Looking for engaging bullying prevention activities that teach students what it actually means to be an upstander? Skip the lecture. Skip the worksheet. Skip another slideshow telling students to “be kind.”

This Upstander Activities Bundle includes THREE interactive, game based resources designed to get middle school students talking, making decisions, practicing responses, and thinking about what they can actually do when they see bullying, exclusion, conflict, or someone being treated unfairly.

Perfect for Bullying Prevention Month, October SEL lessons, advisory, school counseling, health class, homeroom, morning meeting, character education, and classroom community building.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

1. Upstander Trivia Challenge - A Google Slides Game

Turn bullying prevention into a fast paced trivia competition!

Students work through questions and scenarios related to bullying, bystander behavior, upstander choices, empathy, inclusion, conflict, and getting help.

2. Who Wants to Be an Upstander?

A game show style PowerPoint game that gets students thinking through realistic social situations and deciding how an upstander could respond.

Students work through questions and scenarios while discussing choices, consequences, and safe ways to support others. The class competes together to reach Unity Champions.

⚠️ This game MUST be used in Microsoft PowerPoint (desktop version).

It will NOT function properly in Google Slides.

The clickable links, animations, and sound effects are designed specifically for PowerPoint and will not operate correctly if uploaded to Google Drive.

Please ensure you are using PowerPoint before purchasing.

3. Take a Stand! The Upstander Card Grab Game

A fast paced, interactive card game inspired by the excitement of classic card grabbing games. Students collect matching Action Cards and race to grab a Stand Token while practicing different ways to respond when someone is being bullied, excluded, or treated unfairly.

Students practice specific upstander actions such as:

• Speak Up Assertively

• Get Help

• Find a Trusted Adult

• Support the Person

• Invite Someone In

• Distract

• Change the Subject

• Use Humor Carefully

• Anonymous Reporting

• Walk With the Targeted Person

• And more!

Reflection questions are included so you can move from playing the game to talking about the skills behind the choices.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS BUNDLE

✔ 3 different upstander activities in one bundle

✔ Interactive and game based

✔ Designed with middle school students in mind

✔ Great for bullying prevention lessons

✔ Minimal prep

✔ Keeps students participating instead of sitting through a lecture

✔ Encourages discussion and decision making

✔ Helps students identify realistic ways to respond

PERFECT FOR:

Bullying Prevention Month

October SEL Activities

School Counseling Lessons

Middle School Advisory

SEL Lessons

Health Class

Character Education

Homeroom

Classroom Community Building

Bystander and Upstander Lessons

Whether you need a bullying prevention game, upstander activity, SEL game, advisory activity, school counseling lesson, or October classroom activity, this bundle gives you three different ways to get students practicing the choices that can make a difference.

WHAT STUDENTS ARE PRACTICING

• Identifying bullying and exclusion

• Understanding the difference between a bystander and an upstander

• Choosing safe and appropriate ways to respond

• Supporting peers

• Getting help from trusted adults

• Including others

• Thinking through social situations

• Communication and decision making

• Empathy and perspective taking

• Recognizing that there are multiple ways to be an upstander

Use one activity for a single lesson or mix and match all three throughout your bullying prevention and SEL programming.

Please note: This bundle requires Powerpoint and Google Slides along with access to a printer to print the Take A Stand playing cards.