Bullying Prevention Superstars

Jameka Roberts

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Bullying Prevention Superstars

Bullying Prevention

In this engaging and essential lesson, students will learn to identify bullying behaviors and understand the importance of kindness and empathy. Through a series of activities and discussions, they'll explore the impact of bullying and develop strategies to prevent and address it. This lesson is crucial for fostering a safe and inclusive school environment, promoting mental health literacy, and empowering students to stand up against bullying.

Audience

K-5 Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Experiential Learning, Collaborative Learning, Trauma-Informed Teaching

Materials

Bullying Prevention Worksheet, Markers and Crayons, Role-Playing Scenario Cards, and Chart Paper

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

Welcome students to the lesson and briefly discuss the day's focus: Bullying Prevention.
Ask students if they know what bullying is and if they've ever seen or experienced it.
Provide a definition of bullying: "Bullying is when someone repeatedly hurts, scares, or makes fun of another person on purpose."

Step 2

Class Discussion on Bullying

7 minutes

Facilitate a discussion using the attached discussion guide.
Encourage students to share their thoughts and feelings about bullying and why it's important to stop it.
Discuss the different types of bullying: physical, verbal, and social.

Step 3

Role-Playing Activity

10 minutes

Distribute the role-playing scenario cards to pairs of students.
Instruct each pair to act out their scenario, demonstrating ways to prevent or stop bullying.
After each role-play, discuss what happened and what strategies were effective.

Step 4

Worksheet Activity

5 minutes

Hand out the 'Bullying Prevention Worksheet' to each student.
Guide students through the worksheet, which includes identifying bullying behaviors and brainstorming ways to promote kindness.
Allow students to use markers and crayons to make their worksheets colorful and expressive.

Step 5

Closure

3 minutes

Ask students to share one thing they learned about bullying prevention today.
Emphasize the importance of kindness and standing up for one another.
Thank the students for their participation and remind them to always speak up if they see or experience bullying.

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Discussion

Discussion Questions: Bullying Prevention

A guided discussion to help students understand the various aspects of bullying and the importance of preventing it.

What is bullying and why is it harmful?

Encourage students to think about the emotional and psychological impact of bullying. Explain how it can make people feel and why it's important to prevent it.

Have you ever seen someone being bullied? What did you do?

Provide a safe space for students to share their experiences. Discuss appropriate ways to intervene or get help from an adult.

What are some ways we can promote kindness in our classroom?

Brainstorm together. Examples might include being inclusive, speaking kindly, helping others, and standing up against bullying.

Worksheet

Bullying Prevention Worksheet

A worksheet designed to help students identify bullying behaviors and think of ways to promote kindness and prevent bullying.

Circle the behaviors that are examples of bullying: hitting, sharing, name-calling, helping, excluding, playing together.

Look for actions that hurt or exclude others.

Draw a picture of a kind action you can do to help prevent bullying.

Think about actions that include and support others.

Write one sentence about why it's important to be kind to others.

Consider how kindness makes everyone feel happier and safer.