Bullying Unit

We are finishing up our schoolwide anti-bullying unit in guidance and I wanted to let you know some of the things we have been up to.  All students made a personalized construction paper hand to put on our large bulletin board with our Anti-Bullying Pledge on it. Its a symbol of we are all against bullying and we can stop it together.   Its awesome, see pic below.

K:  We focused on name-calling and teasing.  We talked about why kids get picked on, what we can do if someone is picking on us or someone else and how to be respectful to others. 

Solutions to Name-Calling/Teasing:

1.  Use your words (tell them how you feel)

2.  Ignore

3.  Speak up for a friend

4. Walk Away

5.  Tell a teacher/adult (if you have tried other things and its not working)

 

 

We read the book "The Brand New Kid" and "Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon" about kids who are different and the bullies who picked on them. We also watched the short video "Respecting Differences" that showed kids how to respect all the differences we all have.  We played a Respecting Differences game to show the differences within the class.  We also did name-calling/teasing role plays to teach kids how to be confident and stand up for themselves.  We ended our unit with a Pledge Against Bullying.

 

 



1:  We have discussed what is bullying, what makes someone bully and what to do if someone bullies you or someone else.  We read "The Recess Queen" and "Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun" to learn about differences and how to deal with a bully.  We also watched a short video called "Respecting Differences" that showed kids how to respect all the differences we all have.  We ended our unit with bullying role plays and a Pledge Against Bullying.  The students love these as they get to act out how to stick up for themselves and others. 

2nd:  We have discussed what is bullying, what makes someone bully and what to do if someone bullies you or someone else.  We read "King of the Playground" and "Say Something" to learn about the importance of sticking up for yourself and others.  We also watched two short video, one called "What We Learned About Bullying" this showed them what bullying looks like, sounds like and how to help yourself and others.  The other video we watched was a little one called "The Meanest Girl in Second Grade."  We ended our unit with role plays on how to deal with a bully and our Pledge Against Bullying.
 

 

3rd:  We have discussed what is bullying, what makes someone bully and what to do if someone bullies you or someone else.  We have read " Sorry!" which talks about how saying sorry doesn't excuse the behavior entirely.  In this story the boy was very insincere when he said sorry.  We also watched "McGruff's Bully Alert" and "McGruff Anti Bullying Video".  These videos showed kids what bullying looks like, sounds like and solutions for how to help yourself and others.   We ended our unit with role plays (always a big hit) that taught the kids how to be confident and deal with a bully.



 

4th:   We have discussed what is bullying, what makes someone bully and what to do if someone bullies you or someone else.  We also focused on cyberbullying.   We have watched "No More Teasing"  which shows them examples of bulling and harassment and how to handle  it.   The video "The Silent Treatment"  showed the kids an example of bullying where kids purposely isolate or ostrasize one another.  Its a powerful video for the kids, especially the girls.  We also read the book "Just Kidding", one of my favorites about just saying your kidding doesn't excuse the behavior and you really need to watch what you say and do to others.  We ended our unit with role plays (always a big hit) which taught the kids to be confident and stick up for themselves.  We then did our Anti-Bullying Pledge.



 

5th:  We started off this unit with watching a VERY powerful video called "Bullying:  Not Just Guy Thing".  In this video the students saw a group of girls being relentless mean to another girl.  There is a dream sequence where one of the bullies dreams that the victim has died in a car accident and realizes what she has done to hurt her with her words and actions.  This is a always a difficult movie to watch but sends a very important message to kids.

 

 

We discussed the video during our next class as well as the reasons why kids bully, consequences of being the victim and the power of their words and actions.  We then watched two great You Tube videos " Corunna Middle School LEAD" and "Cyberbullying".  You could hear a pin drop why the kids watched these.  I think it was very relevant to them and hit home.

 

 

In our last class we discussed what you can do to help yourself of another if they or you are being bullied or harrassed.  We did role plays to help students gain confidence in dealing with a bully and our Anti-Bullying Pledge.

Here is our awesome Anti-Bullying Pledge Board (we are not even done adding to you it yet!)