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    At a Glance:

    Grades:5, 6, 7
    Subject:SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)
    Topic:Relationship Skills
    Lesson Length:45 mins

    Standards / Framework:

    What will students learn in this activity?

    Set your students up for life in and out of school by teaching them about healthy vs. unhealthy relationships.

    What should students know before this activity?

    This lesson works well as part of an overall unit on social emotional skills and relationship building.

    How can teachers introduce this lesson?

    • Read and discuss the sample comic.
      • What makes this interaction healthy?
      • What would be an unhealthy response to Mrs. Bigg’s friend’s request? 
      • Discuss the things that make a friendship or school relationship healthy, and what makes them unhealthy. Focus on respect and compromise.

    What will students do?

    • Have students create a three-panel comic demonstrating their understanding of healthy vs. unhealthy relationships.

    • The comic should include an interaction between two people and a conflict.

    • The comic may show a healthy or unhealthy interaction. If the interaction is unhealthy, a caption must explain why the interaction is unhealthy.

    • Remind students to consider the following as they create their comic:

      • How do we demonstrate respect?

      • How do we compromise to make decisions? 

      • How do we respect each others' boundaries?

    How can teachers wrap up the lesson?

    • Share the comics and read aloud to the class, reinforcing what was healthy or unhealthy about the interactions shown. 

    • Display the comics on a bulletin board or online.

    How can teachers differentiate this activity?

    • Allow students to use speech-to-text feature.
    • Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
    • Provide a printed copy of the sample comic.
    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

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    • Comic to print or display: Comic.

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