This teacher resource covers the following – what is bullying?, forms of bullying, cyber bullying, targets of bullying, effects of bullying, who bullies and why?, dealing with bullying, and preventing bullying. Bullying in a Cyber World can be used to supplement your school’s anti-bullying policy or in conjunction with its values program.
This series is supported by two full-colour sets of six posters, one set for older students ages 8-13 and one for younger students ages 4-7.
Features:
eight sections (Ages 6-8, 9-10 and 11-13), or seven sections (Early Learning)
a focus identifying the main purpose of the student activity
background information
an introduction to the activity
questions to promote discussion
answers, as necessary
supporting exercises to further develop the student activity
a stimulus text, ‘Read about it’, to inform students about the page’s theme and to promote discussion
a comprehension activity, ‘Write about it’, in which students demonstrate what they have learned from the stimulus text
an extension activity, ‘More about it’, which encourages students to think more deeply about the focus and relate it to their own lives
detailed information about the aspects of bullying covered in the book
suggestions for promoting a ‘bully safe’ school environment
a sample bullying incident report for teachers
a sample bullying incident report for students
anti-bullying pledges for the whole class, individuals and home use
merit certificates and bookmarks to be awarded for demonstrations of positive behaviour against bullying
sample student internet safety checklist
sample parent internet safety checklist
a list of useful websites and literature resources to promote understanding of and information for dealing with bullying