Bullying

In the grade 1 Health curriculum there is a unit on decision making. In this unit, I would teach the children about bullying and the effects that bullying can have on the victim. This site I found is called Stop Bullying Now and it allows children to learn about bullying in a fun and interactive way. On this site there is tons of useful information, so the children can understand what bullying is all about and how to prevent yourself from becoming a bully and what to do when you get bullied or see bullying taking place in your school.

To use this in my classroom, I would have the students go to the site and try to get a feel for what bulling truly is about. I would then have the students go to the games part of the site and go to the game called Bully-wood Squares. This is a X's and O's game where you play against the computer. In order to get a X in the square you have to answer a question about bullying. You will be give the question and 3 possible answers. An example of a question may be; if you're scared to tell your teacher about bullying that you’ve seen in class, then_______________.To use this in the class, I would use it at the start of the unit. I would have the students go in pairs and try to solve the answers together. I will make them write down all of their questions that they were given and their answers for the questions and I would get them to hand in their work. This allows the students to work in pairs and it teaches them about bullying and it may answer any question they may have had about bullying. I would then have the students write a page of how they think they can prevent bullying from occurring in the school or what to do if you see bullying taking place in their school based on what they just learnt in the bully-wood squares game.

Overall, this game is a great introduction to students at a young age to learn about bullying. The game allows the student to have fun while trying to win a game, but at the same time still learning many facts about bullying. It also allows the teacher to see what the students all ready know about bullying, and it allows the teacher to know where to begin his/her lesson. I think that the students would really like this game and I think it would really get them thinking about bullying.