Sixth Grade
Worksheets
Ann and Kirsten Learn about Covert Bullies
Ann and Kirsten are good friends, and they started a successful anti-bullying club at their school. The club was supposed to help students who had been bothered by bullies. So far, it seems to be helping many students.
Ann and Kirsten's club had a poster contest about bullying. They liked seeing all the posters that students designed to make everyone more aware of bullying. The winning poster pictured two students talking. The slogan, "Be a buddy, not a bully," was popular, and the poster seemed to make even more kids curious about the club.
The club meets every Tuesday after school. One day, a shy girl slipped into the club meeting. Everyone was sitting in a circle sipping juice and eating apples. The quiet girl sat down just as Ms. Sweet started the meeting.
"We're going to start off today by introducing ourselves. Let's go around the circle and have everyone say their names," said Ms. Sweet with a big smile.
When the new girl's turn came, she barely whispered "Lynn," and many of the others could not hear her.
"Does anyone have a story about a bully?" asked Ann.
"I had a big boy push me in the cafeteria line the other day. He was worried the sloppy joes would run out and tried to take my place in line. I had seen him do that several times to second graders and third graders, so I know he has this bad habit. He acted like a bully," said Sharon. Her flaming red hair made her hard to miss in a crowd.
"What did you do?" asked Kirsten, who was always curious about how different kids handled bullying.
"I told him not to push me around, and then I reported him to the lunch lady. After that, he missed those sloppy joes because I think he went to the principal's office!" said Sharon.
