PeaceBuilders Can Prevent
Bullying
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Quiz on Bullying
Are you a Bully?
Victims
Circle of Bullying
Banish Bullying!
By: Miss Taylor with great help from her 2008-09 4th Grade Class
North Tamarind Elementary School
Statements: Myth or Fact?
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1. Only boys bully.
2.Bullies are insecure and have low self-esteem.
3.Bullies don’t have friends.
4.Bullies are usually failing in school.
5.Bullies are physically larger than their victims.
6.Bullies don’t really mean to hurt .
7. Bullies usually feel bad about their actions, but they just can’t seem to
help themselves.
8. Looking different is the main reason children get bullied.
9. If the victim fights back the bully will back down.
10. Telling on a bully will only make the situation worse.
11. Other children should stay away from the bully/victim situation or they
will get bullied as well.
12. All leaders can learn to handle a bully.
13. Unless you change the bully’s home life, nothing will help.
14. Bullies need therapy to stop bullying.
15. Bringing the parents of the victim and the parents of the bully together
is a good idea.
16. Once a victim, always a victim.
17. Victims have usually brought the trouble upon themselves.
18.Learning-disabled children are at higher risk of being victimized.
Are you correct?
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the statements are:
 MYTHS
except for the last
statement.
 It
is a FACT that learning disabled
children are at higher risk of being
victimized by a bully.
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I might be a bully if I…
tease others in a nasty way.
 Taunt others. (Chicken!)
 Call others names.
 Make fun of others.
 Ridicule others.
 Push others around.
 Shove
 Hit
 Kick
 Damage things that belong to others.
Bullying can happen in
many different ways:
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Physical Bullying: pushing, shoving, poking, pinching, hitting, slapping,
punching, tripping, kicking, graffiti, vandalism, damage to property or
equipment.
Verbal Bullying: yelling, answering back, name-calling, put-downs,
swearing, abusive or obscene language.
Bullying by Gestures: threatening gestures, fists, put downs to family,
culture, home, and origins; mocking, derogatory written material. Gang
bullying can happen in this form.
Extortion Bullying: intimidating the victim with threats of physical
violence or some other form of violence in order to obtain something they
desire.
Exclusion Bullying: isolating, ignoring, spreading rumors, derogatory
remarks, condemning, non-physical but very socially hurtful actions are
present.
Emotional Bullying: excluding, teasing, spreading rumors, gossiping,
vilifying, humiliating remarks, extortion and blackmail occur.
Telephone and Cyber-Bullying: the victim is repeatedly telephoned or
sent text messages, instant messages and/or email meant to harass or
cause distress and discomfort to the victim.
I might be a victim of
bullying if I’ve…
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Repeatedly teased in a nasty way, called names.
Made fun of and laughed at
Picked on, pushed around, shoved, hit, kicked
Involved in fights even though I tried to get away
Have had personal items taken or damaged
Bruised, cut, scratched, or have clothing torn
Always alone
Always last chosen in team games
Always stay close to a teacher or adult at recess time
I don’t like to speak up in class…I makes me anxious
My school work is always sloppy and rarely gets
finished
There are two types of
victims…
 Passive
Victims: do not fight back and
tend to be more shy, anxious, and
fragile than provocative victims.
 Provoking
Victims: are only a very
small portion of the victims. They
provoke others and try unsuccessfully
to fight back against bullies.
I might be a Bystander in “The Bullying Circle”
Which letter best describes you?
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A. Bully/Bullies: start the bullying and take active
parts.
B. Followers/Henchmen: take an active part but
do not start the bullying.
C. Supporters: Passive Bully/Bullies: support the
bullying but do not take an active part.
D. Passive Supporter: Possible Bullies: like the
bullying but do not display open support.
E. Disengaged Onlookers: watch what happens
while saying, “It’s none of my business.” These
witnesses don’t take a stand.
F. Possible Defenders: dislike the bullying and
think they ought to help out the target, but they
don’t help out.
I could also be this in the
“Bullying Circle”
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Defenders of the
Target: dislike the
bullying and help or try to
help the target
We can :
 Praise
BANISH BULLYING!
people
 Give up put downs
 Notice hurts
 Think of many ways to right wrongs
 Seek wise people
 Make good choices
 Give someone a Praise note
 Be a good PeaceBuilder!
Power Words Increase the Peace!
(Be a good PeaceBuilder)
Please
 Thank you
 Helping us not say bad words
 Excuse me
 May I help you?
 Your welcome
 Be nice please
 Will you please help me?
 Bless you!
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Praise People: What can we say?
Would you like to be my friend? (forever)
 You’re a good friend.
 You’re not all the bad things people have
been calling you.
 You’re friendly.
 You’re the greatest friend!
 You’re awesome!
 Thank you for helping me.
 Would you like to play with me?
 I hope you feel better.
 Thank you for being my friend.
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Notice Hurts: What can
we say or do?
Did the bullying hurt your feelings?
 That must of hurt a lot!
 Are you OK?
 Why did they do that to you?
 I hope like our “new student” someone put
a band-aide on your hurt.
 This should not have happened.
 We should Seek a Wise Person to help.
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Right Wrongs: How do
we do this?
I regret what I did to you.
 I apologize for___________. (calling you
names)
 I wish this had never happened.
 I’m sorry that I ____________you.
 I’m so sorry that I almost crushed your heart.
 You didn’t deserve it.
 Is there anything I can do to make this up to
you? (Anything you want for Christmas?)
 I was so wrong to hurt you.
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