Classroom activities for primary and intermediate students
These activities are suitable for younger students from Years 1 to 8.
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Classroom posters for primary and intermediate
Use this set of 4 posters to help your students understand what bullying is and what they can do if they're being bullied or see it happening.
Each poster includes a space for students and staff to add what they do at their school to be a Bullying-Free NZ school. Posters are laminated so that if you use a whiteboard marker pen, you can wipe and reuse the resource.
Classroom posters for primary and intermediate [set of 4]
Use this set of four posters to help students understand what bullying is and what they can do about it. Include spaces to add what you can do at your school.
Download Classroom posters for primary and intermediate [117 KB, pdf]
Bruised and beautiful apples
A powerful way to effectively illustrate the harmful effects of bullying that gets students talking about the pain our words may cause on the inside. Shared by Rosie Dutton, a teacher form Birmingham, UK.
Materials
two apples, same size and colour 
apple template sheet
Bruised and beautiful apples
Be a private detective
This activity will help students understand the important aspects and various forms of bullying.
Materials
Copy of What is bullying? Wheel (included in the activity sheet)
Be a private detective
The Emotions Alphabet
To notice and understand the emotions of others. Having a wide range of emotion words helps children understand their own feelings and other people’s feelings.
Materials
the Emotions Alphabet and Describing Emotions worksheets (included in the activity sheet)
pens
The emotions alphabet
Is it bullying?
This activity helps students understand more about what bullying behaviour is in everyday situations.
Materials
pens 
paper or worksheet (included in the activity sheet)
Is it bullying?
Kindness challenge
To help students display positive social skills towards each other and develop a sense of a community working together.
Materials
felt pens 
Kindness table (included in the activity sheet)
Kindness challenge
Manaaki
It's important students know that they are not alone if they're experiencing bullying. This activity is designed to help students think about who they can turn to if they need to talk about bullying.
Materials
felt pens pieces of paper 
scissors
Manaaki
Paper chains
To link students, schools and communities to create a powerful visual statement about uniting against bullying.
Materials
paper strips 
felt pens 
tape or staples
Paper chains
Paper scrunch
To help students understand the harmful effects of bullying.
Materials
paper strips felt pens
Paper scrunch
Recipe for kindness
This is a good way to get students to think about how they can be kind and what makes a good friend.
Materials
paper strips felt pens
Recipe for kindness
School quiz
This is a great way to get students to understand what bullying is and ways to respond.
Materials
pens 
School Quiz worksheet (included in the activity sheet)
School quiz
Take a step
This activity will help students recognise appropriate and inappropriate behaviours.
Materials
Take a step statements (included in the activity sheet)
rope or masking tape
Take a step
Web of compliments
This activity encourages students to actively consider what they can do to help prevent bullying in their school environment.
Materials
Large ball of wool or string
Web of compliments
What can I do?
This activity will help develop students' understanding of the role of the bystander in bullying. It also explores why students should report any bullying behaviour they are aware of rather than ignoring it.
Materials
scenario (included in the activity sheet)
pens paper
What can I do?
What if?
The role-playing activity helps students to understand the different ways bullying can happen.
Materials
scenarios (included in the activity sheet)
