6.4 Bullying

• Meaning of bullying; types of bullying
• Causes of bullying at school and in the community
• Effects of bullying on an individual and the family; self-esteem
• Where and whom to report; debate that bullying is morally wrong
• Values for peaceful co-existence: 1 John 3:15; 1 Peter 3:8; Romans 14:19; Proverbs 22:10
• How those values enhance peace; sensitisation messages
• Journal a resolve to avoid bullying; model love in interaction

• identify causes of bullying at school and in the community
• analyse the effects of bullying on an individual and the family
• outline values needed to co-exist peacefully from the scriptures provided
• model the value of love in their interaction with others

“Why is bullying unacceptable?”

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1. Meaning and types of bullying
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Brainstorm the meaning of bullying and list types: physical, verbal, social and cyber, with a no-names rule.
2. Causes of bullying
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Identify six causes of bullying at school and in the community, including pack behaviour and copied anger, without naming classmates.
3. Effects of bullying
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Analyse effects on self-esteem, school, body, family and hope, with write-not-speak if a learner has been bullied.
4. Report and debate: bullying is wrong
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Buzz where and whom to report, and debate that bullying is morally wrong and unacceptable, with bystander courage.
5. Values from the scriptures
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Read 1 John 3:15, 1 Peter 3:8, Romans 14:19 and Proverbs 22:10 and list values for peaceful co-existence.
6. Values that make peace
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Discuss how love, peace, humility and refusing mockery enhance co-existence, and prepare sensitisation messages for assembly.
7. Resolve and model love
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Journal a resolve to avoid bullying, model love in class interaction, and answer why bullying is unacceptable.