Preventing Bullying in Elementary Schools

Group Curriculum
Bullying
Group Focus
The group will be comprisedof elementary grade level students.The groupwill focuson helping
studentsidentifyhowbullyingaffectssomeone’sself-image andwillteachthem the strategiestohelp
identifythe behaviorsthatconstitute“bullying”sothattheyare betterpreparedtohelp prevent
bullyingintheirschool.
MissionStatement
The missionof the groupis to provide asafe environmentwhere studentswill be partof a support
groupwhere theywill learnnewstrategiesdesignedtostrengthentheirskillstohelppreventbullying.
All instructionandactivities are gearedtowards elementary grade level understanding. Videosand
activitieshave beenobtainedfromthe followingresources: National BullyingPreventionCenter, Stop
Bullying.gov, Kidshealth.org.,AmericanPsychological Association,The BullyProject,ElementarySchool
Counseling.org,The School CounselorBlog.
Confidentiality
All informationandrecordsobtainedinthe course of the groupshall be keptconfidential unlessthe
followingapply:
 Whenstudent’sorotherstudent’ssafetyisinjeopardy
 Whenthere issuspicionof childabuse
Group Rules
The followingruleswillapplytoall groupmembers
1. No hitting
2. Hands andfeetto yourself
3. No foul language

Group Curriculum Outline
Week 1
Day 1: Introduction:Group focus,rules,confidentiality,andgroupmembers
a) Introductionof groupmembers
b) Establishgroupgoalsandexpectations
Day 2: WhatIs Bullying?
a) http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/kidssay/talkabout-
bullying.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle#cat20070
b) Activity:Typesof BullyingPopsicle sticks (allgrades)
Day 3: Yes… That’s Bullying
a) Webisode http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
b) Discussionof video
c) Activity:Introductionof “StopaBully”poster(all grades)
Day 4: The Playground is for Everyone
a) Webisode http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
b) Activity:Drawing:“If Someone wassittingall alone onthe playgroundIwould…”
c) Activity:Writing:“If Someone wassittingall alone onthe playgroundIwould…” (3rd
/4th
gr.)
Week 2: HelpBuilda Positive Self-image
Day 1: KB’s First Day
a) Webisode 1 http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
b) Activity:Drawing“IKnow How To … Say Hi” (K/1st
/2nd
gr.)
c) Activity:Writing“IKnow How To… SayHi” (3rd
/4th
gr.)
Day 2: Milton’sDreams
b) Activity:SpeakUp:“NiceThingsICanSayToAnotherStudent”throughpuppets(K/1st
/2nd
gr.)
c) Activity:SpeakUp:“NiceThingsIcanSayToAnotherStudent”throughpapermadespeaker
(3rd
/4th
gr.)
Day 3: JoshNorth
a) Webisode 3http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
b) Activity:GroupPoster:Nice ThingsIcan Say To AnotherStudent (K/1st
/2nd
gr.)
c) Activity:GroupKeyPoster:Nice thingsIcan sayto anotherstudent (3rd
/4th
gr.)
Day 4: Melanie’sFriends

b) Activity:Drawing“If My FriendsWere BeingMeanTo OtherStudentsIWould…”
(K/1st
/2nd
gr.)
c) Activity:Writing“If My FriendsWere BeingMeanToOther StudentsIWould…”(3rd
/4th
gr.)
Week 3: Being The Victim
Day 1: KB’s Day
a) Webisode 5: http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
a) Activity:Marshmallow Snowman (all grade levels)
Day 2: Joshand Raven
b) Activity:Partnerwork:Pine cone craft
Day 3: Soccer Tryouts
b) Activity:SoccerBall “How To Stop A Bully”Strategies(allgrades)
Day 4: KB Withdraws
b) Activity:Christmaswreathof positive statements(all grades)
Week 4
Day 1: BulliesCanChange: Changesof Heart
b) Activity:HowTo StopBullying: Drawing“IKnow How To Be Kind”(K/1st
/2nd
gr.)
c) Activity:HowTo StopBullying: Writing“IKnow How To Be Kind”(3rd
/4th
gr.)
Day 2: Become Friendswith StudentsWhoAre Bullied:KB and Melanie
b) Identifyingimagesof bully vs.victim(Sad,Madposterimages) (all ages)
Day 3: Stand Up For StudentsWhoAre Bullied: PowerIn Numbers
b) Activity:Game “HowTo Stop A Bully”(all ages)
Day 4: Real Friends
b) Activity:Personal cardfora special friend

