Antibullying Say no to bullying KS 23 SEAL

Anti-bullying/ Say no to bullying KS 2/3 SEAL Starter Activities

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What does this mean? Do you agree?

When is it bullying? A quick quiz Quiz taken from Df. ES SEAL Materials © Crown Copyright

• Do you agree with these reasons why people bully others? • Can you think of any other reasons why people sometimes bully others? • In pairs or groups, think about any bullying you have come across or read about and try to decide why the person bullied.

• What does this mean? • Do you agree?

Being ‘different’. A reason to be bullied?

Who gets bullied? • In pairs or groups can you name the celebrities on the next slide? • Which ones do you think would have been bullied at school? Make a list and be ready to say why you made your decision.

Is it OK to be different?

Is this true? How easy is it?

Inspirational video clips: Being different • www. youtube. com/wat ch? v=4 h 51_z 386 -M Duct tape surfing http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=E 5 a 3 w 5 Yjql. I Nick Vujicic

A celebration of difference! http: //ownitnyc. org Own It is a campaign set up by a student with cerebral palsy to challenge students, teachers, parents, neighbors to ‘own’ everything that makes them weird, different, and unique. At our school ‘We are weird. We are different. We are one of a kind!’ When we own it, we take ownership of ourselves and disarm bullying or disrespectful action of any kind. And most importantly, we create an entire school united around our unique contributions to the community.

Take the challenge! Celebrate our differences… • You have five minutes • Walk around the classroom asking one of the questions of as many people as you can • Share what you find out with the class • Give yourselves a cheer for being different and proud!

The story of Noah Seventh-grader Noah Brocklebank of Columbia, Md. , was bullied, excluded and alone. He felt the only solution to his pain was suicide as his 13 th birthday approached. Noah was the target of relentless bullying and name-calling at his Howard County middle school, "Like 'fat, ' 'ugly, ' 'annoying, ' 'loser, '" The bullies had convinced other students not to be Noah's friend, and he had sat by himself during lunch time for months. Soon, their bullying spread to social media. Then his classmates refused to play video games with him on Xbox Live… "I just felt like everything was worthless, " "My life was terrible. I had no one. "

Karen, Noah’s mother, discovered this photo showing what Noah had been doing – cutting himself. "I really, truly didnt realize how lonely he was feeling, " Karen said. Karen set up lettersfornoah. com and an accompanying Facebook page and opened a post office box. She asked her friends to send her son letters of encouragement. Karen expected to get a few letters and give them to Noah on his 13 th birthday. "But we got more than a couple, "

The small post office box was overwhelmed with more than 7, 000 letters from nations across the globe -- including Australia, Ireland Japan -- all offering Noah words of support. The "Letters for Noah" Facebook page also has gotten more than 13, 000 "likes" and 800 messages since it was created on Jan. 28.

His favorite from the pile is from his fourth-grade teacher. "He told me how he went through that (bullying) and how amazing I was, " It read, "I remember you fondly - humorous, smart, creative, fun to be around. … Life gets real good! But you have to get past the hard parts to reach the best parts. " Another letter from California read, "I remember how it felt to be bullied and to have a good friend suddenly avoid me. It does get better. People grow up. … Your family loves you and people that have never met you care, "

http: //www. nydailynews. com/news/national/ mom-inspirational-letter-drive-bulliedmaryland-boy-retreat-plan-commit-suicidearticle-1. 1284599

What can you do if you are bullied? What do you think of the idea of ‘fogging’? What other ideas have you got? Write them down in a class or school book.

Witnessing bullying • If you saw this happening around the school what would you do? • What would it depend on?

Write down your ideas for next time…

Discuss in pairs why you think witnesses don’t tell. What can the school do to become a ‘telling school’?

What can we do in school? Make posters Give out certificates Have an assembly Have a ‘telling’ box Share your ideas in a group and put them into action! Posters from www. futurelinkpublishing. co. uk

Some thoughts to ponder….

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