Stand Up to Bullying

This worksheet helps students in Grades 2-5 practice empathy, problem-solving, communication, and responsible decision-making by responding to realistic bullying and teasing scenarios. Students analyze social situations, consider emotions and safety, and write respectful actions or words a bystander could use to support others and promote positive behavior.

Learning Goals

• Empathy & Perspective-Taking (SEL) – Students identify how bullying impacts others and consider supportive, kind responses.
• Advocacy & Decision-Making (Health/SEL) – Learners practice choosing safe, appropriate actions when witnessing teasing or bullying.
• Written Communication (ELA) – Students explain ideas clearly through short written responses using complete thoughts.
• Social Problem-Solving – Students apply real-life strategies for speaking up, getting help, or including others.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to reflect real classroom and playground situations.
• Flexible Use – Works well for whole-group discussion, independent work, small groups, or SEL lessons.
• Low-Prep & Printable – Simple directions with no extra materials needed.
• Supports Diverse Learners – Encourages thoughtful responses at multiple ability levels.

This printable worksheet empowers students to practice empathy, advocacy, communication, safety awareness, and responsible choices in everyday situations. By writing what a bystander can do or say, students build confidence in standing up respectfully and helping others feel safe and included. It’s an effective, no-prep tool for both classroom instruction and homeschool social-emotional learning lessons.

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