Week 5
Day 1: StrategiesTo Help PreventBullyingAt My School
a) http://www.pacer.org/bullying/video/player.asp?video=44
b) Activity:BullyBugs
Day 2: Role Play StrategiesTo Help PreventBullyingAt My School
a) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3rqtxSCV-E
b) Activity:“HowTo StopA Bully”game (all ages)
Day 3: How To Get Help
a) Book:Stop PickingOnMe
b) Activity:Discussionandrecallingstrategies“How To StandUp For Myself”(K/1st
/2nd
gr.)
c) Activity:“HowTo StandUp For Myself?”(3rd
/4th
gr.)
Day 4: How To Help Put a Stop to Bullying
a) Book:The Rabbit& Squirrel
b) Activity:The Rabbit& Squirrel activitySheet(all ages)
Week 6
Day 1: How Can I Make A Difference?
a) Activity:“If Someone AskedMe To Be Mean To AnotherPersonIWould…”(K/1st
/2nd
gr.)
b) Activity:Writing“If Someone AskedMe ToBe Mean To AnotherPersonIWould…”
(3rd
/4th
gr.)
Day 2: How Can I Stand UpFor AnotherStudent?
a) Activity:PuppetShow “Whattodo if yousee someone beingbullied”(all ages)
Day 3: WhatCan I Do To PreventBullyingAt My School?
a) Videohttp://www.pacer.org/bullying/video/player.asp?video=56
b) Activity:“I Can Stop BullyingAtMySchool By…” (all ages)
Day 4: Unitedto Stop Bullying
a) Videohttp://www.pacer.org/bullying/video/listing.asp?category=kidsagainstbullying
b) Pledge to“NotBully”

Week 1: Definition of Bullying
Day 1
Group Objective
Group focus and rules will beexplained.Group facilitator will introduceself.Group members will introduce
themselves.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will discussthe importanceof havinga group on “bullying”.Facilitator will reviewgroup focus, rules and
schedule.
Identify the Skill Component
1. Introductions,group focus, group rules
Model the Skill
Facilitator will introducegroup and self.Facilitator will explain thatshe is here to help students when they are
facingstruggles in school and thatthis group is one of the ways she helps.
Independent Practice
Students will introduceeach other.
Closure/Evaluation
Facilitator will ask randomstudents about the group focus and rules to help reinforcethem. Students will be asked
to practiceand put group rules into action.
Standards 5.1: Promote and maintain a safe learning environment for all students
5.2: Developand implement programs that address the personal and social risk factors of students
5.3: Developand implement programs that reduce the incidence of school site violence

Day 2
Group Objective
Students will learn the different types of bullyingand whatbehaviors constitutebullyingso thatthey areableto
identify it and be part of the solution.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will discussthe term “bullying”and will explain thedifferent actions/behaviors thatareconsidered
“bullying”.
1. Types of bullying:Verbal bullying,Social bullying,Physical bullying
Model the Skill
Facilitator will explain thepurpose of the popsiclesticks.Facilitator will read the actions written on the popsicle
sticks and will explain thetype of bullyingitfallsunder.
Students will watch video: “What Is Bullying?” http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/kidssay/talkabout-
bullying.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle#cat20070 . Video teaches students the different types of bullying.
After the video, students will get a popsiclestick thatwill belabeled with an action/behavior.Students will explain
to the group whether the action/behavior is considered “bullying”.
Closure/Evaluation
Facilitator will ask students questions regardingthe actions written on the popsiclesticksto evaluatehow the
student knows what type of “bullying”it is considered.
Materials: video, popsiclesticks

