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Take a Stand Against Bullying with Rules of Kindness - Share my Lesson
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): bullying (55), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
Have students brainstorm what kindness looks, sounds, and feels like in the classroom. As a whole class, turn their ideas into several simple rules of kindness students can practice throughout the week. Have students create kindness reminder posters with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Ask students to pair one practical action with a clear visual and display the finished products around the classroom or school. Invite students to participate in a classroom kindness challenge. Have each student select one achievable action, such as including someone in an activity, offering encouragement, helping a classmate, or expressing appreciation, then write about it in a class book using Book Creator, reviewed here,You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Talking About Bullying 2 - Share My Lesson
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K to 5This site includes advertising.
tag(s): bullying (55), preK (342), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
Have students create a class kindness chain by writing or drawing one action they can take to help classmates feel included. Connect the pieces and display the chain alongside anti-bullying posters. Invite students to participate in the resource's suggested anti-bullying poster competition. Have students sketch their designs on paper first, then display the completed posters for a classroom gallery walk. Have students role-play simple playground or classroom situations involving unkind behavior. Ask classmates to suggest safe, respectful responses and identify adults at school who can provide help.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How to Prevent Bullying in the Classroom - Share My Lesson
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): bullying (55), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
Have students read the CDC definition provided on the resource page and underline the characteristics that distinguish bullying from other disagreements or conflicts. Ask students to rewrite the definition in student-friendly language. Invite students to examine the linked bullying-prevention infographic and record three facts or strategies they consider important. Have small groups compare their findings and discuss which ideas they could apply in their school community. Have students develop a brief public-service announcement about bullying prevention using Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here. Ask students to incorporate accurate information from the resource and conclude with practical actions teenagers can take.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bullying Prevention & Intervention - School Specialty, LLC
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): bullying (55), classroom management (152), empathy (80)
In the Classroom
Have students read or listen to an age-appropriate bullying scenario and identify the roles of the target, the person bullying, and the bystander. Ask small groups to develop compassionate responses and explain how their choices could change the situation. Invite students to create a short anti-bullying public service announcement with Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here. Have groups focus each video on one concrete action students can take to create a respectful school environment. Invite students to create a class collection of strategies for being an effective bystander using Padlet, reviewed here. Ask students to categorize responses such as speaking assertively, supporting the targeted student, walking away from unsafe situations, and getting adult help.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bullying: The Heart Exercise for Groups Lesson Plan - PBS LearningMedia
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): bullying (55), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
Have students complete the Heart Exercise in groups of four or more, adding positive words, hurtful words, and symbolic shields to their group's heart before discussing how each stage changes its appearance and meaning. Have pairs compare supportive and hurtful communication with the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here, then ask each pair to identify behaviors that can help repair relationships. Invite small groups to brainstorm healthy ways someone might cope with hurtful words, then post their ideas on a Padlet Sandbox, reviewed here, for a class collection of supportive strategies.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Safe & Caring Schools Grades 3-5: Bullying - Katia S. Petersen, Ph.D
Grades
3 to 5tag(s): bullying (55), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
Have students complete the "The Problem with Bullying" activity, then discuss nonviolent responses such as staying calm, using I-messages, saying "stop," avoiding fighting, and seeking help from a trusted adult. Ask students to examine the "Just Kidding" scenarios individually, decide when joking crosses the line into hurtful teasing, and defend their decisions with evidence from each situation. Follow with a whole-class discussion about how intent and impact can differ. Have students create a cartoon showing a situation in which asking an adult for help is appropriate, as suggested by the resource. Students can draw their cartoons on paper or use Free Comic Maker by Adobe, reviewed here, to create a digital version.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MBF Bullying Prevention Toolkit - Monique Burr Foundation for Children
Grades
K to 12tag(s): bullying (55), cyberbullying (52), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
Students can complete the age-appropriate lesson and identify examples of bullying, safe responses, and ways bystanders can become upstanders, then work in small groups to role-play realistic situations and discuss possible responses. Ask students to work in pairs to create an anti-bullying or kindness poster with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here, then hold a gallery walk in which classmates identify the clearest and most actionable messages. Assign small groups a school-safety or kindness topic and have them create a brief presentation with Adobe Express for Education, reviewed here, that teaches peers how to recognize a problem and choose a safe response. Copy of 2026 Update_ Tool Optio...Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CyberKinder Quests - CyberKinder
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3 to 6tag(s): artificial intelligence (354), bullying (55), coding (112), cyberbullying (52), internet safety (120), media literacy (135), problem solving (288)
In the Classroom
Ask students to work individually through Luna's Chat Lab and keep a response journal about how tone, exclusion, insults, threats, and pressure can change an online conversation. Follow with a class discussion about when students should seek help from a trusted adult. Have students explore Glitch in the Machine and then collaboratively construct a physical model showing how a message moves from a device through the internet to a server and its destination. Assign students roles representing different parts of the process and have them demonstrate what happens when one connection fails. CyberKinder. Have students explore Wizzy's Reality Cauldron, then conduct a fact-checking challenge using several teacher-selected online claims. Ask students to record what evidence made each claim trustworthy, questionable, or needing further verification.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Stand Up to Cyberbullying - Federal Trade Commission
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): cyberbullying (52), digital citizenship (111)
In the Classroom
Students can create their own game teaching about cyberbullying using Educandy, reviewed here. Ask students to create a podcast about cyberbullying using Adobe Podcast, reviewed here. Have students create an infographic using Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here, with the do's and don'ts of cyberbullying.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bullying - Kids Health in the Classroom
