Peer pressure online
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe tactics for identifying and resisting peer pressure.
Key learning points
- We face many different pressures online.
- We may feel pressure to change how we look, our body, our lifestyle, what we do and how we use social media.
- Pressure can be caused by manipulation tactics, such as flattery, guilt-tripping and extortion.
- Pressure can come from people we know and strangers online.
- We should tell a trusted adult if someone is harassing or bullying us online, as they can can report and block people.
Keywords
Peer pressure - when someone tries to persuade or force someone else to do something
Body image - how we feel about our physical appearance
Social media - websites and apps used to share words, images and videos with other people
Manipulation - when someone tries to influence someone's emotions to make them do something
Harass - to repeatedly bother, annoy or upset someone
Common misconception
Resisting peer pressure is easy.
It can be very hard to go against what your friends tell you, especially if you like them. Learning to say no requires strength and practice. Good friends will respect your boundaries.
Teacher tip
It is important to emphasise that respecting boundaries goes both ways. Children should be encouraged to respect other people's boundaries as well as feel empowered to communicate their own.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the correct definition.
Q2.Which of these statements are true?
Q3.Which version of the sentence is correct?
Q4.What is a screenshot?
Q5.An online stranger is someone we do not know ...
Q6.Influencing someone’s emotions to make them do something is called ...
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the correct definition.
Q2.What is body image?
Q3.Which of these statements are true?
Q4.What should we not do if someone is harassing us online?
Q5.Pressure can be caused by tactics, such as flattery, guilt-tripping and extortion.
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