Noticing the difference between teasing, a joke between friends, and using words to exclude or embarrass someone.
Exploring how rules and group norms can be used to include or leave people out.
Thinking about how it feels to be accused of something bad.
Seeing how different people in a group can have very different views of the same situation.
Considering what it looks like when a friend stands up for someone who is being treated unfairly.
Exploring how a situation might be repaired after someone has been teased or left out.
Tamara accuses Melanie of not washing her hands after going to the toilet. Tamara uses the group's rule of "germblocking" to isolate Melanie from the others during little lunch. Melanie is very upset and insists the accusation is not true. Atticus and Debra-Jo think the claim seems unlikely and decide to investigate what really happened.
• What did you notice about how Tamara treated Melanie in the video?
• How do you think Melanie felt when she was germblocked in front of the group?
• Do you think there is a difference between teasing and leaving someone out?
• What did Atticus and Debra-Jo do when they were not sure the accusation was fair?
• Has there been a time when someone said something about you that was not true?
• What could someone do if they saw a friend being teased or left out?
• What might help repair things between Tamara and Melanie after what happened?
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