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The Dynamics of
Bullying Behavior

Aim: How should we handle bullying behaviors?

Instructional/Performance Objectives:
-Students will be able to understand the dynamics of bullying behaviors.
-Students will explore how bullying behaviors and our responses effect us.

Motivational Activity:
-Ask students to write about and/or share a response to this question:
“What would or do you do if you’re being picked on, teased, or bullied?”
-Discuss the students’ responses.

Lesson Procedure:
-Inform the students that it is safe to report bullying behaviors.
-Discuss bullying behaviors as harassment.
-Give students the right to report bullying behaviors with anonymity for the perceived victim of the bullying behavior. (They do not want to be perceived as a tattler.)
-Explore different types of bullying behaviors:
1. Bullying Behavior that is Physical - intent to inflict physical harm or serious physical pain or damage.
2. Bullying Behavior that is Verbal- on-going verbal or written harassment, or insulting, mean name-calling, cruel teasing with intent to humiliate or dehumanize the perceived victim of this behavior, etc.
3. Relational Bullying Behavior- Exclusion from groups, isolation, and serious social setting manipulation with intentional or resulting victimization.