Nikki Watson

Anti-Bullying & Conflict Resolution Emotionally Healthy Schools

www.emotionallyhealthyschools.com
nikkiwatson@mail.com
Title: General
Lesson Plans Bullying / Conflict School:

Duration: 1 hour Lesson: 1 Year: 5/6

Lesson Aim: To developing an awareness and definition of bullying and conflict,

identify types of bullying and exploring the roles of victims, bullies and bystanders.

Learning objectives: Resources: flip chart paper, pens,

To define bullying and conflict and
understand the difference.
To identify types of bullying.
To develop an awareness of feelings in
ourselves and others.
To explore the role of victims, bullies and
bystanders.
To contribute to class and group discussions.
Bullying Label Cards, Bystander
Labels, Conflict Labels
Vocabulary: bullying, conflict,
feeling, emotion, physical,
emotional, verbal, feelings words,
e.g. angry, happy, relaxed,
frightened, anxious, worried, joyful,
types of bullying vocabulary.

Activity 1: Bullying and Conflict 15 mins

Briefly discuss if bullying is happening in school. If so, where and when?

Brainstorm the term bullying on the board, listing associated words, feelings, etc.
Ask pupils how often they see bullying occurring in school.

Ask the children how often they see people falling out, arguing, fighting or not getting
along in school? Are these things different to bullying?

Brainstorm the term conflict (linking this term to the above) on the board, listing
associated words, feelings, etc.

Are bullying and conflict different? How? (Discuss element of bullying being repeated,
deliberate, imbalance of power; draw out of pupils when does it stop being conflict,
having a laugh or messing around and become bullying?) [The Bullying vs Relational
Conflict sheet might assist you here].

Activity 2 Types of Bullying 15 mins

Using the Bullying Label cards ask pupils to work in groups to place the cards in order
from what they think might be the worst or most serious type of bullying to the least
serious. Discuss as a class how you might feel if you were experiencing any of those
types of bullying.
Ask pupils what would be the difference of someone doing one of those things to
them, and it being a type of bullying? (I.e. it is repeated, deliberate, power imbalance
[you dont do it back to them]).

Discuss with pupils if they now feel whether bullying is occurring in school, or conflict,
or both. Highlight where it is occurring and when in school. (This should show the class
that actually most of what they perceive is bullying is actually conflict).

Activity 4 Reacting to Bullying 15 mins

Working in small groups, use the Bystander labels and ask pupils to put the labels in
order from what they would be most likely to do if bullied, to least likely. Discuss if
groups came up with similar answers and explore whether their answers are realistic
and appropriate. Discuss consequences of taking those actions.

Activity 5 Reacting to Conflict 15 mins

Repeat the above activity, using the Conflict labels. Highlight the different approaches
from the previous activity i.e. you would deal with conflict differently than bullying.
Again, explore if answers are realistic and appropriate.

Extension / Alternative Activity

Activity 6 Agree / Disagree 15 mins

Make some space in the classroom and inform pupils that you will be reading out a
number of statements and they have to decide whether they agree with the
statement, disagree or are not sure. Stress that there are no right or wrong answers.

If they agree they need to stand at one end of the classroom, disagree at the other
end and if theyre not sure they stand in the middle. Read the statements allowed
giving time for pupils to decide and ask a few pupils from each group (agree; disagree;
not sure) why they chose to stand there.

If I were bullied I would tell a teacher

Hitting someone back isnt bullying
If someone called me a name, the best thing to do is to call them one back
If I had an argument with someone the best thing to do is to talk it out with them
I should ignore someone who is bullying me
If I saw someone being bullied I wouldnt do anything about it

Conclusion 5 mins

Ask pupils to recap on what bullying is, what conflict is and what they could do about
it.
Opportunity for assessment: Most pupils should be able to:

Understand the difference between bullying and conflict.

Identify different types of bullying and conflict.
Identify methods to respond to bullying and conflict.
Contribute to class and group discussions, verbalising thoughts and feelings.

Lesson Evaluation: