Be a positive citizen!
This activity explores, using drama, some of the stages that can be involved for a student who sees bullying happening
Key questions
Key questions
- How is bullying different from an unkind example of behaviour?
- When is it okay to stand up to someone bullying?
- What is an active bystander?
Behaviours that do not constitute bullying include:
- mutual arguments and disagreements (where there is no power imbalance)
- not liking someone or a single act of social rejection
- one-off acts of meanness or spite
- isolated incidents of aggression, intimidation or violence.
Did this clip surprise you at all?
What attributes did the 'bystander' have?
What do you believe the purpose of this government endorsed advertisement was?
What attributes did the 'bystander' have?
What do you believe the purpose of this government endorsed advertisement was?
Freeze frames: How would the empowered bystander react?
We will be be working together to create a series of pictures or freeze frames (a still physical image) of unkind behaviour
Scenarios
• two students playing together
• two students disagreeing about how to play together
• two students disagreeing but where one of them feels overwhelmed or powerless.
We will be be working together to create a series of pictures or freeze frames (a still physical image) of unkind behaviour
Scenarios
• two students playing together
• two students disagreeing about how to play together
• two students disagreeing but where one of them feels overwhelmed or powerless.
Lesson 2: Thinking critically- how can you help bring about change?
POOCH strategy framework
Overview: You will use the POOCH model to generate and develop ideas about what bullying looks like and what can be done to stop bullying from the bystanders perspective.
The POOCH model will help you think critically about what is means to be a supportive bystander.
POOCH strategy framework
Overview: You will use the POOCH model to generate and develop ideas about what bullying looks like and what can be done to stop bullying from the bystanders perspective.
The POOCH model will help you think critically about what is means to be a supportive bystander.