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K to 2tag(s): bullying (55), emotions (77), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
Have students use Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here to record themselves demonstrating ways to stand up to a bully. Students can create a digital story about bullying using Storyboard That, reviewed here. Invite students to take pictures of the trusted adults in their friendship chain and hang them in their school building.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bullying - Kids Health in the Classroom
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3 to 5tag(s): bullying (55), cyberbullying (52), emotions (77), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
Students can create posters using Google Slides, reviewed here to share ways to stop bullying. Students can create a book of strategies to deal with bullying using Book Creator, reviewed here. Have students create a short true/false test with bullying facts using Google Forms, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bullying - Kids Health in the Classroom
Grades
6 to 8tag(s): bullying (55), cyberbullying (52), emotions (77), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
When students are comparing and contrasting themselves to their peers, they can use the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here. Students can create anti-bullying magazine covers using Magazine Cover Maker, reviewed here. Have students create a digital escape room to teach about bullying using Save the Planet Breakout, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boston vs. Bullies Game - The Sports Museum
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K to 8tag(s): bullying (55), cyberbullying (52), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
Have students play the game individually or with a partner, then record three bullying-prevention strategies they encountered and discuss which could be applied realistically at school. Invite small groups to examine a bullying scenario from three perspectives: the student doing the bullying, the student experiencing it, and a student who witnesses it. Ask groups to develop a constructive action for each person. These three roles form major sections of the Boston vs. Bullies instructional materials. Have small groups create a brief bullying-prevention presentation using Canva for Education, reviewed here. Assign groups topics such as recognizing bullying, responding calmly and confidently, helping when witnessing bullying, or preventing cyberbullying.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cyberbullying - Kids Health in the Classroom
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6 to 8tag(s): cyberbullying (52), mental health (62)
In the Classroom
Students can create empowering video messages using Clipchamp, reviewed here. Engage students by asking them to create a game to teach about cyberbullying using Gimkit, reviewed here. Use Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here, sharing what cyberbullying is and how to stop it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bullying No Way - Australian Education Authorities
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K to 12tag(s): bullying (55), cyberbullying (52), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (220)
In the Classroom
Ask students to work through the site's short daily activities on stereotypes, inclusion, and support, then create a paper reflection journal or a digital one using Book Creator, reviewed here recording one practical action they can take each day to strengthen belonging in their school community. Invite students to participate in a classroom gallery walk using the site's bullying-prevention posters. Ask groups to identify each poster's main message and record one practical strategy they could use when experiencing or witnessing bullying. Have students explore belonging through the site's activities, then work in small groups to brainstorm actions that help classmates feel accepted and connected. Ask groups to sort their ideas into actions for students, classrooms, and the wider school community.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anti-Bullying Scenarios Activity - The Diana Award
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K to 8tag(s): bullying (55), mental health (62)
In the Classroom
Invite students to role-play one scenario twice: first showing a Bystander response, then demonstrating how an Upstander could respond differently. Have observers identify specific actions that changed the outcome. Have pairs create a comic that transforms a bullying scenario into an Upstander scenario using Toony Tool, reviewed here. Ask students to include dialogue that demonstrates what a peer could realistically say or do. Invite small groups to develop an Upstander awareness presentation using AhaSlides, reviewed here. Have students incorporate a scenario and ask their audience to choose among possible responses before discussing the consequences of each choice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cyber-Bullying - PBS LearningMedia
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6 to 8tag(s): bullying (55), cyberbullying (52), digital citizenship (111)
In the Classroom
Have students watch the video and record examples or characteristics they believe distinguish cyberbullying from an isolated disagreement or unkind online comment. Compare their observations as a class and develop a working definition supported by evidence from the video. Invite pairs to design a digital citizenship poster with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here, featuring three concrete actions students can take when they encounter cyberbullying. Ask students to complete an anonymous exit ticket identifying one characteristic of cyberbullying, one action a target or bystander could take, and one trusted person or school resource they could approach for help.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anti-Bullying Week - Teachwire
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): bullying (55), cyberbullying (52), digital literacy (40)
In the Classroom
Create a kindness virtual bulletin board using Stickies.io, reviewed here. Students can create an infographic using Answer Garden, reviewed here on strategies for people who are being bullied. Ask students to create a podcast using Spotify for Podcasters, reviewed here to share personal stories of being bullied.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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18 Ideas for Teaching About the Olympics - Victoria Dotson
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): charts and graphs (184), fractions (176), nutrition (137), olympics (50), sports (91), symbols (22)
In the Classroom
Invite students to examine the symbolism and color choices in Olympic rings, flags, medals, and other visual designs, then sketch a new Olympic symbol or flag and write a short artist's statement explaining each design choice. Have students research an Olympian's journey and create a digital presentation that combines images, brief text, statistics, and evidence of perseverance using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Invite students to review key facts from the unit and create questions for a whole-class formative assessment or review game using Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Inclusive School Network - Inclusive School Network
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K to 12tag(s): classroom management (152), Special Needs (46)
In the Classroom
This is a great resource to add to a Wakelet, reviewed here for parents. Students can use Mentimeter, reviewed here to create a word cloud about the meaning of inclusive. Have the whole class plan an Inclusive Schools Week activity centered on the current annual theme, assigning teams to research, develop messaging, plan activities, and communicate with the school community. Students can use the site's downloadable theme resources and activity suggestions as a starting point.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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