A theme page with lesson plans about bullying for elementary to intermediate (A2-B1) students, year 4-9 in Swedish Compulsory School.
Related topics: Tolerance 7-9, Beauty and Physical Appearance, 8-9
Background
Bullying Exerts Psychiatric Effects Into Adulthood – YouTube (3:54)https://youtu.be/9aHTHGjQ628Once considered a childhood rite of passage, bullying lingers well into adulthood. Bullies and victims alike are at risk for psychiatric problems
What Is Bullying | StopBullying.govhttps://www.stopbullying.gov/bullying/what-is-bullyingLearn what is bullying and what are the different types of bullying.
Warm-up
Video that will change your life. I have no words left. – YouTube (4:35)https://youtu.be/PT-HBl2TVtIWordless film about bullying vs helping each other. This video is of hope, inspiration, giving, helping each other, the kindness of mankind, and it’s just plain BEAUTIFUL!
Anti-Bullying Animation – YouTube (1:43)https://youtu.be/Q81bsGI-JcYI was commissioned to make this animation to raise the issue of Bullying within schools. – Malcolm Morrison
Corto Ian (2018) – Fundación Ian – YouTube (9:45)https://youtu.be/6dLEO8mwYWQA short film that appeals to emotions. A crush on the heart so that we all participate in the construction of a more inclusive world.
Pixar 2000 For The Birds – YouTube (3:16)https://youtu.be/AkFuvTHaMUEBullying birds – Show the film without telling them it’s about bullying and ask what they think it is about, – See also “writing” here below
ANTI-BULLYING AWARENESS “It’s up to You” NEW VERSION – YouTube (2:22) https://youtu.be/UAwqkIzKK08“It’s up to YOU” Indirect bullying goes unseen far too often. It’s an invisible, draining and negative energy that harms many young teens today. – Animation with text
Anti-Bullying PSA: The Price of Silence – YouTube (1:58) https://youtu.be/wY7Gvq0P4hcAnti-bullying PSA. Over 6M American schoolchildren have been bullied in the past six months. Whether you cheer on the bully, or silently watch, you are supporting the bully.
You are not alone – assembly version – YouTube (4:17)https://youtu.be/A1J5IXV6P54Anti-bullying and inspirational video featuring bullied celebrities, with music background – can be used in school assemblies.
Music
Stop Bullying-South Park (Lyrics) – YouTube (2:58)https://youtu.be/-_wplroTi4oLet’s all put an end to bullying. Right now! 5-6-7-8! LYRICS below: Bullying isn’t cool Bullying is lame Bullying is ugly And has a stupid name
Bullying – YouTube (2:44)https://youtu.be/4SMLADgjDMUVideo filmed and edited by Kindra Elson and Kelsie Searle. The song used is The Scientist by Coldplay
Khari – Love Yourself (Anti-Bullying Song) – YouTube (4:13)https://youtu.be/21LHPg57nxgA great song, especially for girls – Lyrics below: Beautiful daughter I know that kids can be cruel Try to make you feel ashamed And call you names at school
Bars and Melody – Hopeful – YouTube (2:57)https://youtu.be/wT3RhIJZu4kA great song by two kids: “Oh, help me God, I feel so alone. I’m just a kid I can’t take it on my own. I’ve cried so many tears…” Here’s the same song with Lyrics
Vocabulary
Bullying vocabulary – English ESL Worksheets for distance learning and physical classroomshttps://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/vocabulary/emotions/bullying-vocabulary/89559Vocabulary activity.Objective : Link the words that can be used to talk about bullying to their definition or synonym.This vocabulary will help them later on to talk about bullying and bullying situations. – ESL worksheets
Bullying worksheethttps://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Bullying/Bullying_ln236869ogBullying online worksheet for Pre-intermediate. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans to Prevent Bias-Based Bullying – Welcoming Schoolshttps://welcomingschools.org/resources/lesson-plans-to-prevent-bullyingEngage your students. Help students understand and respect diversity and stand-up and be allies to prevent bullying. Aligned with the Common Core Standards. (yr 1-7)
Jimmy Fallon’s Unexpected Anti-Bullying Lesson Plan – Project School Wellnesshttps://www.projectschoolwellness.com/jimmy-fallons-unexpected-anti-bullying-lesson-plan/Discover how a Jimmy Fallon prank on Robinson Cano turned into an unexpected and impactful anti-bullying lesson plan! (yr 6-8)
Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on Eminem Bullyinghttp://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0504/050417-eminem-e.htmlThe American rap star Eminem has won a court case brought against him by an old school bully. – Listening/reading text with various activities (yr 7-8)
Abbie’s bullying story | LearnEnglish Kidshttps://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/video-zone/abbies-bullying-storyMe and Tasha live on the same street and she was my BFF for a while. But then we were put in different form groups and I couldn’t see Tasha as much, so I made some new friends.
