Know the Signs

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4-6 develop social awareness, safety skills, and responsible decision-making by identifying bullying, digital harassment, and appropriate reporting strategies. Through scenario-based multiple-choice questions, students learn to interpret behavior, recognize power imbalance, and understand how choices affect emotional safety both online and offline.

Instructional Objectives

• Bullying Awareness (SEL) – Students distinguish between normal conflict and harmful behavior involving repeated actions or power imbalance.
• Advocacy & Bystander Response (SEL) – Learners practice identifying safe ways to respond when witnessing bullying.
• Digital Citizenship (Online Safety) – Students recognize cyberbullying and appropriate online responses.
• Scenario Interpretation (ELA) – Builds comprehension by analyzing short, realistic situations and selecting accurate conclusions.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Designed Resource – Created by educators using age-appropriate, real-world examples.
• Clear Multiple-Choice Format – Supports independent work, assessment, or guided discussion.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for SEL lessons, health units, digital citizenship instruction, or review.
• Low-Prep Printable – Easy to implement in classrooms or homeschool settings.

This printable worksheet strengthens awareness, empathy, safety planning, digital responsibility, and advocacy skills. By learning to recognize the signs of bullying and understand when to seek adult help, students gain confidence in making responsible choices that protect themselves and others. It’s a practical, no-prep resource for fostering safer, more supportive school and online environments.

This worksheet is part of our Handling Teasing and Bullying Worksheets collection.