Bullying:  Who is a Bystander? (Week Three)

1. Hello Song
2. Review visual schedule/rules
3. Review Kids’ Bill of Rights
4. Puppet Show: Script “Who is a Bystander?”
   • Act out two scenarios with puppets
   • Feedback from kids on puppets’ actions in between scenarios; the first scenario shows bystander watching and not telling and the second scenario has the bystander getting an adult 
   • Skill Development:
     • when you see someone else getting bullied you are a Bystander, you can:
     • tell the bully to stop
     • go tell an adult that someone needs help
5. Read bystander page from “Bye, Bye Bully”
6. Games: clapping, row your boat (as a group), ring around the rosie, or motorboat
7. Read “Bullying is Wrong”
8. Hurray Song

Who is a Bystander?

Inappropriate Way:
[Frankie is busy playing with Zawar when Daisy approaches]
Daisy: “Zawar move away, I’m playing with the crocodile.”
[Zawar keeps playing with Frankie and tries to ignore Daisy.]
Daisy [pushes Zawar]: “I said move loser… I’m going to play with the crocodile.”
Zawar: “Stop it” [and starts crying.]
Frankie: “I have to go Zawar” [and runs away.]

Appropriate Way:
[Frankie is busy playing with Zawar when Daisy approaches.]
Daisy: “Zawar, move away, I’m playing with the crocodile.”
[Zawar keeps playing with Frankie and tries to ignore Daisy.]
Daisy [pushes Zawar]: “I said move loser. I’m going to play with the crocodile.” [Daisy pushes Zawar again]
Zawar [begins to cry and says]: “Stop it”
Frankie: “That’s not nice Daisy” [and Frankie goes to get a teacher] “Teacher, Daisy is hurting Zawar.”