Don't Bully Me

Students will:

• Be able to explore the topic of bullying.
• Be able to explain how bullying can occur online.
• Be able to work against online bullying.

Vocabulary Words:

1. Cyberbullying: Cyberbullying is bullying that occurs online, usually through social media.

To prepare for this lesson:

• Become familiar with the website Kids Against Bullying. 

• Develop a scavenger hunt for students to follow when exploring the website.

• Create questions for students to discuss in small groups regarding how the information they discover could relate to cyberbullying.

• Exploration may take two days of 30 minute time slots. 

See Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4students.net site in the Teacher Resources. 

Directions for this activity:

1. The teacher will handout the website scavenger hunt.

2. The students will log on to https://pacerkidsagainstbullying.org. 

3. Allow the students to work individually or in pairs to explore the website (about 20-30 minutes / may need to do two days)

4. Have the students meet with their scavenger hunt in small groups.

5. Give the students discussion questions that lead them to discuss how bullying can occur online (cyberbullying).

6. You may choose to have students write about how cyberbullying occurs and how to help fight against it.

Different options for assessing the students:

• Observations
• Check for understanding
• You may choose to have students record and then collect the questions they discuss in their small groups.
• ​Create a rubric based on number of locations presented in students tour, number and accuracy of facts, and number of pictures incorporated.