Printable Bullying Bingo

Each square is something a child can do about bullying; each call is a school moment when it helps.

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Bullying prevention list, 55 actions. Paste your own to replace it, or type to add to it.

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How it works

Printable bullying bingo for a class meeting or a prevention week: 55 actions on 4 × 4 cards, from Change the subject to Tell a teacher, each following the advice for kids on stopbullying.gov.

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Read the moment, ask what helps

In Call the game, each call pairs an action with a situation. Walk with them comes with: A classmate gets bothered in the hallway whenever they walk to class alone. Read the situation, let the class suggest what would help, then name the action for pupils to cover.

Four kinds of action

Stand up for others has 16 things an upstander can do. If it happens to you has 14, such as Say "Stop" and Stay near adults. Kind and careful online has 11, and Respect and getting involved has 14. Under More options, delete any line that does not suit your class; the cards follow.

  • Several actions can fit one situation. Accept any that a pupil can explain, then name the one on the call.
  • With 25 cards, a first line usually takes 10 to 19 situations.

Questions and answers

What is the difference between a bystander and an upstander?

A bystander is someone who witnesses bullying, in person or online. An upstander is someone who sees what happens and intervenes, interrupts or speaks up to stop it. Both meanings are the ones given on stopbullying.gov.

Where do the actions on the cards come from?

From two pages of stopbullying.gov, a website of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: What Kids Can Do and Bystanders to Bullying. The situations are our own, and this site is not affiliated with it.

Is bullying bingo meant for a real case of bullying?

No. It is practice for a class lesson, and every situation is made up. A real case belongs with the school's staff and its policy, and the first thing stopbullying.gov tells a child who sees bullying is to talk to an adult they trust.

All 55 actions

Stand up for others 16

  • Ask "Why say that?" A kid at your table calls another kid a baby, and the others just look down at their trays.
  • Change the subject At recess, a group starts making fun of a classmate's drawing. You are standing with them.
  • Check in later You saw a classmate get laughed at in gym. An hour later, the two of you are alone by the coat hooks.
  • Don't stay silent Everyone saw a mean note about a classmate go around the room, and so far nobody has said a word.
  • Hang out with them A classmate has been bullied all week and believes that nobody wants to be around them.
  • Include them Groups are forming for a class project, and one kid is being skipped on purpose.
  • Invite them along Your friends are heading off to play, and the kid they keep leaving out on purpose is watching you go.
  • Say something funny The teasing at your lunch table is getting louder. You are good at making everyone laugh about something else.
  • Sit with them at lunch A kid who was teased this morning is eating alone at the end of the table.
  • Sit with them on the bus On the ride home, nobody will let a certain kid sit down next to them.
  • Stand together You and two friends see the same kid get picked on at the bus stop every morning.
  • Talk to them A classmate who has been picked on is standing alone by the fence at recess, saying nothing.
  • Tell a parent At home that evening, you keep thinking about the bullying you saw at school.
  • Tell a teacher You see one kid push another out of line again and again when no adult is looking.
  • Tell them you care A classmate thinks everybody agreed with the mean things that were said about them.
  • Walk with them A classmate gets bothered in the hallway whenever they walk to class alone.

If it happens to you 14

  • Avoid that spot The teasing always happens in the same corner of the playground.
  • Don't fight back Someone knocks your books off your desk on purpose, and you feel like doing the same to theirs.
  • Find an adult right away A kid will not stop bothering you at recess, and a playground helper is standing nearby.
  • Laugh it off Someone makes fun of your lunch box. Joking comes easily to you.
  • Look right at them Someone is teasing you, and you are staring down at your shoes.
  • Make a plan You have told your teacher about the bullying. Now the two of you sit down to decide what happens next.
  • Say "Stop" A kid keeps calling you a name you do not like, and it is not a joke to you.
  • Share your feelings You have felt alone at school for days and have kept it all inside.
  • Stay away You walked off from a kid who was being mean to you, and now they are calling you back over.
  • Stay near adults The trouble only starts when no grown-up is around.
  • Stay near other kids You get picked on whenever you stand by yourself, away from everyone else.
  • Talk to a trusted adult The same kid has picked on you every day this week, and no grown-up knows about it yet.
  • Use a calm, clear voice You want the teasing to end, and you feel like yelling.
  • Walk away Speaking up does not feel safe, and the kid who is picking on you is still talking.

Kind and careful online 11

  • Be kind online A classmate shares a drawing they are proud of, and the first comments under it are rude.
  • Check who can see it You are about to post a photo and have no idea whether strangers can look at it.
  • Don't pass it on Someone sends you an embarrassing picture of a classmate and tells you to forward it.
  • Hear a parent's advice A parent sits down to explain what is and is not okay to do online.
  • Keep a parent in the loop You have joined an online game where players chat, and nobody at home knows about it.
  • Keep your password secret A friend asks for your password so they can play on your account.
  • Let a parent follow you Your mom or dad asks to follow the account where you post.
  • Report it An adult you trust agrees that the messages you keep getting are cyberbullying.
  • Show a trusted adult A message pops up on your screen and makes you feel scared.
  • Think before you post You are angry at a friend, you have typed something about them, and your finger is over the Send button.
  • Use privacy settings Anybody at all can read what you write in an app you use.

Respect and getting involved 14

  • Apologize You remember that you used to tease a kid last year.
  • Ask how to be kinder You notice that you have been unkind lately, and you want to change. A grown-up you trust is nearby.
  • Be a role model The younger kids on the playground copy whatever your group does.
  • Bring a friend along You want to tell the counselor what you have seen, and going alone makes you nervous.
  • Do something else You feel like being mean to someone who annoyed you.
  • Join a safety committee Your school asks for students to help plan a safer school.
  • Make a poster Your class wants every hallway to carry a message against bullying.
  • Notice where it happens The adults at your school do not know which places feel unsafe to students.
  • Respect differences A new classmate does many things in a different way from you.
  • Stop and think You are about to say something that could hurt a classmate's feelings.
  • Talk to a friend You are in a bad mood and feel like taking it out on the next person you see.
  • Talk to the principal You would like students to have a say in how your school stops bullying.
  • Tell adults your ideas You have thought of a way to make the lunchroom friendlier, and the teachers have not heard it.
  • Write a letter You want people in your town to read why bullying has to stop.

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