Focus on Bullying: A Prevention Program for Elementary - Education

Lesson Script
� If the grade 6-7 students are making presentations to the primary students,
have them present to the class at this point. Ensure that their presentation
covers the school statement, rules, and consequences.
As you heard in the assembly, at our school we have made a plan to stop bullying
and create a school without bullying. We have a school statement that describes
what we want our school to be. We have some rules that tell us expectations of how
to behave at school.
We want to help students who are bullying to stop and to learn ways to get along
with other students. So we have developed a set of consequences that will happen if
students bully others. When there is bullying behaviour the consequence will show
students that bullying is not acceptable. The consequence will also give students an
opportunity to practise helpful behaviour and contribute to the school community.
� Provide additional information about your school’s specific plan so that
students will know what to expect.
We have also planned how the adults will help students stop bullying by supervising
students.
� Invite a supervision aide to join the class for this part of the lesson.
When you are on the playground at lunch time, you may have noticed the supervision
aide(s). You may have met _______ (name), one of our school’s supervision
aides. What is the supervision aide’s job in the school?
� Accept all reasonably correct answers and chart them. Read over the chart and
link to the school statement. Aim to ensure that students understand the
supervision aide is there to help keep the school safe and that they can approach
a supervision aide if they need help.
That’s right, (name) is there to supervise and to help you, just like all the other adults
at the school. We all know about bullying and we all want it to stop. We know that
students can learn best when they feel safe and aren’t worried about being bullied.
Now let’s read the school statement. The school statement tells us how we will be
together at school.
� Use a chart prepared with the school statement and read it with the class.
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to help us if we are hurt,
to watch out for problems
among the students,
to take kids to the office
if they misbehave, to
supervise and keep
everyone safe.