Defining Bullying
Bullying is when another person hurts or scares another person on purpose, it happens over and over and what else?
There is an unfair match of power. (the person makes the target feel helpless).
Calling someone mean names is verbal bullying. What is an example of physical bullying?
Hitting, kicking, shoving, tripping or destroying someone's property.
What is the difference between a bystander and an upstander?
A bystander just STANDS BY and watches bullying happen. An Upstander STANDS UP for the target and takes action to help stop it or support the target.
What is the difference between tattling and reporting?
Tattling is trying to get someone into trouble for something small. Reporting is trying to get someone out of danger or trouble.
What is the difference between playful teasing and bullying?
Playful teasing is when both friends are laughing and having fun together. Bullying is meant to hurt someone and is not a joke.
What do you call it when a group of kids purposely leaves someone out of a game or tells others not to be friends with them?
Social bullying (exclusion)
If you see someone being bullied but you feel too scared to say anything to the bully, what can you do to be an upstander?
Go tell a trusted adult immediately, you can also be a buddy to the target and ask them to play with you
Fill in the blanks for this helpful tool to use during a conflict: " I feel ____ when you ____. Please ____."
An "I-message" or an "I-statement"
If a classmate gets mad and calls you a mean name just once during recess, is that a "mean moment" or "bullying"?
A mean moment. While it is still wrong, it is not bullying unless it happens repeatedly over time.
What do we call bullying that happens through text messages, video games or online?
Cyberbullying
True or False: If you stand and watch a bully, or laugh at their mean jokes, you are helping the bully
True. Watching and laughing gives the bully an "audience" which encourages them to keep going.
When two friends disagree on what game to play at recess, what is is called when they both give up a little to find a fair solution?
A compromise