Healthy friendships and responding to bullying
Aligned to NHES 4 — SHAPE America National Standards.
What this lesson teaches
A healthy friendship is built on kindness, trust, and respect, where both people feel good. Bullying is when someone is mean on purpose, again and again, to hurt or scare another person. If you are bullied or see it happen, telling a trusted adult is the right thing to do, and it is not tattling.
Worked example
If you see a classmate being teased every day, you could stand near the person being bullied, say something kind, and tell a teacher, who can help make it stop.
Practice questions
- Name two traits of a good friend.
- What is the difference between tattling and reporting bullying?
- What can you do if you see someone being bullied?
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Amistades sanas y cómo responder al acoso escolar
Una amistad sana se basa en la amabilidad, la confianza y el respeto, donde ambas personas se sienten bien. El acoso escolar ocurre cuando alguien es grosero a propósito, una y otra vez, para lastimar o asustar a otra persona. Si te acosan o ves que le pasa a alguien, contarle a un adulto de confianza es lo correcto, y no es ser chismoso.
Ejemplo: Si ves que a un compañero lo molestan todos los días, puedes acercarte a la persona que está siendo acosada, decirle algo amable y avisarle a un maestro, quien puede ayudar a que eso pare.
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