I do want to let everyone know that I just finished the district's bullying prevention unit (except A days who will finish in the next two days). The curriculum we use is published by Second Step, the same company who published the social emotional learning curriculum that teachers use on Wednesday mornings.
K-3 Lessons:
1 Recognize- Bullying is mean or hurtful, over and over, on purpose. It is unfair and one-sided and the target has not been able to get it to stop. There are LOTS of mean behaviors that are NOT bullying, but it's okay to ask for help with those situations, too.
2 Report- it is always okay to ask for help! This is NOT tattling. We talked about who to talk to and how to report to them.
3 Refuse- We talked about being assertive- standing up for ourselves in a strong, respectful way that makes the problem better not bigger. We discussed what to say and how to say it if someone is being unkind.
4-5 Lessons:
1 Recognize, Report, Refuse- We talked about what bullying is and what to do about it (see lesson summaries above for K-3)
2 Bystander Power- Bystanders are people who see or hear bullying happening to others. We discussed things these people can do to make the situation bigger or better.
3 Bystander Responsibility- Just like if we see something unsafe like glass on the playground that could hurt someone, if we know someone is being hurt by bullying we have the responsibility to do our part to help. The response depends on the situation and what feels safe. Helping might include standing up for the target, reporting to an adult, or supporting the target by being a friend.
4 Bystanders to Cyberbullying- We reviewed what they already know about dealing with problems on electronic technology (immediately down and dark, reporting to an adult). Then we discussed what to do if they saw bullying happen to someone else on an electronic platform.
All lessons included video vignettes to illustrate the concepts for the students.