Day Lesson topic/title

Objectives

Overview of activities

Evidence of differentiation; language

support

What is a bullying, Students will be able to -Watch Gorgak video on bullying.

-3 -2-1 exit card on what theyve
what is bully?
define and describe
-Have an open discussion on the video we
learned about bullying.
what bullying is.
watched. Talk about bullying behaviors we saw, -ELL learners- because it is the first
pose question-was Gorgak a bully?
day I am introducing bullying I will
Students will be able to -Read aloud different stories where bullying
play a video with many examples in a
recognize who a bully behavior is demonstrated, discuss if and where fun, elementary student centered way
is.
the bullying takes place and discuss how the
with visual examples, read aloud
characters handle the situation.
stories, and pair up ELL learners with
-With a partner decide how the story would be strong students who can help them.
changed if the situation were handled
There are many different ways I am
differently.
reinforcing what bullying is the first
time we talk about it.

What kind of
bullying do you
see?

Student will be able to

distinguish what
actions constitute as
bullying, and interpret
different bullying
situations.

-Students will have a choice on illustrating,

-Students will have a Choice Board on
writing, or acting out different bullying
how they wish to presents material;
scenarios they have seen or experienced in
they also have the choice to work alone
school, in the community or on the internet.
or in small groups.
-After each student/group presents we will talk -We will have a think pair share
about who has experienced this, and how it
discussion before students write in
made them feel. We will also discuss if this
their journals.
Students will compare constitutes as bullying
and contrast different -As a class we will come up with a few different
types of bullying.
ways we can stop bullying in school.
- Student will then write about a time they felt
bullied or bullied another student. Why did they
do it? How did they feel?

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Are bystanders
bullies too?

Students will be able to -We will start with a debate, I will give the
ELL learners can be paired up with
identify who
students a situation where someone witnessed stronger speaking students, together
bystanders.
bullying and didnt do anything about it. I will they can do turn and talks before
pose a question asking if that makes them a
presenting ideas.
bully too.
-We will define debate, and
-I will divide the class into two sections and
demonstrate a demo for ELL learners
debate both sides.
-After the debate, as a class we will then discuss
why bystanders help the bully.
-We will then discuss healthy and SAFE ways
on how to stop bullying when we see it, and
prevent being a bystander, and how to be an upstander.
-We will come up with a list together as a class.

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I am an up-stander Students will create

-Watch up-standers video
and design strategies -Read up stander alliace pledges
on how to avoid being
a bystander.
-Students will write a persuasive letter to
imaginary bystanders on what they can do to
stop the bullying action, and join the upstander
alliance
-We will mail one of each letter to different
grades of the school and have them read it to
their students to join the up-stander movement.

Why is bullying
harmful?

Students learn to
understand their own
needs and feelings and
the needs and feelings
of others.

-Students can use RAFT to help their

writing
-Option to work in pairs to come up
with writing ideas, especially for ELL
learners.

Health lessonon feeling and self-esteem.

-I am providing a visual of what hurt
Students will share what makes them feel good feelings can do to someone for ELL,
about themselves.
and visual learners, this is also a hands
-I will read out different scenarios and as a class on activity.
discuss if this would make us feel bad or good - Students can use think pair share

inside.
before writing in their journal to help
-Talk about why it is important to feel good.
their writing.
-We will do the Mr. Blue activity.
There will be a blue paper silhouette of a person
and we will tear a piece of him every time we
say or do something mean to him.We will then
apologize and give him good feedback and tape
him back, however the tape marks will stay.
-Students will write in a journal on how they felt
during this experience.
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Simon says who

are you?

Students will
explore their
similarities and
differences

-Explain to students that they will play a version -Ask questions in different languages
of Simon Says in which only some students will for ELL learners, helps them get
respond to each command.
involved, this will also help English
-At the end of the game, have students sit in a speakers learn and be tolerant of other
circle. Ask each student to name one way in
languages.
which he or she and another student are alike. -Students will work in groups for
-We will talk about how many of us shared
writing.
similarities and differences, and that it is a great
thing.
--Students will be placed into 4 groups, each
group will be given a lemon.
-They will memorize what their lemon looks
like and give it aname and a life story they come
up with as a group.
-The students will share their stories with each
other and talk about how even lemons have
similarities and differences, and without getting
to know the lemon you wouldnt know much
about it.

-Have a discussion on why its important to

celebrate and accept differences, and get to
know people for who they are in the inside.
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Bullying
resolutions

Students will know

Use bullybust.org lesson-Bully bust has great Frayer models on different actions to
what do when bullying methods on how to handle bullying. We will
stop bullying
occurs and create a
read them together and list them in our
Ell- All students will role playing the
plan.
classroom.
strategies before reading them
-In groups of 4 students will come up with short
skits on how to present these bullying
resolutions.
-Each student will choose two of their favorite
resolution methodsto make a frayer model and
display around the school.
-Students will also prepare these models and go
into other classrooms as a group and present
what can be done when bullying occurs in our
school.

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Random acts of
kindness

Students will
participate in acts of
kindness, and be able
to define kindness.

-Discuss ways we can extend kindness in our Choice board

school, students willwork together and come up
with ways we can help in our school.
-Together we will come up with ways we can
help bring kindness into our school and how that
may eliminate bullying such as
Volunteer Attend others events Help a teacher
Clean up Say something nice to others
Cheer on the school team.
Students will discuss in there groups which
act(s) of kindness they would like to participate
in all week, and how they can get others to join.

They make write letters, make flyers, speak in

morning announcements, etc.
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Coloring a peaceful Students will create

Art Lesson:Students will create murals to post Posters/drawings could be made in
world
artistic models on anti- around the school with positive bullying
different languages and cultures.
bullying.
messages.
-Students will have a choice on what kind of
medium to use for artie., students can paint, use
computer graphics, or write graffiti,etc, to
write/illustrate messages against bullying. (this
lesson may take a more than one day)

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Our plan for peace Students will

summarize what
theyve learned create
an anti-bullying group
in the
school/community

This will be an ongoing final of what we learned -Students will use a menu planner to
on bullying. Students should now feel confident help gather their thoughts and ideas.
to come up with a strategic plan on how they
can be bully busters. Students will come up
with a club and present to our school principal
why this club is important and necessary.