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Building Resilience Against Bullying

Lesson Plan

Building Resilience Against Bullying

Address Disruptive Behavior

This lesson focuses on addressing disruptive behavior by building emotional resilience and self-confidence among middle school students. Using the video 'How to Stop A Bully,' students will learn about dominance behavior and strategies to handle bullying. The lesson includes an interactive role-playing activity to practice these strategies, fostering a supportive classroom environment.

Audience

Middle School Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Active Learning, Inquiry-Based Learning, Restorative Practices

Materials

Video: How to Stop A Bully, Discussion Questions, and Role-Playing Scenarios

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on what bullying and disruptive behavior mean.
  • Ask students to share any experiences or thoughts they have about bullying.

Step 2

Video Viewing

7 mins

  • Show the video How to Stop A Bully.
  • Encourage students to take notes on strategies mentioned in the video.

Step 3

Discussion

8 mins

  • Use the discussion questions to facilitate a conversation about the video.
  • Focus on the concepts of emotional resilience and self-confidence.

Step 4

Role-Playing Activity

8 mins

  • Divide students into small groups and assign each group a role-playing scenario.
  • Have students practice the strategies from the video in their scenarios.
  • Encourage students to reflect on how it felt to use these strategies.

Step 5

Closure

2 mins

  • Recap the key points of the lesson.
  • Ask students to share one strategy they will use in the future to handle disruptive behavior.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions on Bullying

These questions are designed to guide a discussion on the video 'How to Stop A Bully' and help students reflect on the strategies presented.

What is dominance behavior and how does it relate to bullying?

Discuss how dominance behavior is about power imbalance and how it manifests in bullying.







How can emotional resilience help in dealing with bullying?

Explore the idea that being emotionally strong can reduce the impact of bullying.







What strategies from the video do you think are most effective? Why?

Encourage students to think critically about the strategies and their applicability.







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Worksheet

Role-Playing Scenarios

These cards contain scenarios for students to role-play, practicing strategies to handle bullying and disruptive behavior.




Scenario 1: A classmate makes fun of your clothes every day.







Scenario 2: Someone in your group project is not letting you contribute.







Scenario 3: A peer spreads a rumor about you online.







Scenario 4: A student constantly interrupts you during class discussions.




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