For Primary School Students Grades 5-7

For
Primary School
Students
Grades 5-7
Linnea Mead S237572 ETL111
This presentation, is designed for primary school children,
Grades 5-7,
and will demonstrate:
 What bullying is
 Statistics
 Your rights
 Why Bullies hurt others
 How it can affect you
 Signs of bullying
 Ideas : How you can help yourself
 Cyber-bullying
 School Help for Bullies and Victims
 Web Help for Bullies and Victims
 Bully Free Zone – poster
 Contract & discussion
 References
STOP Bullying
Bullying is :
A person or a group who tries to hurt or control another person
*physical
- hitting/punching
- fighting
- pushing
- kicking
- stealing things that belong to you
*emotional
* social
-
It’s
NOT
your
fault
something said that is not nice
name calling
making fun of your family
teasing
talking about others behind their back
making you do things you don’t want to
comments about the way you look
- excluding you from friendships
- not letting you join in
- making friendships conditional
- use of computers or mobile phones to
threaten, annoy or humiliate you
* cyber-bullying
 Most children at school have either been
bullied;
bully others;
witnessed bullying
 1 child in every 5 are bullied regularly at school
http://www.bullying.com.au/school-bullying/index.php
 40% of suicide victims were bullied at school
(Victorian Coroner 2007)
 Sadly, most times, bullies are just as upset as victims
Bullying must STOP – NOW
Say NO to bullying
have a right to:
 feel safe
 be safe
from bullying, harassment and cyber-bullying.
ALL need to show:
 respect for ourselves and each other
 respect for property and environment
 responsibility for our own behavior
 positivity in our relationships
Some people bully for many reasons:
 Low self esteem
 Lack of self confidence
 Try to gain power
 To look cool
 To feel cool and important
 To fit into a group
 To get their own way
 Because they are unhappy
 Seeking attention
 Copying what they see
 Copying what has been done to them
Being bullied can make you feel:
Guilty like it’s your fault
Hopeless
 Alone; lonely
 Like you don’t fit in
 Depressed/sad
 Unsafe
 Scared
 Confused
 Stressed
 Ashamed
 Hurt
 Sick
YOU have
a right to
feel safe
and be
treated
with
respect +
fairness
You or your friends may:
 Be afraid to go anywhere alone
 Have nightmares/can’t sleep
 Have trouble at school
 Be scared all the time
 Look scared all the time
 Have poor concentration at school
 Forget homework
 Wear ripped/dirty clothes
 Have unexplained bruises/scratches
 Have a sudden change in friends
 Be upset
 Hide messages on phones/computers
 Lack of food at school
 55% of our message is from body language-Stand tall
(Dosani, 2008)
 Say “NO”
 Don’t give the bully a chance – avoid them if you can
 Don’t do what the bully asks
 Be brave
 Feel good about you – YOU are important and valued
 GET a buddy and BE a buddy
 Tell an adult at the school if you are being bullied
 Tell an adult at the school if you see someone bullied
 Tell your parents
 Don’t let the bully know you are upset or scared
 Learn ways to stand up to the bully
Cyber-bullying uses:
 mobile phones
 emails
 websites
 chat rooms
 other social networking sites
to
 tease
 send nasty or threatening messages
 make unwanted telephone calls
 send hurtful information
 make/send unwanted photos and
comments
Don’t be mean behind the screen
http://antibullyingblog.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/anti-bully-slogans-for-school.html
Bullies
Victims
Help to control anger
Help to make friends
Assertiveness skills
Increase social skills
Empathy for others
Self esteem
Contacting parents
Assertiveness skills
FINAL: suspension from school
Dealing with conflict
PRAISE: For kindness, empathy, helping, good behavior
….Some great websites to help with bullying….
http://au.reachout.com
http://www.bullyonline.org
http://www.bullyingnoway.gov.au
http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/speced2/pages/bullying
http://www.kidshelp.com.au
Telephone:
1800 55 1800
http://enoughisenough.org.au/site/41/bullying-resilience
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/NationalSafeSchools/Pages/national
safeschoolsframework.aspx
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/bullies.html
http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/index.htm
http://www.actnow.com.au/Issues/Bullying.aspx
http://www.kenrigby.net
http://www.lifeline.org.au/
Telephone:
13 11 14
This is a
BULLY FREE ZONE
Say
“NO”
To
Bullying
NOW
1. Class discussion about
bullying
2. Create a poster showing
NO bullying (example in
previous slide)
3. Role play – practice
group scenarios and
saying NO to a bullies
4. Discuss and create an
anti-bullying contract
5. Discuss ideas and
consequences for those
who become a bully
6. Create a bully box to
report bullying
I:________________________,
(students name)
promise to do everything I can as a
member of my school, to make and keep
a physically/emotionally safe
environment.
I promise not to bully my classmates.
I promise to report it to an adult and/or
the bully box if I witness bullying.
Signed:_______________
Student
_______________ _______________
Parent/Guardian
Teacher
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