Day 3
Group Objective
Students will learn thatteasingis also considered bullying.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will discusshowbullyingis notacceptableand the importanceof buildingstrategies to help the students
avoid being bullied.
1. Strategies: Don’t play closeto the bully,Stand tall and brave,feel good about yourself,get a buddy and be
a buddy, tell a teacher, tell your parent
Model the Skill
Facilitator will introducethe “Stop a Bully”poster which shows the strategies that will help the students avoid
getting bullied.Facilitator will revieweach strategy and will model the action that goes alongwith the strategy.
Students will watch webisode: “Yes… That’s Bullying” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
Video explains thatalthough teasingdoes not physically harmanother student, it does harmthe student
emotionally and affects their self-image. Students will then have the opportunity to choose a strategy from the
“Stop a Bully”poster and act itout. All students will havean opportunity to practicethe strategies.
Closure/Evaluation
Facilitator will randomly pick students to choose a strategy and actit out to evaluate their understandingof the
strategy.
Materials: video, “Stop a Bully”poster

Day 4
Group Objective
Students will learn thatexcluding someone from playingis also considered bullying.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will explain thatbullyingcomes in different forms. Facilitator will explain thatalthough excluding
someone is not a physical action,itis still considered “bullying”.
1. Exclusion is considered social bullying
Model the Skill
Facilitator will createa scenario where a student is excluded and will ask studenthow he/she felt when he was
excluded.
Students will watch webisode: “The Playground is for Everyone”
http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html Video teaches that itis importantto includeothers in
play and to allowstudents to play in the playground as itis there for everyone. Students in K/1st/2nd gradewill then
draw an image to the title: “If Someone was sittingall aloneon the playground I would…”. Students in 3rd/4th
grade will writeand drawan image to the title: “If Someone was sittingall aloneon the playground I would…”
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir completed activity.They will sharewith the group what they would do to includea
student on the playground to help put a stop to bullying.
Materials: video, drawing/writingsheet

Week 2: Help Build a Positive Self-image
Day 1
Group Objective
Students will learn howdifficultitis for a new student attending a new school.They will learn the skillsto reach
out to a new student.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will explain howthere may be times when we may be bullyingsomeone but are unaware of it.
Facilitator gives the example of when a new student is enrolled in their classroomand how easy it is to exclude
that student because he is new.
1. Preventing exclusion of a new student by saying“hi”
Model the Skill
Facilitator reminded students that at the beginning of the school year,student did not know facilitator butthat
facilitator greeted student and how nice itmakes a student feel when he/she is greeted to.
Students will watch webisode 1: “KB’s FirstDay” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html Video
teaches students that when they see a new student, to have empathy and make a step towards being friendly with
the student. Students will then engage in an activity thatwill reinforcehow to avoid beinga bully towards a new
student through exclusion.Students in K/1st/2nd gradewill drawto the title “I Know How To … Say Hi”. Students in
3rd/4th grade will writeand draw to the title “I Know How To… Say Hi”.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir activity with the group to reinforce what they have learned about how they can avoid
excludinga new student.

Day 2
Group Objective
Students learn the importanceof respecting other students who aredifferent and have different interests and
dreams.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will discussthe importanceof usingpositivestatements towards others. Explain that although other
students are different and have different interests,we need to respect them.
1. Usingpositivestatements towards others to help put a stop to bullying
Model the Skill
Facilitator will reviewthe positivestatements with the students and will ask them how they feel when they are
told these statements. Facilitator will explain thatother students want to feel positiveas well,therefore it is
important to respect their interests and differences.
Students will watch webisode 2: “Milton’s Dreams” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
Video teaches students that others have different interests and dreams and that itis okay.It teaches them to
respect others whether they liketheir interests or not. Students in K/1st/2nd gradewill gluethe positivestatement
strips on a construction paper and will drawan image that correlates with the statement. Students in 3rd/4th grade
will drawa speaker on construction paper and will add the positivestatement strips as an exampleof the
statements that they will begin speaking.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir finished activity with the group and will explain why they chosethe specific positive
statements and how they will startusingthem.
Materials: video, puppets

Day 3
Group Objective
Students will learn thatitis importantto say positivecomments towards others to help build their self-esteem and
self-image.Students will learn thatdoing the oppositeis considered bullying.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will explain howpositivecomments can help build someone else’s self-esteem. Explain the importance
of helpingother students feel good about themselves and how doing the oppositeis considered “bullying”
1. Positivecomments help build self-esteem and help put a stop to bullying
Model the Skill
Facilitator will makepositivecomments towards students and will explain howitis importantfor them to do the
same to other students.
Students will watch webisode 3 “Josh North” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
Video is about teachingstudents how positivecomments can help build a positiveself-image.Students will engage
in making a group Poster. Students in k/1st/2nd grade will drawimages that correlatewith positivecomments
written on the poster with the title “Nice Things I can Say To Another”. Students in 3rd/4th gradewill make a group
“Key” Poster titled “Nice things I can say to another student”. Students will cutout keys and will label them with
positivestatements. They will gluethe keys on a poster board and will drawimages that correlatewith the
statements on the keys. The keys show that the positivecomments are “keys” to help stop “bullying”.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir poster with the facilitator and will sharehow the comments are “keys” to help stop
“bullying”in their school.
Materials: key cutouts, positivestatement cut outs, poster boards,markers

Day4
Group Objective
Students will learn howto talk with their friends to make them understand why they need to stop bullyingothers.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will discusshowthere may be times when we may have friends who are bullies towards others and how
we may need to take the steps to bringour concerns to those friends.
1. Speaking with friends aboutnot bullying
Model the Skill
Facilitator will model how they can approach a friend and ask them politely to stop bullying.Facilitator will model
different ways to speak with a friend about not bullying.
Students will watch webisode 4: “Melanie’s Friends”http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
Video teaches students how to speak with their friends who are bullies,aboutstoppingthe behavior.It gives
students communication skillsto help them speak with their friends without upsetting them. Students in k/1st/2nd
grade will then engage in a drawing activity titled “If My Friends Were Being Mean To Other Students I Would…”
Students in 3rd/4th grade will drawand write an activity titled “If My Friends Were Being Mean To Other Students I
Would…”.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir finished activity with the rest of the group. They will sharethe approach they will useif
they have a friend who is bullyingto help them understand the importance of not bullying.

Week 3 Being The Victim
Day 1:
Group Objective
Students learn one important strategy to help stop the bullying:tellingtheir parents when they arebullied.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will discussthatone importantstrategy to use when being bullied is to tell their parents so that they can
take action if no response is given to the situation.
1. Strategy: speaking with their parent
Model the Skill
Facilitator will model how they can speak with their parent about what is happeningin school if they are bullied.
Explain thatit is not okay to make up lies but that it is importantto tell parents if it is true that they are being
bullied.
Students will watch webisode 5: “KB’s Day” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
There will be a group discussion aboutthe importanceof tellingtheir parents when they arebeing bullied.
Students will engage in an activity:MarshmallowSnowman. Students will makea snowman out of marshmallows.
Duringactivity,facilitator will monitor and assistin the completion of the snowman. This activity will reinforcethe
concept that they are unableto take careof things on their own and therefore need to always seek their parents
for help.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharehowthey needed help in completing their snowman and how in the same way they need help
from their parents when being bullied.
Materials: video, marshmallows,pretzels

Day 2
Group Objective
Students will learn thatthe experience of being bullied can help another student. Students will learn to sharehow
they stood up to the bullying.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will explain howitis importantto make a buddy and be a buddy to help put a stop to bull ying.Discuss
how a friend who has experienced bullyingand overcame it, may be a support to another student and who can
help put a stop to bullying.
1. Friendships beingimportantin putting a stop to bullying
Model the Skill
Facilitator will model how they obtain support and help from the facilitator becausestudents havebecome
buddies with facilitator.Explain howitis better to be a buddy than be aloneand how this can make a difference in
putting a stop to bullying.
Students will watch webisode 6: “Josh and Raven” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html The
video shows students how one student who has been bullied in the pastbut learned to stand up to the bullying
can help another students who is beingbullied.This teaches the students to shareand educate other students on
how to stand up to bullying.Students will engage in an activity where they will work with a partner. Students will
make a Pine cone craftthat will reinforcebeinga good partner.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharehowhavinga partner made iteasier for them to put the pine cone together.
Materials: video, pinecones

