug.
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Class Book
Directions: Print out the hand out below and have each student write and illustrate one page.  Put it together to make a class bullying book. 
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bullying is for the birds

-"For the Birds" Pixar Short Film: Watch clip (download below-be sure to open with Quick Time media player).  Identify which birds were bullying and which bird was being bullied.  Discuss with your class the characteristics of the bird being bullied and the birds bullying.  Have students draw or write their response to the worksheet (download below). 
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"To this Day"

Grades 5-8
Directions: Watch "To this day" Video (click link to the left).  Have students write their reflection (download below).

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bullying in the news

Grades 7-8:
Felony Counts for 2 in Suicide of Bullied 12 year old: Teachers, you might want to share this news story with your students. It illustrates potential consequences for not only a victim of bullying, but the individual doing the bullying. (Click on the green link)
Grades 5-8
Directions: Watch Ryan Halligan Video.  Write reflections to the video.
"Remembering Ryan Halligan" Video
Grades 5-8
Lesson learned by a Utah Football Team

Classroom meetings should start with showing the video link below and discussing the article below the video.  It details a Utah football coach who suspended his entire team for poor grades, cyber bullying, skipping classes and general disrespect towards teachers and adults on campus.  Discussions should be focused on what classroom/school expectations for behavior are and what consequences students think are appropriate for inappropriate behaviors such as poor grades, bullying, not only for sports teams, but those involved in other school activities, and/or for those students who may not be involved in those types of group activities.  You could have your students make a list of consequences that they felt would be appropriate.  Also, you could discuss what consequences are appropriate if there are reoccurring issues.  

http://www.cbssports.com/general/writer/gregg-doyel/23873858/life-lessons-humble-suspended-players-on-high-school-football-team

Also... this commercial challenge was brought to my attention from one of our STEM students.  Have students check it out. 
Due Date is Nov. 20, 2013.  Click on the link below for more details
UNITE AGAINST BULLYING COMMERCIAL CHALLENGE

Power, Influence, and Making a Difference

Grades 5-8
Learner Outcomes:
By the end of this lesson students will be able to:
-identify people (and qualities of those people) who have had influence in their own lives and those individuals they themselves have influenced
-discuss how "influence" and "power" are related
-identify how people gain and lose social power
-discuss the role an imbalance of power plays in bullying
-list ways to use influence and power to create a more positive school climate

Directions: Print out "Power, Influence, and Making a Difference" Outline and Hand out below.  Download "Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People" power point.  Pick one or both activities to use for your class meeting.  The outline and handout are combined into one document this week. (The handout is only needed for activity 2)
Outline and Handout
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