Bullying in a Cyber World – Ages 6–8

Helping children with cyber bullying

This teacher resource book covers the following – what is bullying?, forms of bullying, cyber bullying, targets of bullying, effects of bullying, who bullies and why?, dealing with bullying, and preventing bullying. The series is supported by two full-colour sets of six posters, one set for older students ages 8-13 and one for younger students ages 4-7.
 

Features:

• eight sections (Ages 6-8, 9-10 and 11-13), or seven sections (Early Learning)
• a focus identifying the main purpose of the student activity
• background information
• an introduction to the activity
• questions to promote discussion
• answers, as necessary
• supporting exercises to further develop the student activity
• a stimulus text, ‘Read about it’, to inform students about the page’s theme and to promote discussion
• a comprehension activity, ‘Write about it’, in which students demonstrate what they have learned from the stimulus text
• an extension activity, ‘More about it’, which encourages students to think more deeply about the focus and relate it to their own lives
• detailed information about the aspects of bullying covered in the book
• suggestions for promoting a ‘bully safe’ school environment
• a sample bullying incident report for teachers
• a sample bullying incident report for students
• anti-bullying pledges for the whole class, individuals and home use
• merit certificates and bookmarks to be awarded for demonstrations of positive behaviour against bullying
• sample student internet safety checklist
• sample parent internet safety checklist
• a list of useful websites and literature resources to promote understanding of and information for dealing with bullying
• glossary