10-minute lesson · Grades 6–8
Help a classmate without confronting a crowd
Pick one action you could safely take. Say the words out loud or point to them.
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For students
At lunch, three students laugh at a classmate’s accent. You’re worried they’ll turn on you if you speak up there.
Pick one action you could safely take. Say the words out loud or point to them.
Get an adult: “Can you come to this table? A student is being mocked.”
Check in later: “I heard that. Want me to walk with you?”
Offer to go together: “I can come with you to tell someone.”
For the counselor
2 min • Start. Read the scene. Ask “Which choices let you help without taking on the group?”
6 min • Practice. Have each student choose one card and rehearse it. Add this change: the group is still laughing and the student looks cornered. Practice getting a nearby adult instead of stepping into the crowd.
2 min • Check. Sample: “I’d tell the lunch monitor what I saw.” Listen for a safe action and actual words.
Fictional examples are fine. Students can point, speak, or pass.