Name:KristinThompson

GradeLevel:3rd
Unit:AntiBias
Day,Date,andTimeofLesson:

Antibiaslesson
School:BayfieldElementarySchool
NumberofStudentsinClass:22
LessonDuration:1hour

1. Objective(s):
Duringthebullyingmysteryactivity,studentswillbeabletoaskandanswerquestions
thatareprovidingenoughdetailandelaborationtocometoanagreementwithintheir
groupandsolvethemystery.
Aftersolvingthebullyingmysteries,studentswillbeabletospeakupforthemselvesand
someoneelsewhentheyhavebeenbulliedbasedonbiases.

2.ColoradoAcademicStandards:
Gradelevel:3rdGrade
ContentArea:Reading,Writing,andCommunicating
Standard:1.OralExpressionandListening
2.Successfulgroupactivitiesneedthecooperationofeveryone
c.Askandanswerquestionsaboutinformationfromaspeaker,offeringappropriateelaborationand
detail.(CCSS:SL3.3)
K12AnchorStandardsandDomains:
Action:
Studentswillspeakupwithcourageandrespectwhentheyorsomeoneelsehasbeenhurtorwrongedby
bias.
Gradeleveloutcome:
Iknowsomewaystointerfereifsomeoneisbeinghurtfulorunfair,andwilldomyparttoshowrespect
evenifIdisagreewithsomeoneswordsorbehavior.
3.LearningTarget(s):
Icanaskandanswerquestionsaboutinformationwithdetailsthatareneeded.
IcanspeakupformyselfandmypeerswhenI/theyhavebeenbullied.
Icangiveadvicetosomeonewhohasbeenbullied.
4.Assessment:
ExitticketThestudentswilltakeafewminutestowriteideasdownofhowtohelpsomeonewhohas
beenbulliedandhowtopreventbullying.Iwillcollectthese,gooverthemandmakeawordleforusto
refertointhefuture.

5.Materials:
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Expomarkers.
6.EssentialQuestionsorBigPictureStatement:
Whatisabully?
Whatisbullying?
Howcanwepreventbullyinginourclassroomandschool?
Howcanwehelpsomeonewhohasbeenbullied?
Whatcanwedoifwearebulliedorseesomeoneelsebeingbullied?
7.TechnologyResourcesandSkills:
Documentcamera.
8.****StepbyStepLessonProcess:****
1.AnticipatorySet:Discussion:Whatisabully?Whatisbullying?Askforstudentsopinionsandwrite
theideasupontheboard.(5minutes)
2.Gooverthekeyvocabulary:bully,victim,bystander,ally,empathy,sympathy.
3.Nowthatwehaveageneralideaofwhatabullyisandwhatbullyingis,Ihavesomebullying
mysteriesIneedyoualltosolve.CanIgetanyvolunteersforthisfirstone?(Handoutpiecesofpaperto
eachstudentcomingupfronttoplaythecharacters.)IhavesomequestionsthatIneedtherestofyou
(talkingtothoseinseatsstill)toaskinordertofindoutwhoarebully,victim,bystander,andallyisin
thisscenario.Playoutthescenario.Askforstudentstoaskquestions.Askstudentstodeterminewho
eachcharacteris.Askstudentstogiveadviceforeachcharacter.Ifneeded,helpguidethestudentsalong
bygivingexamplequestionsoradvice.Fillouttheworksheetastheyareansweringallthequestions.Do
thesestepsforeachscenario.(50mins)
4.Crumbleduppaperactivity:Giveeverystudentapieceofpaper.Crumbleitup,stomponit.
Ask:Doesitlookthesame?Whathaschanged?Canyoumakeitgobacktohowitwasbefore?
Thisiswhathappenswhensomeoneisbullied.Theyareleftwithscarsthatdontgoaway.
Sayyouresorrytothepaper.Didthatchangeanything?
Sayingsorrycanhelpsometimes,butitdoesntchangeanything.Theonlywaytopreventthisdamageis
bypreventingbullying.(5mins)
5.Closure.Exitticket.Takeafewminutestoanswerthequestions:Howcanyoupreventbullyingin
yourclassroomandschool?Whatadvicecanyougivetothoseinvolved?Writedownanyideasyouhave,
youcanalsodrawapicturetomatchwhatyouaresaying.Iwillcreateawordleofallyourideasand
bringitintoshowyouwhatyouallcameupwithandwecanhangitsomeoneintheclassroomasa
reminder!(35mins)independentwork.

I stole this lesson idea from Professor Andrea Berghoff after we did a murder
mystery activity in her class on September 29, 2016.

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