VOCAB
A person who decides to help or support someone because it is the right thing to do. This isn't always a friend or someone you know. It could be someone you barely talk to.
What is an ally?
Spreading rumors, gossiping, and sending mean messages out about others fall under this category.
What is behind-the-back bullying?
This calming down strategy can be done forwards or backwards. It makes your brain focus on something else.
What is counting?
Tell me someone you can go to when you are in trouble or when you need help with any situation. Someone you can depend on. It is especially helpful to know someone like this when you feel as if you are in danger.
What is a trusted adult?
When you stand up for yourself or someone else, using this communication style will be most effective. Using "I statements" is a big part of this style of communication.
What is assertiveness?
Using one or two word phrases, give one example of how you can bully someone unintentionally. (In question form)
What is joking? What is teasing? What is kidding around?
Centered breathing stimulates this cranial nerve that sends messages from the brain to the body. It helps the heart and lungs to slow down.
What is the vagus nerve?
Name the specialist from Centerstone that talks about things you need to know regarding your character, how to avoid bullying behaviors, and expressing your feelings in the appropriate way.
Who is Mrs. Ondia?
Someone who sees or hears about bullying that is going on. There are positive ones and negative ones.
What is a bystander?
The thalamus sorts different sensory input and sends it to an area in the automatic part of the brain referred to as the "feelings alarm." It is triggered when we become afraid or upset.
What is the amygdala?
This calming down technique requires you to smell the soup, and then blow it to cool it off because it's too hot. Three of these should help you to Stay In Control of your emotions.
What is centered breathing?
Give me the name of the individual that deals with 6th grade students who need to be "counseled" her at KMS.
Who is Mrs. Childs, the 6th grade counselor?
The ability to identify and understand the feelings of others and respond in a thoughtful and positive way.
What is empathy?
If you receive a Snapchat message from someone in your class of an embarrassing photo of another one of your classmates, you have just been a bystander to what type of bullying?
What is cyber bullying?
This calming down strategy helps you get rid of negative thoughts on your own. It can be done out loud or to yourself.
Ex: "I can handle this," "everything is okay," think of the consequences," this person is not worth my time."
What is positive-self talk?
This individual teaches students various techniques that will be beneficial throughout life such as check writing, making bank deposits and paying bills. They also teach you about food portions, how to be a good babysitter, how to handle bullies, and how to avoid using drugs.
Who is Mrs. Boyd?
When one or more people repeatedly harm, harass, intimidate, or exclude others. This act is unfair and one-sided.
What is bullying?
If you see a peer being picked on in the hallway and you intervene and tell the person bothering them to leave them alone, you are a _____?
What is a positive bystander?
You're sitting in class and Mrs. Boyd says "POP QUIZ!" You immediately start to panic. Give me an example of something you could do to relax yourself at your desk.
Various Answers
Imagine you are being picked on in the hallway by someone older than you. Another students sees this happening and asks you if you're okay and if you want to walk to class together? What is the name for the person that just helped you?
What is an ally? What is a positive bystander?