Anti-bullying lesson - fun activity

If it is anti-bullying week at your school, this could be a great activity to get your class thinking about feelings and how actions can affect people.

10 Minutes	·      I will hand out pre-cut paper hearts. ·      I will give them about 8 minutes to colour them however they like.
15 Minutes	·      I will ask them to put their markers or crayons away. ·      They will then be asked what mean words or actions are. ·      I will write them on the board for them. ·      After we create our list, I will tell them that all of those things have been said or done to you. ·      They will proceed to crumple their heart, stomp on it, anything but rip it apart completely.
5 Minutes	·      I will ask them to say sorry to their heart. ·      They will then be asked to fix it and make it a pretty heart again. ·      They won’t be able to… This is because sorry’s are said after the damage is done. ·      Everything they say or do can affect someone either positively or negatively. ·      They need to reflect and understand that what they do matters. Because at one point they had a beautiful drawing or doodle on their heart and now it is covered in scars and is no longer the same.
20 minutes	·      Warm fuzzy ·      The warm fuzzy story. This is something I did at leadership camp every year in high school. ·      The Story: ·      Once upon a time there was a little village, tucked far away in between two large mountains. Now this village was extremely special, and so were the people who lived there. Everyone who lived there carried a little bag full of these things called warm fuzzies. See now warm fuzzies would make people feel good and happy… They would feel all warm and fuzzy. You could ask anyone for a warm fuzzy. Whoever you saw, you could ask. But one day a businessman came into the village and wanted to make warm fuzzies a business. He wanted to find a way to make money. He said “listen, if you keep giving those out, you’re not gonna have any left for yourself. So, you need to keep your warm fuzzies and save them.” The villagers were unsure of what to think about what he was saying but they took it into consideration. The businessman offered these things called cold pricklys instead. This way the people could save their warm fuzzies for themselves and never run out. So, people began to buy cold pricklys and hid their warm fuzzies where no one but themselves could find it. The villagers would give cold pricklys to people they didn’t know or weren’t sure of. Very quickly the village became a sad and mean place, full of cold pricklys. All the villagers wanted to receive were warm fuzzies, they missed that feeling of happiness and joy, what made them feel all warm and fuzzy. But no one was giving them out anymore. The animals started to disappear, and the flowers shrivelled up. Until one day, someone came travelling through the village with a bag full of warm fuzzies. And this person began to hand them out to everyone in the sad and unhappy village. All the villagers told him that if he continued to hand out his warm fuzzies he would run out and not have any left for himself. But the traveler stood there and laughed. He said,” I will never run out if we learn to share”. And just like that the villagers started to hand out their warm fuzzies again. They realized that the traveler was right, if they continued to hand out their warm fuzzies to each other they would never run out. And just like that, the animal started to come back and the flowers began to bloom. Warm fuzzies have a very magical power. And that is making people feel happy and joyful. ·      Then I will hand out a paper bag and they can write their name and decorate it. ·      Ill then tell them it is their duty to write warm fuzzies to their classmates. These will consist of kind words and complements. ·      They will be allowed to put these into their classmate’s bags anonymously or not; however, no mean or inappropriate words will be tolerated. This is a fun activity when done properly. ·      At the end of anti-bullying week, they can open up their bag full of warm fuzzies and experience the feeling of excitement and happiness.

Cross-Curricular-Competencies

To use information #1) compare information and make connections.

To solve problems #2) To formulate possible solutions.

To exercise critical judgment #3) To form and opinion, to express his/her judgment.

To use creativity #4) To begin the procedure, to imagine ways of proceeding.

To construct his/her identity #7) becoming aware of their place among others, make good use of their personal resources, to be open to their surroundings.

To cooperate with others #8) To interact with an open mind in various contexts, to contribute to team efforts, to use teamwork effectively.

To communicate appropriately #9) To establish the purpose of communication.