Day 3
Group Objective
Students will practicestrategies to help them stop a bully.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will reviewthe strategies learned from the “Stop a Bully”poster and will remind students the
importance of putting them into practiceto help stop a bully.
1. Strategies: Don’t play closeto the bully,Stand tall and brave,Feel good about yourself,Get a buddy and
be a buddy, Tell a teacher, Tell your parent.
Model the Skill
Facilitator will hang“Stop a Bully”poster and will reviewthe strategies and how to actout each strategy.
Students will watch webisode 7: “Soccer Tryouts” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html Video
teaches students the strategies that they need to stop a bully.Students will work on their own. They will choose
strategies learned from the “Stop a Bully”poster and will writethem on a soccer ball cutout.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir soccer ball activity with the group and will actoutthe strategies chosen.
Materials: video, soccer cutout

Day 4
Group Objective
Students will learn howto use positivestatements to help motivate another student while makinga Christmas
wreath.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will reviewthe importanceof usingpositivestatements when others are being bullied and to help
encourage them.
1. Positivestatements to help encourage and supporta student who is beingbullied
Model the Skill
Facilitator will model how students will usethe positivestatements to make the Christmas wreath.
Students will watch webisode 8: “KB Withdraws” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html Video
is aboutKB wanting to quitsoccer because she is beingbullied buther friend motivates her to stay.The video
teaches students to help motivate others. Students will engage in an activity:Christmas wreath of positive
statements. Students will usepaper plates to make wreaths. They will usegreen construction paper and will write
positivestatements on strips of paper. They will gluethe strips on the paper plate to help reinforceusingpositive
statements to motivate others.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir Christmas wreaths and how their positivestatements will help encourage and supporta
student who is being bullied.
Materials: video, green construction paper,paper plates

Week 4:
Day 1: Being The Bully
Group Objective
Students learn that if they are the bullies,there is hope to change their behavior through three strategies.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will explain thatitmay be difficultfor the bully to make changes but that itis possible through using
three strategies.
1. Strategies to help a bully make changes:Make a commitment to change, focus on empathy and
responsibility,and replacebullyingbehavior with positivebehaviors.
Model the Skill
Facilitator will model the three strategies that can help a bully make changes.
Students will watch webisode 9: “Changes of Heart” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html The
video teaches students that bullies arecapableof changingif they focus on three strategies:1. Make a
commitment to change, 2. Focus on empathy and responsibility,3.Replace bullyingbehavior.Students in k/1st/2nd
grade will engage in a drawing activity titled “I Know How To Be Kind”. Students in 3rd/4th grade will drawand
write to the title “I Know How To Be Kind”.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir completed activity with the group and will explain howthey ca n be kind with others.

Day 2: Become Friends with Victims
Group Objective
Students will learn why it is importantto become friends with students who are victims of bullying.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will talk abouthow to look out for students who may be bullied and the importance of becoming friends
with them. Explain thatthe student feels aloneand wants a friend.
1. Identifyingstudents who arebullied and becoming friends with them
Model the Skill
Facilitator will showstudents images of victims vs.bullies and will explain howto identify them by lookingattheir
face and body language.
Students will watch webisode 10: “KB and Melanie” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html The
video shows how KB and Melaniebecome friends.It teaches students the importance of becoming fri ends with
victims of bullying.Students will engage in an activity where they will identify images of bully vs.victim(Sad, Mad
poster images).
Closure/Evaluation
Through the images,students will be ableto reinforce how to identify the victimvs. the bully whileout in recess
Materials: video, image cards

