Overview
This lesson helps students understand school rules around bullying and why bullying is wrong. They identify the difference between teasing and bullying, then the teacher reviews school policies and the consequences for bullying at school. They build their understanding of bullying by discussing questions and creating drawings of how bullying makes targets feel, what bullies do and how to report a bullying situation to a trusted adult. They practice how to ask for help with a bullying situation, and take home a family sheet to help them discuss bullying with their parents or guardians.
Lesson Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Describe the difference between bullying and teasing.
- Explain why it’s wrong to tease or bully others.
- Explain what to do if someone is being bullied.
- Demonstrate how to ask for help if they or someone else were being bullied.
SEL Connection
- social awareness
- relationship skills
Time: 50 minutes
Healthy Behavior Outcomes
- V-3: Avoid bullying or being a bystander to bullying.
- V-7: Get help to prevent or stop violence, including harassment, abuse, bullying, hazing, fighting, and hate crimes.
- V-9: Get help to stop being subjected to violence or physical abuse.
National Health Education Standards
- Standard 1: Comprehending Concepts
- Performance Indicator 1.2.1: Identify that healthy behaviors impact personal health.
- Standard 2: Analyzing Influences
- Performance Indicator 2.2.2: Identify what the school can do to support personal health practices and behaviors.
- Standard 3: Accessing Resources
- Performance Indicator 3.2.1: Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.
- Standard 4: Communication
- Performance Indicator 4.2.3: Demonstrate ways to respond in an unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation.
- Performance Indicator 4.2.4: Demonstrate ways to tell a trusted adult if threatened or harmed.