ESL Holiday Lessons: English Lesson on Anti-Bullying Dayhttp://www.eslholidaylessons.com/12/anti_bullying_day.htmlESL Holiday Lessons: Free 14-Page lesson plan / worksheet on Anti-Bullying Day – Handouts, online activity, and mp3. (yr 8-9)
Cyberbullying Explained by Common Craft (VIDEO) (1:02) https://www.commoncraft.com/video/cyberbullyingUnfortunately, bullies are a part of our world. And today, they often use phones, computers, and social media to threaten, harass and intimidate others. (yr 8-9)
Reading
Say no to bullying | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttps://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/reading-practice/say-no-bullyingRead about how to say no to bullying then do the exercises to help you practise your reading in English. (yr 5-6)
Bully – level 1 | LearnEnglish Teens – British Councilhttps://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/graded-reading/bully-level-1More messages … Who is sending them? And what can Kay do? (yr 6-7) Level 2 (yr 7-8) Level 3 (yr 8-9)
Bullying Facts: 15 Facts about Bullying ←FACTSlides→http://www.factslides.com/s-BullyingDid you know that… 160,000 U.S. children miss school every day due to a fear of bullying? (yr 7: use just one)(yr 8-9)
This Is What It Really Feels Like to Be Bullied | HuffPosthttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/post_8781_b_6335706When I walk through the halls, I look at my phone. I scroll through Facebook, I text my parents, I watch TED talks. – Copy, read and listen to the song ‘Shake It Off’ mentioned in the text (yr 7-9)Shake it Off
How Bullying Looks to Teens | Harvard Graduate School of Educationhttp://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/17/03/how-bullying-looks-teensWhy does school-based bullying happen? We went to the source and asked students for insight. (yr 8-9)
Cyberbullying: What is it and how to stop it | UNICEFhttps://www.unicef.org/end-violence/how-to-stop-cyberbullyingWhat teens want to know about cyberbullying
Viewing
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson – YouTube (7:31)https://youtu.be/7bsdoZQA8OUStorytime with Berly: Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson (yr 5-7)
The Meanest Girl in Second Grade – YouTube (4:51)https://youtu.be/QFWfFCmjH_sZoe Gallagher was a mean girl. She wasn’t the ordinary kind of mean, she was REAL mean. This story teaches about bullying. (yr 6-7)
StopBullying.gov Webisode 1: KB’s First Day – YouTube Playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgePIkvqtFU&list=PL541435ABB4B52F14Being the new girl at school isn’t easy for KB. Lost and late for class, she endures name-calling by other students. – 20 episodes á 0:15 – 3 min.
Words Do Hurt – YouTube (2:57)https://youtu.be/37_ncv79fLABe sure to watch Words DO Hurt: 1 year later Welcome to Words Do Hurt. Alye’s fight against bullies everywhere! (yr 7-8)
NetSafe Episode 5: Cyberbullies are No Fun! on Vimeo (2:19)https://youtu.be/peDosNN7l3wThis video was produced by Planet Nutshell for our client, PBS station KUEN TV. – Animated story (yr 7-8Form Responses)
How to Stop Bullying! Examples & and Best Solutions (For Students) – YouTube (2:41) https://youtu.be/iFlrCuSyhvUBullying is any intentional act aimed at making another person feel uncomfortable, isolated, or fearful.
Protect Yourself Rules – Bullying – YouTube (4:30)https://youtu.be/4mrE5zgEvt4Protect Yourself Rules – The program has been developed and scripted by child advocates, therapists, and national scholars and tested at various stages of development with students, teachers, school administrators, parents, and experts in the field of child abuse. (yr 7-9)
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. Use the CC subtitles (yr 7-9) hand-out
Roseanna’s cyberbullying story | ReachOut Australia (1 min)https://au.reachout.com/articles/roseannas-cyberbullying-storyCyberbullying is the worst. Roseanna reflects that she wished she had talk to someone earlier; as the more people she talked to, the easier it became. (yr 7-9)
BURGER KING | Bullying Jr. – YouTube (2:58)https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155239635968525In the BURGER KING® brand Bullying Jr. experiment, more people stood up for a bullied WHOPPER JR.® than a bullied high school Jr.
How to Stop Bullying Best Tips – YouTube (5:24) Endhttps://youtu.be/G8l3dMjdmzcAuthor/Speaker Brooks Gibbs explains bullying in the most simplistic terms: Dominance behavior. He provides a simple solution to bullying as well (2 min yr 7) (yr 8-9)
Talent Show – Cyberbullying Prevention Commercial – YouTube (0:50)https://youtu.be/bdQBurXQOeQIf you wouldn’t say it in person, why say it online? From the Ad Council: “Delete Cyberbullying.