Day 3: Stand Up for Others
Group Objective
Students will learn thatthere is power in numbers and therefore need to become friends with students who are
bullied to help them stop the bullying.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will talk abouthow there is power in numbers, meaning that when students have friends,they areless
likely to be bullied.
1. Make friends so that bullies can stay away fromyou
Model the Skill
Facilitator will review“Stop a Bully”poster and will explain thatitwill be used as a game. Facilitator will review
rules and will model how to toss and actout the strategy.
Students will watch webisode 11: “Power In Numbers” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html
Video teaches students that there is power in numbers. It shows them that it is importantto become friends with
students who arebullied and stand up for them. Students will engage in game “How To Stop A Bully”. Students will
toss diceand will roleplay the strategy that dicefalls on.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will showhow well they have learned the strategies through actingout the strategies duringthe game.
Materials: video, game

Day 4:
Group Objective
Students will learn the valueof friends and how to be nicewith them.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will reviewwhat they have learned about being a buddy to another student and power in numbers.
Explain the importance of doingnicethings for your friends.
1. Being a good buddy by doing nicethings for them
Model the Skill
Facilitator will showhow being a good buddy is doingnicethings for your friends.Facilitator will model how
students will make the card for their friend.
Students will watch webisode 12: “Real Friends” http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html Video
shows students the valueof havingfriends and how to be niceto them to show them that you care about them.
Students will makea personal card for a special friend.This will reinforcethe skillsneeded to show a friend that
they valuehim/her.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir card with the group and will sharehowthey felt while makingit for their friend.
Materials: video, construction paper,markers

Week 5: How To Stand Up to Bullying
Day 1
Group Objective
Students will learn strategies thatwill teach them how to help prevent bullyingattheir school.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will reviewstrategies learned to help stop a bully.
1. Strategies to help stop a bully: Don’t play closeto the bully,Stand tall and brave, Feel good about
yourself,Get a buddy and be a buddy, Tell a teacher, Tell a parent
Model the Skill
Facilitator will showstudents how they will writethe strategies on each circlefor the caterpillar.
Students will watch video: http://www.pacer.org/bullying/video/player.asp?video=44
Video teaches students the strategies needed to help prevent bullyingin their school.Students will then engage in
an activity:Bully Bugs. They will cutout circles thatwill forma caterpillar.On each circle,students will writea
strategy learned.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir bully bugs with the group
Materials: video, bully bugs cutout

Day 2:
Group Objective
Students will master the strategies on how to stop a bully.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will reviewstrategies learned and will discuss importanceof putting them into practiceso that they
become firstinstinctwhen they need to step in to help another student who is beingbullied.
1. Putting into practicestrategies learned
Model the Skill
Facilitator will reviewstrategies with the group
Students will watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3rqtxSCV-E
Students will then be given a scenario thatthey will roleplay as a group.Each student is given a role. One student
will bethe victim,two students will bethe bullies,the rest will beusingthe strategies learned to intervene and
help the victim.
Closure/Evaluation
After roleplay,each student will sharetheir experience abouttheir role.
Materials: video, scenario

Day 3
Group Objective
Students will learn howto get help, how to stand up to the bullying.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will introducethe book “Stop PickingOn Me” to reinforce the importanceof standingup rather than
being a bystander to bullying.
1. Standingup to bullyinginstead of beinga bystander
Model the Skill
Facilitator will read the book and will discuss howstudents can stand up to bullying.The book is aboutan
elementary school girl beingbullied.
Students in K/1st/2nd grades will engagein a discussion where they will recall strategies “How To Stand Up For
Myself” and will drawimages reinforcingstrategies.Students in 3rd/4th gradewill engage in a writingactivity:“How
To Stand Up For Myself?”
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir completed activity and will discusshowthey can stand up to bullyinginstead of beinga
bystander
Materials: book, writingsheet

Day 4
Group Objective
Students will learn howTo Help Put a Stop to Bullying through strategies learned.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will discusshowconflictis partof our daily lifebut that we need to learn how to solvethe conflictin a
peaceful manner.
1. Solving conflictin a peaceful manner
Model the Skill
Facilitator will read the book “The Rabbit& Squirrel”.The book is aboutthe two animals who fightall the time and
they have to figureout how to end the conflict.
After listeningto the story “The Rabbit& Squirrel”,students will complete an activity Sheet where they will answer
the question “What do you think happened after they ran into the woods?” Students will engage in critical thinking
and will come up with a solution to the conflictthat the rabbitand squirrel arefacing.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will havethe opportunity to sharetheir responseto the question in the activity sheet. This will reinforce
them putting into practicethe strategies they have been learningon how to avoid bullying.
Materials: book, activity sheet

