A theme page with lesson plans about bullying for intermediate (B1) students, year 9 and above in Swedish Compulsory School.
Related topics: Me Too, Tolerance 7-9, Beauty and Physical Appearance, 8-9
Warm-up
Video that will change your life. I have no words left. – YouTube (4:35)https://youtu.be/PT-HBl2TVtI
Wordless film about bullying vs helping each other
Pixar 2000 For The Birds – YouTube (3:16)https://youtu.be/AkFuvTHaMUE
Show the film without telling them it’s about bullying and ask what they think it is about
Anti-Bullying PSA: The Price of Silence – YouTube (1:58) https://youtu.be/wY7Gvq0P4hc
Anti-bullying PSA. Over 6M American schoolchildren have been bullied in the past six months.
Music
Lesson Plans
ESL Holiday Lessons: English Lesson on Anti-Bullying Dayhttp://www.eslholidaylessons.com/12/anti_bullying_day.html
ESL Holiday Lessons: Free 14-Page lesson plan / worksheet on Anti-Bullying Day Listening/reading text with various activities (yr 8-9)
Cyberbullying Explained by Common Craft (VIDEO) (1:02)https://www.commoncraft.com/video/cyberbullying
Unfortunately, bullies are a part of our world. And today, they often use phones, computers and social media to threaten, harass and intimidate others.
New Boy | Film Englishhttp://film-english.com/2011/04/06/bullying-lesson-plan/
This EFL lesson is designed around a short film called New Boy and the subject of bullying. Students watch a short film, speak about bullying, and listen to and complete a poem about bullying.
Reading
Bullying Facts: 15 Facts about Bullying ←FACTSlides→http://www.factslides.com/s-Bullying
Did you know that… 160,000 U.S. children miss school every day due to a fear of bullying?
How Bullying Looks to Teens | Harvard Graduate School of Educationhttp://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/17/03/how-bullying-looks-teens
Why does school-based bullying happen? We went to the source and asked students for insight.
Viewing
A Bully Story – YouTube (5:31)https://youtu.be/y1JoyDINI6k
Abbott Middle School students filmed and acted out a skit about bullying. San Mateo, CA This skit could trigger students to make their own films
Ways to Stop Bullying – YouTube (5:30)https://youtu.be/ynTuA_tlZDE
Are you being bullied? Then you’re in the company of a whole host of awesome people, like Bill Clinton, Taylor Swift and Christian Bale, who experienced bullying in school. hand-out
Roseanna’s cyberbullying story | ReachOut Australia (1 min)https://au.reachout.com/articles/roseannas-cyberbullying-story
Cyberbullying is the worst. Roseanna reflects that she wished she had talked to someone earlier; as the more people she talked to, the easier it became.
How to Stop Bullying Best Tips – YouTube (5:24)https://youtu.be/G8l3dMjdmzc
Author/Speaker Brooks Gibbs explains bullying in the most simplistic terms: Dominance behavior. He provides a simple solution to bullying as well
STRAIN (Anti-bullying Silent Short Film) – YouTube (11:02)https://youtu.be/9QbrRsOF0YA
School bullying between girls with a tragic end
To This Day Project – Shane Koyczan – YouTube (7:36)https://youtu.be/ltun92DfnPY
Shane Koyczan “To This Day”. Help this message have a far-reaching and long-lasting effect in confronting bullying.
Basketball players defend cheerleader targeted by bully – YouTube (1:56)https://youtu.be/Kg1ONpbAUCE
A student being bullied at a Lincoln Middle School basketball game caught the attention of the basketball players. They walked off the court to come to defend her
Cyberbullying: there is a way out! – YouTube (2:25) https://youtu.be/dkG00Czb4ho
The impact of cyberbullying on victims is well known; it affects their self-esteem, school performance and can even lead to suicidal thoughts and attempts. – Video showing 10 steps out of cyberbullying
Not in Our Town (2-6 min each)https://www.niot.org/nios-october-film-festival
29 short films about bullying; enough to start every class for a month or two
Calling My Childhood Bully – YouTube (7:48)https://youtu.be/wZXY-yweYDg
School life can be hard enough without the added anxiety of dealing with daily bullying. Hear this bully apologising
Key & Peele – School Bully – YouTube (2:05)https://youtu.be/CUvFeyGxaaU
One school bully is surprisingly in touch with his emotions. – A video clip that shows the underlining reasons for bullying. For teachers and advanced students
The Most Beautiful Way To Stop A Bully – YouTube (12 min) https://youtu.be/1LNPeGT9H-Y
This guy started out as a bully. Where he ended up will surprise you. It surprised the TED audience too, so they went ahead and gave him a rousing standing ovation
THE BULLYING EXPERIMENT! – YouTube (5:01) https://youtu.be/EisZTB4ZQxY
The camera follows a bullying situation that passers-by rarely react to
Bullying Exerts Psychiatric Effects Into Adulthood – YouTube (3:54)https://youtu.be/9aHTHGjQ628
Once considered a childhood rite of passage, bullying lingers well into adulthood. Bullies and victims alike are at risk for psychiatric problems
Speaking
ESL Discussions: Conversation Questions: Speaking Lesson: BULLYINGhttp://www.esldiscussions.com/b/bullying.html
ESL Discussions: Free worksheet and online activity on Bullying.
Writing
Anti-bullying Shed – THE LITERACY SHEDhttps://www.literacyshed.com/anti-bullying-shed.html
Several Short Films with Teacher’s Notes to inspire writing. Click the image to see the film
Final Words
Bullying | StopBullying.govhttps://www.stopbullying.gov/respond/on-the-spot/index.html
Simple steps to stop bullying on the spot and help keep kids safe.
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