In the classroom
Someone calls you stupid.
Mean
Tell that person that is not nice.
If it happens again, tell that person it is mean
and if they do it anymore you will tell the teacher.
Lucy leaves Sarah out every time they go to recess even
though Sarah has asked Lucy several times to include her.
Bullying
Lucy is continuing to withhold her friendship.
Mike laughed when Karl tripped and fell down while walking in the hallway.
Rude
Mike's laughter embarrassed Karl
but Mike was not trying to be mean.
Picking your nose
Rude
It is bad manners to pick your nose
Brenda took a toy out of Sally's backpack on the bus
without asking and refused to give it back.
Mean
Brenda was stealing someone else's belongings.
A person who is bragging about winning a game.
Rude
Nicely remind that person to just say "Good job"
when a person wins.
Larry tells Damien that he can't play with the Legos
because he is the worst builder in the whole first grade.
Mean
Larry wants to hurt Damien's feelings.
Sydney cuts in front of Val when the teacher says line up.
Rude
Val should politely ask Sydney to go to the end of the line.
Terry and her friends telling Jackie everyday
that she cannot sit with them in the cafeteria.
Bullying
Terry and her friends have more power
and are repeatedly leaving Jackie out.
Kayla tells MacKenzie that she can't sit with her on the bus today
because she promised the bus driver to sit with her little sister.
Rude
There is no evidence that Kayla is trying
to hurt MacKenzie's feelings on purpose.
Interrupting a person who is talking
Rude
Sherry tries to grab Mary's toy without asking.
Rude
Mary can help Sherry by reminding Sherry
to ask to play with the toy.
Someone steps on your shoe in line.
Rude
Behavior is accidental.
Talking with food in your mouth
Rude
Dom bumps into Macy when they are trying to get off the bus.
Rude
Dom was not trying to hurt Macy.