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Words Really Matter: Examining Language at School
Help your students gain sensitivity and become aware of the implications of the words they see, hear, and use about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. After making lists of words or phrases they hear or use in school...
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The Gay '80s, '90s and '00s
After reading and discussing a news article from the New York Times regarding gay and lesbian issues of the last thirty years, students engage in several activities to explore current events. They create a timeline, either electronically...
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Introduction to Cyberbullying — Avatars and Identity
Learners explore the nature of cyberbullying. For this cyber ethics lesson, students discuss common online and cyber communication courtesies. Learners role-play cyber etiquette, read literature regarding bullies, and discuss methods of...
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My Name Is Osama
Young scholars read a short story about a young Iraqi boy, which opens up classroom discussion about the difficulties some immigrant students face, especially in the days after September 11.
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Bad Case of the Stripes Lesson Plan
Students listen to the story Bad Case of the Stripes. In this respect lesson, students listen to the story and discuss bullying and how to respect others. They draw a picture of themselves covered in what they like to do.
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Aggression and Bullying
Learners analyze bullying and aggression. In this bullying lesson plan, students discuss bullying and practice methods to deal with aggression. Learners also participate in activities that enable them to consider why bullies bully as...
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The Love and Safety Club for Children
Child safety and bullying is the focus of this sociology lesson plan. The Love and Safety Club is a program for children which is designed to help reinforce important information regarding how to stay safe at home, at school, and when...
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Bullying in Schools: A Package of Stories
Young scholars conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions and by posing problems and gather, evaluate and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their...
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Student Opinion: How Should Schools Address Bullying?
Spark a disscussion about a current issue, bullying, in your classroom. This resource, published by The New York Times, provides a short article discussing a Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights passed into law in the state New Jersey followed...
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Bully Prevention
Students examine the topic of bully prevention. In this character education activity, students establish what bullying is, role play bullying scenarios, and discuss how to manage bullying incidents.
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Bullying at School
In this character education worksheet, students answer 6 questions about their experience being bullied at school. Students chart the frequency of these events.
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Bully Quiz- What Would You Do?
In this bullying quiz worksheet, learners answer questions to determine what they would do if they or another person is being bullied. They answer 8 multiple choice questions before going over the suggested answers.
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Bullying and Homophobia
Having difficulty in class broaching controversial issues? This lesson offers several linked online tools to get students engaged in discussion about bullying and homophobia. Coastkid.org offers an interactive scenario activity, which...
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Erase Meanness In School
Discuss bullies and cliques in school and methods that may be used to stop bulling. Create a campaign to identify ways to be kind to others and methods to deal with bullies. Illustrate posters which identify positive behaviors. As a...
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Adrian Mole - Diary
Students read a passage from the Diary of Adrian Mole in their groups and then discuss the different characters of the story. They bring the scene to life by setting the scene, selecting who in the story would be involved in their scene,...
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Anti-Bullying Week
Delve into anti-bullying topics using this resource. Learners answer a series of questions related to bullying using a Who Wants to Be Millionaire-type game format. This presentation could be used as a whole group or center activity.
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We're All Different!
Use this presentation to discuss diversity and self esteem issues. Learners talk about what makes them special, why someone might bully others, and the different types of talents people possess. This is a simple, but effective way to...
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The Popular Bully
Fifth graders investigate bullying and nonviolent ways to deal with bullies. In this conflict management lesson, 5th graders discover the definition for the word ahimsa and examine ways to incorporate that philosophy into their social...
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Cyber Bullying
Cyber bullying is an important topic to address with middleschoolers. Here, learners take an active role in identifying and discussing this issue. Reviewing this resource with your class will help to equip them to be a part of the...
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Cyber Bullying Lesson Plan
After a discussion on the effects of negative words, pupils talk about ways they can improve the way they talk to each other. A list is created of behaviors that everyone would like to see in the classroom and at home. A specific good...
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No Name-Calling Week
Your can help reduce bullying in the classroom and on the playground with this activities during No Name-Calling Week.
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Conflict Resolution and Addressing Bullying Issues
Helpful ways to engage students in anti-bullying exercises
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Cyberbullying: Be Upstanding
Peers discuss cyberbullying and how they can defend their friends that may be bullied online and offline. They discover the value in showing empathy for those who have been cyberbullied. Class members then generate multiple solutions for...
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A Lesson Plan for Elementary School Students
Students identify characteristics of verbal, physical, emotional and cyberbullying. In this bullying lesson, students gather information about bullying and work in discussion groups to find ways to report and combat bullying.