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National Center for Bullying Prevention

ACT! Bullying Prevention Lesson Plan
Middle- and High-School Students Talking with Elementary School Students

Ready!
You’ll use a cool Web site, www.PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org, to help elementary school children learn what to do when they see bullying or are bullied.

You’ll be talking with kids in 2nd through 6th grade. How many? Ten to 25 is a good group size for this lesson.

Set!
Here’s everything you need to do a great job:

• Computer with Internet access, bookmarked to www.PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org
• -OR-
• Kids Against Bullying CD available for $15 through PACER's National Center for Bullying Prevention.

All the “go to” reference links mentioned below? That’s where you’ll find the info you’ll be talking about with the kids.

Also, before you teach the class, you’ll want to print off a few things and bring copies for each student:

• “Are You a Target?” and “Do You Bully?” checklists @ Smart Stuff > Spot It
• Games (coloring pages, crosswords, feelings chart, fortune teller) @ Fun & Games
• Coloring contest entry forms @ Contests
• Club Crew certificates @ Home Page > Take the Oath

Heads up! If you want any screen shots from the site, print them from here: www.PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org/html.

Go!
It’s go time! Here’s what to do with the class.

• Introduce yourself and others doing the presentation with you.
• Briefly let the children know what you’ll be talking about (items 1, 2, and 3 below).
• Follow this outline!

1. What is Bullying? Go to: Smart Stuff > 411-Info to Go
   • Ask the kids what they think bullying is. You’ll hear lots of ideas. Listen and use their correct answers to help them understand that bullying is:
   • Give examples of what bullying is and is not. Include the definition of cyber bullying.
   • Show the WHAT BULLYING IS video Go to: Watch This > Kid Vids
2. Who is Bullied? Why Do Kids Bully? Go to: Smart Stuff > 411-Info to Go
   • Ask the students for their ideas. Use their correct answers to explain who is likely to be bullied and why kids bully.
   • Talk about differences as being positive and valuable. Give some examples.
   • Discuss disability. Ask the children for their ideas about what disability means to them. Be sure to talk about “invisible disabilities,” too, such as epilepsy.
   • Discuss risk factors for being bullied.
   • Show the kids the checklists under Smart Stuff > Spot It. Tell them they’ll get to complete the checklists after your presentation.
   • Ask the children about how bullying makes them feel.
   • Show the HOW BULLYING FEELS video. Go to: Watch This > Kid Vids
3. What Can You Do About Bullying? Go to: Smart Stuff > Stop It
   • Ask the children for their ideas. Offer tips on what to do if they are bullied, see bullying, or are bullying.
   • Discuss scenarios from Carmen’s Quick Comebacks in Smart Stuff > Stop It > If You are a Target. Ask the children for their ideas on handling each of the situations.
   • Show the WHAT YOU CAN DO video. Go to: Watch This > Kid Vids
4. Show Animated Characters and Cartoon Shorts
   • Show 2 – 3 bios of the 12 Club Crew characters. Go to: Watch This > Club Crew
   • Show 1 – 2 of the Webisodes. Go to: Watch This > Webisodes
5. Sum It Up
   Remind the children what you talked about:
   • What bullying is, who gets bullied, why kids bully, and what kids can do if they see bullying or it happens to them.
6. Invite Them to Enter PACER's Contest Go to: Contests > Enter the Contest
   Talk about PACER's "Tell Us Your Story" contest and encourage the children to enter it. Winning entries will be featured on the www.PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org Web site.
7. Present Follow-up Activities and Handouts Go to: Games and Fun
   • Tell the children what activities you will be giving them (checklists, coloring pages, crosswords, feelings chart, and fortune teller)
   • Distribute the checklists and games you brought.
8. Hand Out Certificates
   • Give each child one of the Club Crew certificates you brought.
   • Say the oath out loud as a group.
9. Closing
   • Emphasize that bullying at school (or anywhere else) is never okay.
   • Discuss your school policy against bullying.
   • Encourage all the children to “Be a Kid Against Bullying.”