3rd Grade Cyberbullying And How To Deal With It Lesson Plan Example (Computer Education)

Topic: Cyberbullying and How to Deal With It

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will understand what cyberbullying is and how it occurs.
• Students will be able to identify and respond to cyberbullying in a safe and responsible way.

Materials

• Computers or tablets with internet access
• Handouts with information about cyberbullying
• Examples of situations involving cyberbullying (optional)

Warm-up

• Ask students to share any experiences they have had with bullying.
• Ask them to describe how the bullying happened (e.g. face to face, via text message, via social media).
• Once students have shared their experiences, explain that sometimes bullying can happen online, which is called cyberbullying.

Direct Instruction

• Define cyberbullying and give examples of behaviors that can be considered cyberbullying (e.g. sending mean messages online, posting hurtful comments or pictures online, attacking someone online).
• Explain that cyberbullying can have serious consequences, including emotional distress and even suicide.
• Discuss the importance of treating others with respect online and how to respond if you see someone being cyberbullied.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs to identify examples of cyberbullying in a given article or story.
• Explain that while some forms of cyberbullying can be accidental (e.g. not realizing that a comment or picture is hurtful), it is still important to treat others with respect online and not engage in cyberbullying behavior.
• Have students think of one action they can take to stop cyberbullying if they see it happening. This could be reporting the behavior to a parent or teacher, talking to the perpetrator about their behavior, or simply ignoring the behavior.

Independent Practice

• Assign a project where students research a real-life example of cyberbullying and create a presentation on how the situation was resolved. This could be as simple as writing a paragraph on how the situation was resolved or as complex as creating a PowerPoint presentation with visual aids on how the situation was resolved.

Closure

• Review the key points of the lesson and ask students to share what they learned about cyberbullying and how to deal with it.

Assessment

• Observe students during the independent practice and make note of their understanding of the topic.
• Collect and review the projects or presentations for understanding of the topic and the use of proper techniques to deal with cyberbullying.