Middle Level Lesson Plans

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Bullying Op-Ed. Piece
With this lesson students will gain an understanding of the impact of name‐calling and bullying, develop their own views on bullying prevention and raise awareness among their peers. | Download

Learning about Labels
With this lesson students will gain an understanding labels and attached stereotypes, gain an understanding of seeing someone as a whole person and agree to abstain from labeling one another. | Download

Shirts of Empowerment
With this creative lesson students will gain an understanding of name‐calling's magnitude and impact on students and develop empathy for those being name‐called. Download

Lesson #1: Reflections - Four short pieces - a story, two essays, and a poem - provide students with personal reflections on name-calling by young people who have been targeted because of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, and mental ability. | Download

Lesson #2: Using Literature as a Tool to End Name-Calling - Guided use of books to help solve problems: They can be used to address name-calling both by supporting the targets of bullying as they express their feelings and learn coping strategies and by helping those who bully to increase their empathy for others. Download

Lesson #3: Name-Calling in Our School - Students are provided with the opportunity to objectively observe the way in which name-calling and other types of disrespectful language are used in school over a three-day period.
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Lesson #4: Creating an Anti-Slur Policy - Students work collaborately to develop an anti-slur policy for their classroom. Learn from this activity. | Download

Lesson #5: I Was Just Kidding! - Sample lesson plan from the Resource Kit. Students consider the difference between good-natured teasing and bullying through discussion of fictional scenarios and reflection on real-life situations. | Download

Lesson #6: Instant Replay - Students discuss and practice safe and realistic responses to name-calling and bullying by role-playing fictional scenarios. They use the "instant replay" technique, in which they rehearse and retry responses to name-calling, and receive support from their peers. | Download

Lesson #7: Don't Just Stand By - Sample lesson plan from the Resource Kit. Students discuss what it means to be a bystander to bullying and brainstorm ways to intervene. | Download

Lesson #8: Instant Replay - Students begin by articulating their values regarding conduct toward others and fash-ioning their statements into a class "code of ethics." They look at why they sometimes stray from their values and participate in hurtful behavior when tempted or pressured to bully. Students also consider the feelings of those who are targeted for bullying, and apply what they have learned. | Download

Lesson #9: What's in a Name? - Students consider the extent to which name-calling is a part of their lives and the damage that can be done by the names they use so casually. | Download

Lesson #10: Beauty is Skin Deep - Sample lesson plan from the Resource Kit. Students learn about media literacy and examine media images for "attractiveness messages" that impact our attitudes and behavior towards others. | Download

Lesson #11: Are You Part of the In-Crowd? - Students think about the impact of group labels and social hierarchies on their sense of identity, self-esteem, and the way they socialize with others. Through discussion, poetry and personal narrative, students explore ways to bridge social boundaries. They learn to plan a special event for their school. | Download

Lesson #12: We're All Different Alike - With this lesson students will gain an understanding of making assumptions attached to stereotypes and gain an understanding of seeing someone as a whole person. | Download