Anti-Bullying Advisory Lesson

At AHISK, we believe that bullying among young children is common. When young children–who often differ in physical size, skill level, and family experience—get together, hurtful behavior often emerges.

Children may be mean to each other by making mean faces, saying negative things, grabbing objects, pushing others aside, or refusing to play with others. Some young children may engage in actual bullying behavior by using name-calling, physical attacks, and excluding others from playing with them to control a helpless child.

To prevent bullying from escalating, we can prepare effective strategies to deal with bullying incidents—before, during, and after they happen. We can also create an environment that supports respect and where bullying is unacceptable.

As part of their advisory class, students in 3P learned how to deal with bullies and made their own multi-layer Bully Proof Shields, which include many questions that make them think about how to act if they are bullied.