20 Best Anti-Bullying Videos to Share With Your Studentshttps://www.weareteachers.com/anti-bullying-videos/Empower kids to stand up for themselves and others.
Strain – An Anti Bully Short Film: UHG Fade – YouTube (10:45)https://youtu.be/0PdkjOVtudkTwo best friends have a deadly falling out when one of them joins a dangerous clique. – School bullying between girls with a tragic end (yr 8-9)
To This Day Project – Shane Koyczan – YouTube (7:36)https://youtu.be/ltun92DfnPYShane Koyczan “To This Day”. Help this message have a far reaching and long lasting effect in confronting bullying. Use the CC subtitles. (yr 8-9)
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 (yr 8-9)
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 (yr 8-9)
| Not in Our Town (2-6 min each) https://www.niot.org/nios-october-film-festival29 short films about bullying; enough to start every class for a month or two (Oct is an anti-bullying month in the US) (yr 8-9)
Calling My Childhood Bully – YouTube (7:48)https://youtu.be/wZXY-yweYDgSchool life can be hard enough without the added anxiety of dealing with daily bullying. – Hear this bully apologising (yr 8-9)
Cyberbully (2011) – YouTube (1:26:55)https://youtu.be/D_gIFO12QFsCyberbully is a television film that premiered on July 17, 2011 on ABC Family. ABC Family worked with Seventeen magazine to make the film (yr 8-9)
7 Must Watch TED Talks on Bullying | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning (5 – 23 each)http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/11/7-must-watch-ted-talks-on-bullying.html
Stories of successful people who were once the subject of traumatised experiences in their past and came out of it stronger abound (yr 8-9)
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 (year 9)
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 (yr 9)
THE BULLYING EXPERIMENT! – YouTube (5:01) https://youtu.be/EisZTB4ZQxYWelcome to fouseyTUBE! – The camera follows a bullying situation that passers-by rarely react to (yr 9)
How To Stop Bullying | Best Student Motivation | Jeremy Anderson – YouTube (3:21)https://youtu.be/Qpe-E6W8VG0Are we STILL bullying? This has got to stop! Trying to bring someone else down, or make them feel bad about themselves really just shows that you don’t really like yourself either.
Speaking
ESL Discussions: Conversation Questions: Speaking Lesson: BULLYINGhttp://www.esldiscussions.com/b/bullying.htmlESL Discussions: Free worksheet and online activity on Bullying.
Worksheets
Bullying worksheetshttps://www.eslprintables.com/Vocabulary_worksheets/School/Bullying/Welcome to ESL Printables, the website where English Language teachers exchange resources: worksheets, lesson plans, activities, etc. – Registering required.
Interactive
Be a buddy not a bully interactive worksheethttps://www.liveworksheets.com/nx2136378dtStop bullying online activity for 5°. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.
Listening Comprehension LEVEL 1 – (Bullying) BE THE CHANGE NZ CAMPAIGN worksheethttps://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Bullying/Listening_Comprehension_LEVEL_1_-_(Bullying)_BE_THE_CHANGE_NZ_CAMPAIGN_qt2830990ohBullying online worksheet for Yr 10+. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.
School and friends2 worksheethttps://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Bullying/School_and_friends2_ce1716974ceBullying online worksheet for Pre-intermediate. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.
Writing
A magazine article | LearnEnglish Teens – British Councilhttp://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice/magazine-articleLook at the magazine article and do the exercises to improve your writing skills. (yr 7)
Anti-bullying Shed – THE LITERACY SHEDhttps://www.literacyshed.com/anti-bullying-shed.htmlSeveral Short Films with Teacher’s Notes to inspire writing. Click the image to see the film
More Materials
Free Posters and Lesson Plans to Help Every Kid Become a Upstanderhttps://www.weareteachers.com/help-every-kid-become-an-upstander/We ask kids to be kind, but that doesn’t mean they know how. These posters and lesson plans help you teach kids what it means to become an Upstander.
CYBERBULLYING POSTERhttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/CYBERBULLYING-POSTER-4431037Hang this poster up in your classroom or in the hallway to help remind students the actions they can take if they find themselves being cyberbullied.
RESTRICTing Bullying on Instagram – Cyberbullying Research Centerhttps://cyberbullying.org/restricting-bullying-on-instagramInstagram’s new “Restrict” feature allows users to control who sees comments posted on their profile. It gives users the power to minimize hurtful content.
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