Bullying and Harassment links to Acceptance

Activities & Sessions

Possible Outcomes

Bodymapping – bullying behaviours

I remember - pages 23-24

Sharing & comparing - page 24

Bullybodies: brainstorming bullying behaviours - pages 24-25

Identifying reasons for bullying - page 26

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

Each person should welcome opportunities for learning from all sources, including the formal study of the learned disciplines; from investigations, contemplation and the cultural tradition; and from people of divergent views.

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Is it OK to tell? Effects of bullying

Is it OK to tell? Effects of bullying - page 27

Sample questions - page 28

Is it OK to tell? (worksheet) - page 29

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Discrimination game

Brainstorm discrimination - definitions & ‘labels’ - pages 30-31

Grouping - ranking labels - page 31

Pictorial version - page 32

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Researching bullying

Bullying survey - pages 33-34

Dear Dorrie letters - page 34

Reporting on survey results - page 34

Whole school survey extension task - page 35

Surveys (template) - page 36

Recorders (record sheets) - pages 37-41

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Advice & problem solving

Advice & problem solving - pages 42-43

Sample questions - pages 43-44

Alternative for small group - page 43

Workbook activities: - page 44

• Create comic strips to solve problems

• Role-play a problem being solved

• Write letter, write a song or poem

Role cards (template) - page 45

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Speaking up

Exploring the options at this school - page 46

Standing up for yourself - pages 47-48

Ingredients of an apology - pages 48-49

What can the bystander do? - page 50

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Designing a friendly environment campaign

Designing a friendly environment campaign - page 51

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Bullying, harassment, teasing: what does it mean?

Bullying, harassment, teasing: what does it mean? - page 57

‘Being nobody’ poem - page 58

Giving voice (worksheet) - page 59

Giving voice using poem (worksheet) - page 60

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Bundling & cluster mapping

How to? - pages 61-62

Bundling and cluster mapping (worksheet) - page 63

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

What do poets say?

Small groups - page 64

Whole class - read poems, compare and discuss - page 64

Jumbled poems (template) - page 66

Original poems (handout) - page 67

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Reading activity – let's tell a story

What is the message? - pages 68-69

How is it said? - page 69

Brainstorm - how to pass messages on to younger kids - page 70

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Writing for purpose & audience – let’s make a story

Discussing bullying - pages 71-72

Getting started - page 72

Let’s make a story (handout) - page 73

Brainstorm! (record sheet) - page 74

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Let’s make a story

Developing their story - page 75 -

Writing a story for younger children, illustrating and sharing

Completing the story - page 75

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

What do the newspapers say?

Read it, talk about it - page 76

Comprehension questions - page 77

Improvise a play about it! - page 78

Newspaper articles (handout) - page 79

Improvise a play (scenarios handout) - page 80

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Inform, explain, instruct – tell it as it is

Preparing a short talk - page 81

Inform, explain, instruct (handout) - page 82

Prompt cards (handout) - page 83

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Status

Warm-up games - pages 90-91

Power pairs – bullying tableaux - pages 91-92

‘Human Guinea Pig’ scenarios - page 92

Sample questions - page 93

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Scenes from stories

Warm-up games - pages 94-95

Storytelling - remember and visualise - pages 95-96

Collecting material - sharing stories - page 96

Making a scene from a story - page 96

Coaching for liberation - page 97

Workbook - letters of advice/journal writing - page 98

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Belonging

Warm-up games - page 99

Greetings game - mingle and greet - page 100

Conflict of wants - acting exercise - pages 100-101

Enter new kid - small group improvisation - pages 101-102

Mask it, move it - page 102

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

The Inside story

Warm-up games - page 103

Inside the bully - sub-text exercise - page 104

Inside/outside - creating tableaux and a text collage - page 105

Creating a text collage - page 105

Sample questions - page 106

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Standing up for yourself

Warm-up games - pages 107-108

Paired protests - role-play assertiveness - pages 108-109

Hidden thoughts - a technique for exploring sub-text - page 109

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Fantasy - reality - nightmare

Warm-up games - pages 110-111

Nightmare-fantasy-reality - page 111

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Group project - design a drama

Group project - design a drama - pages 112-113

Use naturalistic and anti-naturalistic techniques to devise a short drama on the theme of bullying (several lessons)

Ideas for student feedback - page 113

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.