Description
Help your students build empathy, kindness, and confidence with this interactive bullying prevention lesson for grades K–3! Be a Buddy, Not a Bully is a complete, ready-to-use social-emotional learning (SEL) resource that teaches young learners how to recognize bullying, respond in safe and respectful ways, and become upstanders instead of bystanders.
Perfect for Bullying Prevention Month, SEL instruction, classroom guidance lessons, or classroom community-building, this resource combines a colorful slideshow, scripted talking points, and hands-on activities to keep students engaged and learning.
Skills Students Will Practice:
- Identifying bullying vs. conflicts or accidents
- Demonstrating safe, kind responses
- Becoming an upstander instead of a bystander
- Using words to support and include others
- Speaking up and telling a trusted adult
Why Teachers Love It:
- No prep needed—just print or present!
- Designed specifically for young learners (K-3)
- Great for morning meetings, SEL time, or classroom guidance
- Supports classroom behavior goals and a positive school climate
- Aligned with SEL standards and bully prevention strategies
- Positive behavior support (PBIS/MTSS)
- Easy to use in one day or spread out over the week in smaller segments
WHAT YOU GET:
✅ A Scripted Lesson Guide – Easy-to-follow script for leading the lesson with confidence
✅ 23-Slide Student Slideshow – Bright, engaging slides that teach bullying prevention in student-friendly language (16 x 9 ratio, PDF and PPTX formats, not editable)
✅ Three Interactive Activities:
- Is It Bullying or Not Bullying? – Students decide if a behavior is bullying or not
- Role-Playing Scenarios – Practice responding with kind, safe actions
- UPStander THIS OR THAT Activity – Choose between two positive ways to help
✅ UPSTANDER or BYSTANDER? Worksheet – Students reflect on how to take action when they see bullying (younger students can do the worksheet verbally in a large group)
✅ BULLY-FREE Pledge Forms – Simple, kid-friendly pledges to promote kindness and responsibility
AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION MINDSETS & STANDARDS:
- M 2. Sense of acceptance, respect, support and inclusion for self and others in the school environment
- B-SMS 1. Responsibility for self and actions
- B-SS 9. Social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and environment
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BULLYING PREVENTION | A K-3 SEL Lesson | Scripted Slideshow & Fun Activities
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Description
Help your students build empathy, kindness, and confidence with this interactive bullying prevention lesson for grades K–3! Be a Buddy, Not a Bully is a complete, ready-to-use social-emotional learning (SEL) resource that teaches young learners how to recognize bullying, respond in safe and respectful ways, and become upstanders instead of bystanders.
Perfect for Bullying Prevention Month, SEL instruction, classroom guidance lessons, or classroom community-building, this resource combines a colorful slideshow, scripted talking points, and hands-on activities to keep students engaged and learning.
Skills Students Will Practice:
- Identifying bullying vs. conflicts or accidents
- Demonstrating safe, kind responses
- Becoming an upstander instead of a bystander
- Using words to support and include others
- Speaking up and telling a trusted adult
Why Teachers Love It:
- No prep needed—just print or present!
- Designed specifically for young learners (K-3)
- Great for morning meetings, SEL time, or classroom guidance
- Supports classroom behavior goals and a positive school climate
- Aligned with SEL standards and bully prevention strategies
- Positive behavior support (PBIS/MTSS)
- Easy to use in one day or spread out over the week in smaller segments
WHAT YOU GET:
✅ A Scripted Lesson Guide – Easy-to-follow script for leading the lesson with confidence
✅ 23-Slide Student Slideshow – Bright, engaging slides that teach bullying prevention in student-friendly language (16 x 9 ratio, PDF and PPTX formats, not editable)
✅ Three Interactive Activities:
- Is It Bullying or Not Bullying? – Students decide if a behavior is bullying or not
- Role-Playing Scenarios – Practice responding with kind, safe actions
- UPStander THIS OR THAT Activity – Choose between two positive ways to help
✅ UPSTANDER or BYSTANDER? Worksheet – Students reflect on how to take action when they see bullying (younger students can do the worksheet verbally in a large group)
✅ BULLY-FREE Pledge Forms – Simple, kid-friendly pledges to promote kindness and responsibility
AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION MINDSETS & STANDARDS:
- M 2. Sense of acceptance, respect, support and inclusion for self and others in the school environment
- B-SMS 1. Responsibility for self and actions
- B-SS 9. Social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and environment
➡️ We’d love for you to visit our TPT store, The Three Square Pegs.
While there, click the ☆ Follow button to get updates and sale notifications!
We are a School Psychologist/Counselor, Behavior Consultant, & School Nurse.
❤️ Our motto is Educating the WHOLE Child! ❤️
