Rude, Mean or Bullying? Poster

Read each panel aloud and talk about the example. Hang it where children can point to it when they sort out a problem with a classmate.

One page titled Rude, Mean or Bullying? with the line How can you tell the difference? Three panels, each with a picture, explain the words. Rude is hurting someone by accident one time, mean is being unkind on purpose one or two times, and bullying is being unkind on purpose again and again to someone who finds it hard to make it stop. A strip at the bottom says to tell a grown-up you trust and keep telling until it stops.

Yes. We made it for Kindergarten to 3rd Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

5 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 30 National Bullying Prevention Month resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our National Bullying Prevention Month activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for Kindergarten to 3rd Grade students, roughly ages 5-9. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a Kindergarten to 3rd Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.