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Stop and think – Stop and think – words can hurtwords can hurt

For Primary SchoolsFor Primary SchoolsAnti-bullying Week 2011Anti-bullying Week 2011

Look who it is!Look who it is!

It’s lunch time in the school playground.

The mice are playing…

The cat is playing….

Hang on….who is this? It’s Dog!

Grrr... you can’t play football, you smelly

rat

Dog has upset Mouse with his words

Ha ha ha... Loser!

Rat Face!

What could Mouse do?

Tell Dog to stop

Ignore him and walk

away

Act as though he doesn’t care what

they say or do

Tell someone

Cat was playing and heard what Dog said to Mouse

Stop and think, words

can hurt!

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Dog hadn’t thought about how Mouse was feeling

Cat checked that Mouse is okHey Mouse …are you ok?

Not really. I’m feeling quite sad.

Shall we tell a Teacher?

Teacher talks to Dog about hurtful words

She told Dog that what he was saying was unkind and making Mouse feel sad.

She talked to Dog about how to play nicely.

She asked Dog if he would like to say sorry to Mouse

The teacher and Cat helped Mouse feel better…..

They told him to remember that it is not his fault.

It’s not my fault!

They talked about good wordsand what dog could have said

Dog said sorry

OK Dog. Shall we

play football

together?I’m sorry I didn’t

think about what I was saying

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Dog promises to stop and think before saying unkind words

“Always remember CAT”!

CheckCheck

AskAsk

TellTell

CheckCheck you are saying kind wordsyou are saying kind words

AskAsk others to stop and think others to stop and think about the words they are usingabout the words they are using

Tell Tell an adult if you have heard an adult if you have heard people using unkind wordspeople using unkind words

Think about what you are sayingThink about what you are saying

Dog and mouse say kind thingsDog and mouse say kind thingsto each otherto each other

Thanks Dog!

You’re really good at football

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Stop and think ......Stop and think ......

Words Can HurtWords Can Hurt