BELL WORK DAY 1

Why do you think

kids bully other
kids?

What percentage of
4th through 8th grade
students report
being victims of
bullying?

ANSWERS

Students bully because:

They are insecure

Jealous of the person(s)

Want to fit in, be popular

They have a low self esteem

They want others to feel their

pain
They feel threatened by that
person
That person stole their
boyfriend/girlfriend/friends
Defensive Mechanism-They
want to bully before they are
bullied
Revenge

Trivia Answer
90% of students in
grades 4th 8th
report being
victims of bullying.

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WHAT IS BULLYING
Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to
abuse, intimidate, or aggressively impose
domination over others. The behavior is often
repeated and habitual.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRiAchoVm9E

TYPES OF BULLYING
Verbal Bullying
Social Bullying
Physical Bullying
Cyber Bullying

Directions: Divide into groups and discuss what

each of these mean. Come up with an example for
each.
Write groups answers down on 1 piece of paper to
turn in.

VERBAL BULLYING

Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things.

Verbal bullying includes:
Teasing

Name-calling

Inappropriate
Taunting

Threatening

sexual comments

to cause harm

SOCIAL BULLYING

Social bullying, sometimes referred to as

relational bullying, involves hurting someones
reputation or relationships. Social bullying
includes:
Leaving

someone out on purpose

Telling other children not to be friends with someone
Spreading rumors about someone
Embarrassing someone in public

PHYSICAL BULLYING

Physical bullying involves hurting a persons body

or possessions. Physical bullying includes:
Hitting/kicking/pinching
Spitting

Tripping/pushing
Taking

or breaking someones things

Making mean or rude hand gestures

CYBERBULLYING

Cyberbullying is bullyingthat takes place using

electronic technology. Electronic technology
includes devices and equipment such as cell
phones, computers, and tablets as well as
communication tools including social media sites,
text message chat, and websites.

Examples of cyberbullying include:

Mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by
email or posted on social networking sites, and
embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake
profiles

BELL WORK DAY 2

Warm-up Question

What are the 4 types

of bullying and
name an example
for each:

Trivia Question
How many students
miss school every day
due to fear of attack
or intimidation by
other students?

WARM-UP QUESTION ANSWER

Verbal-Teasing, Name-calling, Inappropriate sexual
comments, Taunting and Threatening to cause harm.
Social- Leaving someone out on purpose, Telling other
children not to be friends with someone, Spreading rumors
about someone, Embarrassing someone in public
Physical- Hitting/kicking/pinching, Spitting,
Tripping/pushing, Taking or breaking someones things,
Making mean or rude hand gestures
Cyber- Mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by
email or posted on social networking sites, and
embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles

TRIVIA QUESTION ANSWER

It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school
every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by
other students.
Source: National Education Association.

WHY CYBERBULLYING IS
DIFFERENT

Kids who are being

cyberbullied are often bullied
in person as well.
Additionally, kids who are
cyberbullied have a harder
time getting away from the
behavior.
Cyberbullying can happen 24
hours a day, 7 days a week,
and reach a kid even when he
or she is alone. It can happen
any time of the day or night.

Cyberbullying messages and

images can be posted
anonymously and distributed
quickly to a very wide audience. It
can be difficult and sometimes
impossible to trace the source.
Deleting inappropriate or
harassing messages, texts, and
pictures is extremely difficult
after they have been posted or
sent.

http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=vmQ8nM7b6XQ

CYBER-BULLYING CONTINUED

Cyber bullying can take many forms:

Sending mean messages or threats to a person's email account or
cell phone
Spreading rumors online or through texts
Posting hurtful or threatening messages on social networking
sites or web pages
Stealing a person's account information to break into their
account and send damaging messages
Pretending to be someone else online to hurt another person
Taking unflattering pictures of a person and spreading them
through cell phones or the Internet
Sexting, or circulating sexually suggestive pictures or messages
about a person

CONSEQUENCES

Many cyber bullies think that bullying others online is

funny. Cyber bullies may not realize the consequences for
themselves of cyberbullying. The things teens post online
now may reflect badly on them later when they apply for
college or a job. Cyber bullies can lose their cell phone or
online accounts for cyber bullying. Also, cyber bullies and
their parents may face legal charges for cyber bullying, and
if the cyber bullying was sexual in nature or involved
sexting, the results can include being registered as a sex
offender. Teens may think that if they use a fake name they
won't get caught, but there are many ways to track some
one who is cyber bullying.

CYBER-BULLYING STATISTICS

Only 1 in 10 teens tells a parent if they have been a cyber

bully victim

Fewer than 1 in 5 cyber bullying incidents are reported to

law enforcement
1 in 10 adolescents or teens have had embarrassing or
damaging pictures taken of themselves without their
permission, often using cell phone cameras

About 1 in 5 teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive

or nude pictures of themselves to others

Girls are somewhat more likely than boys to be involved in

cyber bullying

Over 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly, making

it the most popular form of technology and a common
medium for cyber bullying
Cyber bullying victims are more likely to have low self
esteem and to consider suicide

WHAT PARENTS AND KIDS CAN

DO TO REDUCE CYBER-BULLYING

Talks to teens about cyber bullying, explaining that it is wrong

and can have serious consequences. Make a rule that teens may
not send mean or damaging messages, even if someone else
started it, or suggestive pictures or messages or they will lose
their cell phone and computer privileges for a time.
Encourage teens to tell an adult if cyber bullying is occurring. Tell
them if they are the victims they will not be punished, and
reassure them that being bullied is not their fault.
Teens should keep cyber bullying messages as proof that the cyber
bullying is occurring. The teens' parents may want to talk to the
parents of the cyber bully, to the bully's Internet or cell phone
provider, and/or to the police about the messages, especially if
they are threatening or sexual in nature.
Try blocking the person sending the messages. It may be
necessary to get a new phone number or email address and to be
more cautious about giving out the new number or address.

