BULLYING PREVENTION…Character Education Lesson #1: September 2016

DRSL’S: What: What is YOUR part in the prevention of bullying?

Why: Responsible Citizen, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Communication

BULLYING PREVENTION… Watch the video clip on the next slide and pay close attention to

what you hear and what you see happening.

CLASS DISCUSSION… Discuss the video What age group would you guess these students are? Why do you think the students are picking on this student? Did anyone stand up for him? What would you do in a situation like this? If someone is different than you or your friends, does it give you

the right to mock, tease, or disrespect them? How do the students who didn’t do anything perpetuate the

problem of bullying?

SPEAK UP… SPEAK OUT!

QUIET REFLECTION… Take a minute and reflect quietly on the following questions:

How many lessons have you heard on bullying prevention? Are you paying attention to what is being said? Are you making the connection between what you say TO others

or ABOUT others… and how it might affect them in a negative or positive way?

Are you part of the problem or part of the solution? Are you trying to HELP or HURT others? Do you take personal responsibility for everything you do and

say?

THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK…

NEXT TIME YOU WALK INTO SCHOOL… Notice the sign inside the first set of doors:

Weber School District will not discriminate or deny services on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, and/or disability.

This means: Every student who walks through our doors has the right to learn. Every person who walks through our doors has the right to feel safe.

DO YOUR PART… Be respectful Be kind Be helpful Be empathetic Be friendly Be nice Be aware Be responsible for what you say and how you say it.

ACTIVITY… Choose a volunteer

Have one student take a clean white piece of paper Crumple it up Smash it Stomp on it Throw it on the ground Tear it

Now try to smooth it back to it’s original state…

HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO BULLYING? Will this piece of paper be the same as before? Discuss how this relates to:

Name calling Gossiping Teasing Mocking Being pushed around Excluded from a group