1. Bullying do you think the following behaviors are considered as bullying?

2. What are they doing?

3. Why does the boy look so upset?

4. Why are they holding a mobile phone and sending a message through MSN?

5. Types of bullying Physical bullying Hitting Kicking or pushing classmates Stealing, hiding or ruining classmates’ possessions

6. Types of bullying Verbal / emotional bullying Teasing Name-calling Insulting Gossiping

7. Types of bullying Cyber bullying Compared with physical bullying and verbal bullying, cyber bullying is getting more serious nowadays thanks to the advanced technology. What behaviors are associated with cyber bullying? Watch the following music video and guess the behaviors which are considered as cyber bullying. Children International – Cyber Bullying (06:18) Retrieved October 10, 2010 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNumIY9D7uY&p=B296E9F7BEFFEFCF&pl aynext=1&index=73

8. Types of bullying at school Cyber bullying Threaten and humiliate other classmates/ friends through the use of computers, cell phones and other electronic devices. Sending SMS Sending messages through MSN Taking photos secretly and posting their photos on the Internet Retrieved October 10, 2010 from http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html

9. Classroom activity – Role-play What is the role-play about? A bully or a bullied student tries to talk about the incident with a peer counselor who suggests some ways of dealing with the situation. What are you going to do before the role-play? Work in pairs Each group will be given a set of role cards. Each one of you takes on a specific role such as a bullied student, a bully and a peer counselor. You will be given five minutes to familiarize yourselves with the role and to brainstorm what you are going to say with the guidelines shown in the role cards.