1. Help to Make Tatem A Better Place
Lesson One: The Language of Peer Aggression
Help to Make Tatem A Better Place
Grades 4 and 5

2. Our Learning Goals
Define and provide examples of different types of aggression: physical, verbal, and relational.
Define roles in a bullying situation: aggressor and target

3. The Ground Rules This is a safe place
No put downs of any kind are allowed
You are encouraged to share and contribute to our discussions

4. Let’s Get to Know Joe
Working in groups of 3, complete the descriptions of Joe.

5. Getting to Know Joe Joe has siblings named: Joe feels pressure about:
Joe’s least fav. School subject:
Something that really bothers Joe:
Want to be a: when he grows up
Joe wishes he could:
If Joe had a million dollars, he would:
Favorite Food:
Least Favorite Food:
Fav. Tv show
Fav Video Game:
Songs on IPOD:
Joe would never:
Joe gets worried about:
Fav. School subject
After school he likes to:
Joe likes to read:
Joe is afraid of:
Favorite clothes

6. Tough Issues
What are some of the hard things that Joe and other boys your age deal with?
Joe says that issues with other boys are sometimes hard.
Is this true for you?

7. Peer Aggression Peer aggression involves an imbalance of power.
This means that someone uses his power to hurt another person.

8. What is Power? Strength Size Social status Age Popularity Money
Athletic ability

9. What are some ways that boys are mean to each other?

10. All types of aggression can damage friendships!
Physical Aggression
Verbal Aggression
Relational Aggression
Harm through damage or threat of damage to another’s physical well being.
Obvious and/or hidden verbal acts of aggression toward another, such as threat putdowns, and name calling.
Behavior that is intended to harm someone by damaging or manipulating his or her relationships with other.
All types of aggression can damage friendships!

11. Relational Aggression
Physical Aggression
Verbal Aggression
Relational Aggression

12. Aggressors and Targets
The person who chooses to hurt or damage a relationship. A bully.
The person who is aggressed upon or bullied. The object of the bullying.

13. Target Practice Work in groups of 3 Read the scenario
Fill in the Arrows and Targets Template

14. Let’s Review Physical aggression Verbal aggression
3 types of aggression
Other terms
Physical aggression
Verbal aggression
Relational aggression
Aggressors
Targets

15. Questions for Reflection
Do you witness bullying situations often in school similar to the scenarios from this lesson?
How do you think aggressors pick their targets? Can targets be friends?
What feelings do targets often feel? Do these feelings vary based on the type of bullying?
What type of aggression is the easiest to identify? The hardest?