UK Lesson Plan
Is It Cyberbullying? (UK)
What is cyberbullying and what can you do to stop it?
Age
10–11Time
45 mins.
Objectives
- Recognise similarities and differences between in-person bullying, cyberbullying and being mean.
- Empathise with the targets of cyberbullying.
- Identify strategies for dealing with cyberbullying and ways they can be an upstander for those being bullied.
Vocabulary
bully .
bystander .
cyberbullying .
empathy .
target .
upstander
bully – the person who is doing the bullying
bystander – a person who observes a conflict or unacceptable behaviour, but does not take part in it
cyberbullying – using digital devices, sites, and apps to intimidate, harm, and upset someone
empathy – to imagine the feelings that someone else is experiencing
target – the person who is on the receiving end of harm
upstander – someone who takes action to help when they see another person being treated unfairly or unkindly
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