Friends Helping Friends to Prevent Bullying

Unit of 3 Lessons
Grade Levels: 
K
1
2
Subjects: 
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Arts Education
Issue Area: 
Fairness
Focus Question 

How does bullying behavior of individuals affect the whole community and how can people respond to stop bullying? 

 

Photo Credit: Anti-bullying Respect Tour 2009 by Working Word is licensed under CC by 2.0

Unit Overview 

Learners define bullying behavior and describe what bullying looks and feels like. In contrast, they experience the feelings of being helpful and kind to peers when they need it. Role-playing responses to bullying behavior leads to a discussion of ways to promote kind behaviors at school and decrease bullying behaviors. Learners take action for the common good to promote kindness in their school. They create posters to display around school with messages that promote kindness or teach people how to respond to bullying.

Service Experience 
Students determine the needs at their school. They make a plan that will teach others about bullying and how to address it. The service project may include making posters with positive messages or anti-bullying tips; students may perform role-plays for other classrooms, or start a campaign of kindness that includes filling buckets with kind deeds.
Lessons in This Unit 
Unit: 
Friends Helping Friends to Prevent Bullying
Lesson 1 of 3
Grades: 
K
1
2

Learners define bullying and describe what bullying behavior looks and feels like. In contrast, they experience the feelings of being helpful and nice to peers when they need it.