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Fifth Grade
LESSON
Seven
Roadside Assistance: Getting & Giving Help Along the Journey
60 minutes
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Lesson Overview
Students will explore the role of bystanders and situations they've witnessed. They'll discuss the bystander effect and reflect on why bystanders might choose not to intervene. They'll learn about becoming an upstander, watching a video on three tips for transitioning from bystander to upstander. They'll reflect on online behavior and practice applying the upstander tips in groups using the scenario handout.
Lesson Objectives
- Discuss the bystander effect in bullying.
- Understand how to transition from being a bystander to being an upstander.
- Reflect on negative behaviors in online spaces
- Discuss strategies for being an upstander online.
Materials
Handouts
quicklinks
how to prepare for this lesson
- Feelings Wheel Handout (from Lesson 0)
- Upstander Scenario Handout
Additional Resources
- https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/10/22/part-5-witnessing-harassment-online/
- Rodenhizer-Stämpfli et al., 2018; Barnyard, 2011, as cited in Henson et al., 2020
- Levine, M., Cassidy, C., Brazier, G., Reicher, S., & Edwards, J. (2002). Self-categorization and bystander non-intervention: Two experimental studies. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32(7), 1452-1463.
- Nelson et al., 2011; Grantham, 2011; Parrott et al., 2020