CYBER-BULLYING PREVENTION
CONTINUED

Teens should never tell their password to anyone except a parent,

and should not write it down in a place where it could be found by
others.
Teens should not share anything through text or instant
messaging on their cell phone or the Internet that they would not
want to be made public - remind teens that the person they are
talking to in messages or online may not be who they think they
are, and that things posted electronically may not be secure.
Encourage teens never to share personal information online or to
meet someone they only know online.
Keep the computer in a shared space like the family room, and do
not allow teens to have Internet access in their own rooms.
Encourage teens to have times when they turn off the technology,
such as at family meals or after a certain time at night.
Parents may want to wait until high school to allow their teens to
have their own email and cell phone accounts, and even then
parents should still have access to the accounts.

Pair / Share:
Discuss with your table partner
how someones words can have a
negative impact on a persons
day or life.
Think of at least one example you
can share out loud.

Pair / Share:
Discuss with your table partner
how someones words can have a
positive impact on someones
day or life. Through social media
or face to face.
Think of at least one example you
can share out loud.

BELL WORK DAY 3

Warm-up Question:
How is cyber-bullying different from the other 3
types of bullying (verbal, physical, social)?

DAY 3 TRIVIA QUESTION ANSWER

Over

half of adolescents and

teens have been bullied online,
and about the same number have
engaged in cyber bullying.

Our Words Have POWER !!! T H I N K ...

WHAT DOES BULLYING LEAD TO?

Depression

Violence

Suicide

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS FROM

BULLYING

Columbine High School, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold began the
massacre in Columbine High School killing thirteen and injuring twentyfour. The boys reported their reasons for shooting as being victims of
bullying.
In 2007 at the Virgina Polytech Institute, Seung-Hui Cho a student went
on a rampage killing thirty-two people and taking his own life. According
to MSNBC (2007) Chos former high school classmates reported his being
mocked for his extreme shyness, quietness and the strange way he talked.
In 2012 in Ohio, 17-year-old T. J. Lane walked into Chardon High School
on a shooting rage resulting in three dead and two wounded. His former
high school mates reported that Lane was an outcast and a victim of
bullying.
December 14, 2012 - Twenty children and six adults are killed at the
school by 20-year-old Adam Lanza, who had earlier killed his mother,
Nancy Lanza, in their Sandy Hook home.
This is just a partial list of the many school shootings that seem to result
from having been a victim of bullying.

FINDINGS FROM THE SECRET

SERVICE
In May 2007 the United States Secret Service
examined thirty-seven school shootings. They
found almost all of the shootings were linked to
bullying. They found that many of the attackers
felt that they were bullied including: being
wronged, ridiculed, mistreated, victimized,
persecuted or injured in some way by an
individual or a group prior to the attack.
Bullying is not a myth, bullying is real; it hurts
and can be deadly. Do what you can to stop
bullying. If you see bullying report any incident
to an official and keep telling until you get help.

BULLYING LINKED TO SERIAL

KILLERS
Another link from bullying to violence is from
serial killers.
90% of serial killers reported being bullied in
school.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF

SUICIDE?
Suicide
The act of killing yourself because you do not
want to continue living.

Suicide
Death caused by self-directed injurious behavior
with any intent to die as a result of the behavior.

SUICIDE STATISTICS

Suicide remains among the leading causes of death

of children. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of
death for children ages 10-14 and the third leading
cause of death for teenagers 15-19.
And in most cases, the young people die from
hanging.
Suicide rates among 10 to 14-year-olds have grown
more than 50 percent over the last three decades.
A new review of studies from 13 countries found signs of an
apparent connection between bullying, being bullied, and
suicide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzlxIYR-I0c

NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION

LIFELINE

If you are in a crisis and need help right

away:

Call this toll-free number, available 24 hours a day, every

day: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). You will reach the National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a service available to anyone.
You may call for yourself or for someone you care about. All
calls are confidential and free.
If you feel you are in a crisis, whether or not you are
thinking about killing yourself, please call the Lifeline.
People have called us for help with substance abuse,
economic worries, relationship and family problems, sexual
orientation, illness, getting over abuse, depression, mental
and physical illness, and even loneliness.

BELL WORK DAY 4

Warm-up Question
What has lead to the
dramatic surge in
cyberbullying cases?

TRIVIA QUESTION
What percentage of
teens report being
victims of
cyberbullying?

What percentage of
teens report engaging
in cyberbullying?

The Amanda Todd Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gycqAJcDFM

Our Words Have POWER !!!

Our Words Have POWER !!!

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Read the shee

-for bad
don't do it
-be aware of
your words

-or good
stand up for someone
if you see it

Our Words Have POWER !!!

Is bullying happening at our school?
Are there mean words, cruel intentions,
groups of teens who choose to hurt others?

You may never be able

to change the bully, but
You CAN change YOU!

the victim can get

protective factors
in his/her life

and those who know

about it can make
their voice count!

HELP-get it or give it