Lesson Plans and Student Activity Sheets

Grades	Lesson Title	Lesson Overview
2–3	Everyone Wants Friends^New!	Students examine face-to-face bullying behaviors and identify why these behaviors create problems. They role-play to find ways to resolve the problem and create a poster of “No Bullying” rules.
2–3	Is That Fair?^New!	Students learn that bullying behaviors may take place when they are online. They brainstorm slogans to remind one another that they can get help from a trusted adult.
4–5	The Power of Words^New!	Students consider that while they are enjoying their favorite children's Web sites, they may encounter messages from other children that can make them feel angry, hurt, sad, or fearful. They explore ways to handle a particular cyberbullying situation, learn some basic prevention rules, and propose actions to take to calm down when online language makes them angry.
4–5	Group Think^New!	Students learn that sometimes youths in groups think and behave differently than they would if each person was alone. They examine the role of the bystander in cyberbullying situations and develop an ethical pledge for bystanders.
4–5	Be Comfortable^Updated!	Students consider some online scenarios and examine their personal comfort levels. They learn to recognize such feelings and responsibly manage their actions in cyberspace.
6–8	Cyberbullying: Not a Pretty Picture^New!	Students explore a scenario in which a friendly relationship turns to a bullying one involving cell phones and computers. Then they create a glossary of abbreviations that will give contextual clues to text messages.
6–8	Cyberbullying: Who, Me? Why Should I Care?^New!	Students explore the roles and responsibilities of bystanders to cyberbullying. Then they develop a plan for peer mentoring to prevent cyberbullying situations.
6–8	Cyberbullying: Crossing the Line^New!	Students learn that when cyberbullying includes threats to safety, they must involve trusted adults. They develop a plan to enable students to report cyberbullying to school authorities anonymously.
6–8	Dealing With Cyberbullying^Updated!	Students reflect on the rewards of cyberspace, consider how to respond to cyberbullying scenarios, and learn how to take action when confronted with online situations that make them uncomfortable.
9–12	Acceptable Social Networking?^New!	Students explore a scenario in which an angry student creates a false online identity in order to seek revenge. They explore ways to resolve the situation and develop a list of tips to help other teens avoid cyberbullying situations.
9–12	Connected, 24/7^New!	Students explore how bullying behaviors on social networking sites and cell phones can affect teens around the clock. They identify positive actions that bystanders can take to alleviate a particular scenario. Then they write a letter to the editor discussing the positives and negatives of social networking sites, messaging, and cell phone technologies used by teens.

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