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Relationships…Going Up While Growing Up Lesson PlanRelationships…Going Up While Growing Up Lesson Plan
Publisher
Missouri Department of Elementary
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Grade
8th
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Social & Emotional Learning
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Duration
45 mins
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Relationships…Going Up While Growing Up

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The final lesson in a series of five that focus on developing the interpersonal skills required to develop and maintain positive relationships asks class members to identify their best friend-making skill. Individuals share these claims with others and then complete an activity worksheet listing the skills they feel are important in relationships. They last prompt on the worksheet asks learners to identify skills they do not have and to develop a plan they can take to improve those skills.

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Concepts

social-emotional learning, interpersonal communication, respect, compassion, perseverance, goal setting, integrity, problem solving strategies, problem solving techniques, relationships

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite the school counselor to conduct and/or to observe the lesson
  • To minimize chaos, consider substituting cut out paper balloons or even stars

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a balloon, markers, and copies of the three worksheets for each scholar

Pros

  • The activity encourages self-reflection and awareness

Cons

  • None

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