October is National Bullying Prevention Month. I know we can all agree that this is a necessity to touch on from preschool through high school. As educators and related service providers, we need to make it apparent that we stand AGAINST bullying. We need to actively promote acceptance, equity, and inclusion through our words and actions. I encourage you to celebrate Unity Day with your school building on October 21.
I have compiled a round up of some helpful bullying resources from across the internet for students in grades Pre K–8th grade. Some of the resources do have pieces that extend up to high school, as well!
Pre-K-2nd Grade Resources
Kids Against Bullying – Simple videos and activities – like making your own poster and sharing your story with others.
Digital Citizenship Curriculum – An entire set of really well done, pre-made lessons that lead up to discussing Cyberbullying, all created by Common Sense Media. Lessons are broken up into grade levels from K-12. This is a must-do!
Stop Bullying, Speak Up – This is a partnership with Cartoon Network, I will say the resources aren’t my favorite, but you may find that some of the videos are engaging for students!
Brain Pop Jr – If you have a log-in to the always amazing Brain Pop Jr, Moby & Annie guide students through a great lesson on bullying. All of the lesson extensions and activities are included!
Sesame Street – A sweet and engaging song from friends on Sesame Street that could be a great kick off to a discussion about bullying.
Howard B Wigglebottom Learns About Bullies – I love this little rabbit character! My students are always really engaged by this series of videos and activities (more to be found at wedolisten.org).
3-5 Grade Bullying Resources
Kids Against Bullying – Simple videos and activities – like making your own poster and sharing your story with others.
Digital Citizenship Curriculum – An entire set of really well done, pre-made lessons that lead up to discussing Cyberbullying, all created by Common Sense Media. Lessons are broken up into grade levels from K-12. This is a must-do!
Stop Bullying, Speak Up – This is a partnership with Cartoon Network, I will say the resources aren’t my favorite but you may find that some of the videos are engaging for students!
Bringing an End to Bullying – If you subscribe to Newsela, they have a new text set of anti-bullying articles that would be super useful for October and beyond.
Brain Pop – If you have a log-in to the always amazing Brain Pop, Moby & Annie guide students through a great lesson on bullying. All of the lesson extensions and activities are included!
Create No Hate – Great video tackling cyberbullying
What is Bullying? – A wonderful video from one of my favorite YouTube channels, Rocket Kids. They define bullying and share non-examples as well as examples. They tackle this topic seriously, in an engaging way, and with sensitivity.
Nobody Likes a Bully – An 11 minute YouTube video featuring real kids in a scenario based video. The kids aren’t the *best* actors but it definitely gets the point across.
Flocabulary – I love this rap about bullying – so many relatable examples and clear definitions, as well as calls to action. This could spark some meaningful discussion.
6 Grade + Bullying Resources
Digital Citizenship Curriculum – An entire set of really well done, pre-made lessons that lead up to discussing Cyberbullying, all created by Common Sense Media. Lessons are broken up into grade levels from K-12. This is a must-do!
Teens Against Bullying – A site created by PACER (anti-bullying organization) that defines bullying, talks about advocating for self and advocating for others.
Bringing an End to Bullying – If you subscribe to Newsela, they have a new text set of anti-bullying articles that would be super useful for October and beyond.
Create No Hate – Great video tackling cyberbullying
Be The Change – A video featuring real teens and helps show the ways they can break the bullying cycle.
The Cyber Bullying Virus – Video tackling cyber bullying and equating it to a virus, featuring real preteens and teens as well as very realistic situations.
Flocabulary – I love this rap about bullying – so many relatable examples and clear definitions, as well as calls to action. This could spark some meaningful discussion.
Bullying is such a hard and broad topic to tackle. It deserves more than one month, week, or day of addressing. I do think spending October with a focus on bullying can really help approach the topic. It makes it so meaningful that we can refer back to our learnings regularly. What other resources would you add?
