Classroom activities for intermediate and senior students
These activities are suitable for older students from Years 7 to 13.
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Agree or disagree
This activity enables students to examine how they view bullying, change their thinking and encourage discussion.
Agree or disagree
Bystanders count
Bullying situations usually involve bystanders - those who watch bullying happen or hear about it. This activity will help students understand that as a bystander they have the power to play a key role in preventing and stopping bullying.
Materials
whiteboard or flip-chart 
post it notes 
pens
scenarios and response cards (included in activity sheet)
Bystanders count
Expose the myths
To challenge and dispel myths, and to reinforce information that is factual, reliable and valid.
Materials
myths and facts statements (included in the activity sheet)
Expose the myths
How do you feel?
To demonstrate how difficult it can be to understand what people feel by judging body language, and how easy it can be to hide true feelings.
Materials
felt pens 
pieces of paper 
large jar
How do you feel?
Kindness matters
This activity encourages supportive and empathetic skills, and fosters a respectful and inclusive school culture.
Materials
pens paper
scissors 
tape
Kindness matters
Map of help
To identify helpful resources in formal and informal student networks, and to strengthen awareness and help-seeking behaviour in problem situations.
Materials
flip chart paper felt pens
Map of help
Match the bullying behaviour
There are three types of bullying behaviour. This activity will help students understand when bullying is physical, verbal and/or social, or if it's not actually bullying.
Materials
bullying behaviour cards and worksheet (included in the activity sheet)
felt pens
Match the bullying behaviour
Sticks and stones
To highlight the power that everyone has to intervene in bullying situations.
Materials
whiteboard or flip-chart 
marker pens
Sticks and stones
What does it feel like?
This activity encourages students to think more deeply about bullying behaviour - Who is participating in it? What role do they play? How do they feel?
Materials
bullying scenario (included in the activity sheet)
marker pens flip-chart
What does it feel like?
What's the impact?
This activity allows students to discuss bullying and how they would respond to different scenarios to deepen their understanding of the types of bullying and identify different responses.
Materials
bullying scenarios (included in the activity sheet)
What's the impact?
Who are you?
Bystanders responding appropriately can be very effective in limiting the impacts of, and even preventing, bullying behaviour. This activity enables students to examine the different roles in bullying and to identify different ways to respond and behave.
Materials
writing materials bullying scenario (included in the activity sheet)
