Lesson

Were All the Same

Grade: 8th
Time: 60 minutes
Standards:
PS: A1.8: Understand the need for self-control and how to practice it
PS: A2.3: Recognize, accept, respect and appreciate individual differences
PS: C1.4: Demonstrate the ability to set boundaries, rights and personal privacy
PS: C1.6: Identify resource people in the school and community and how to seek their
help
PS:C1.9: Learn how to cope with peer pressure

Objective: Students will be able to share their experiences with bullying in an

anonymous survey, and develop a plan to better their school environment.

Materials:
Student survey
Pen/pencil
Whiteboard
Dry erase markers
Poster board (to write official bullying plan on)
Markers

Procedure:
1. Explain to students that you want to learn more about kids who bully other kids, and ask
them to complete the survey without signing their names.
2. Give the students 20-30 minutes to fill out the survey.
3. Teacher will quickly review the surveys while students are discussing ways they believe
we can prevent bullying in our school.
4. Invite students to guess the results.
5. Read some samples from the students' responses.
6. Ask a volunteer to help tally the survey results on the whiteboard; then ask students to
add the responses to each question. Help students determine percentages for each
answer.
7. Discuss the survey results, and brainstorm with students about what they can do to
reduce bullying at school
8. As a class, write up a plan to implement to help reduce bullying at school.
Assessment: As our closing activity, we will have the students all sign the plan and
pledge to implement it in our school. Students will be evaluated based on their
participation in the class discussion.

Sources:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2055.shtml

Student Survey

1. Have you ever been bullied?

Yes No
If you answered yes, how often did someone bully you?
Occasionally Often Every day

Where did it happen? (circle all that apply)

School Park Home
Neighborhood Somewhere else

If it happened at school, where? (circle all that apply)

Hallway Classroom Playground
Cafeteria Bathroom Somewhere else

2. Have you seen other students being bullied at school?

Yes No

If you answered yes, how often did it happen?

Occasionally Often Every day

Where have you seen other students bullied? (circle all that apply)
Hallway Classroom Playground
Cafeteria Bathroom Somewhere else

3. What kinds of things have bullies done to you or to someone you know? (circle all
that apply)
Called names Threatened Stole or damaged something
Shoved, kicked, or hit Ignored

4. How much of a problem is bullying for you?

Very much Not much None

5. On the back of this paper, list some of the actions you think students, parents,
teachers, and other adults could perform to stop bullying.
Adapted from a survey by The National Crime Prevention Council.