Week 6: Standing Up To Bullying
Day 1
Group Objective
Students will practiceusingtheir voiceto help them stand up againstbullying.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will remind students that they have a voice and that there is power in usingitto help stand up to
bullying.
1. The use of your voiceis a tool that can help you stand up againstbullying.
Model the Skill
Facilitator will createscenario where a student asks facilitator to be mean to another student. Facilitator will
model the responses that can be given to the student being the instigator.
Students in K/1st/2nd gradewill engage in a drawingactivity titled “If Someone Asked Me To Be Mean To Another
Person I Would….” Students in 3rd/4th grade will engage in a drawingand writingactivity titled “If Someone Asked
Me To Be Mean To Another Person I Would…”
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharetheir responses to the activity with the group. They will discusshowthat is usingtheir voiceto
stand up againstbullying.
Materials: drawing/writingsheets

Day 2
Group Objective
Students will learn the difference between the outcome of two scenarios:onewith a bystander to bullying,the
other with a student who stands up to bullying.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will sharea scenario of a student being bullied.Facilitator will discusstheimportance of intervening in a
safemanner to help be a supportfor the student being bullied.
1. Standingup for a student who is being bullied:become a friend with the victim, look for an adult,report it
to the office, ask the victimto join you and remove him/her from the situation,creatingnoiseto get
others’ attention and help.
Model the Skill
Facilitator will sharethe scenario of a student being bullied.Facilitator will model how another student can stand
up for that student being bullied.
Students will beassigned to groups of 3 or more. Students will usethe puppets to make a puppet show that will
portray a scenario with a students who are playingthe roles of the bully,victim, bystander/student who stands up
for victim.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will discussthescenarios in thepuppet show. They will discusshowthe roles of the bystander and the
person who stands up to bullyingmakea difference.
Materials: puppets

Day 3
Group Objective
Students will reinforcethe skillslearned on how to stand up to bullyingthrough drawingand writing.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will reviewthe importanceof being a student who stands up to bullyingin school.
1. Standingup againstbullying:become a friend with the victim,look for an adult,report it to the office, ask
the victimto join you and remove him/her from the situation,creatingnoiseto get others’ attention and
help.
Model the Skill
Facilitator will review the skills thathavebeen discussed on how to stand up to bullying.Facilitator will model the
skills thatcan be used to stand up to bullying.
Students will watch a video: http://www.pacer.org/bullying/video/player.asp?video=56
The video is aboutstudents who unite to put a stop to bullying. After the video,
students in K/1st/2nd gradewill engage in a drawingactivity titled “ I Can Stop BullyingAt My School By…”. Students
in 3rd/4th grade will engage in a drawingand writingactivity titled “I Can Stop BullyingAt My School By…”.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will sharehowthey used the different skills to stand up to bullyingin their writing.

Day 4
Group Objective
Students will learn howto unite together to help put a stop to bullying.Students will make a pledge to “not bully”.
Establish the Need
Facilitator will discusshowit is more powerful when students unite with others. Facilitator will explain howthey
may need to unite with other students to help put a stop to bullying.
1. Identifyingthe need to unite with other students to help put a stop to bullying.
Model the Skill
Facilitator will givean example of how it is powerful when students unite. Facilitator will model the skill by asking
students to unite by the arm whilestandingtogether. Facilitator will showhow itis difficultto break the chain
when they are united by the arm, compared to standingalone.
Students will watch Video http://www.pacer.org/bullying/video/listing.asp?category=kidsagainstbullying
Video teaches students about the power in unitingtogether to help stop bullying.They will also sign a pledge to
“not bully”.
Closure/Evaluation
Students will discussvideo within the group. Students will discuss howthey plan to unite with other students.
Students will begiven the choiceto sign a pledge to “not bully”.
Materials: video, pledge card

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