Lesson 1: Recognizing Bullying

Why This Lesson Matters

Clarifying what bullying is and how it is both harmful and against the rules empowers students to avoid bullying others and to respond appropriately if they witness or experience bullying. This stops bullying from being accepted as normal. It also helps bullied students understand bullying is wrong and they don't deserve to be bullied, which can reduce the emotional harm they suffer.

Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Identify bullying

• Recognize bullying in response to scenarios

Lesson Concepts

• Bullying is mean or hurtful behavior that keeps happening.

• Bullying is not safe, respectful, or kind. It is against the rules.

• Recognizing bullying is the first step in getting it to stop.