If you see someone being bullied, stand up and say something.
Talking Points:
- #1: Tell the bully to stop. Say something like: “Hey, that is not nice, you are really hurting his feelings! Stop calling him names!”
- #2: Get your friends together. Make a promise with your friends that if you ever see bullying you’ll all stand up and stop it.
- #3: Go get an adult. Adults will stop the bullying and will help the bully understand why their behavior is wrong.
Discussion:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Share a time you felt bullied by someone (don’t use names). How did that make you feel?
- Have you ever seen a person being bullied? What did you do? What do you wish you would’ve done?
- What are some other things you can say to stand up to a bully that doesn’t make you a bully?
- Why is it important to get an adult involved when you see bullying?
- Role play: Create some scenarios as a class and have kids act out the right way to respond to the bully and the wrong way to respond.
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
