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Relationship Skills and Communication Lesson PlanRelationship Skills and Communication Lesson Plan
Publisher
Health Smart Virginia
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Grade
7th
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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1 hr
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Relationship Skills and Communication

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This Relationship Skills and Communication lesson plan also includes:
  • Relationship Skills and Communication (PowerPoint)
  • Health Smart Unit 1 Overview
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Relationship and communication skills are the heart of a lesson that focuses on passive, aggressive, and assertive communication. After examining examples of each type, teams develop an assertive, win/win solution that resolves a conflict.

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Concepts

communication, relationship skills, social-emotional learning, casel, empathy, social awareness, growth mindset, cooperation, peer pressure, teamwork, conflict resolution, assertiveness, listening comprehension

Instructional Ideas

  • To find additional activities related to the lesson's concepts, follow the link to the Health Smart Overview found in the Included Materials section of this review
  • Divide the class into five groups and assign each a different Win/Win prompt
  • The final assessment requires pupils to draw on work developed over the course of the unit; therefore, remind class members to keep all materials in their Health Smart binders
  • Use the presentation either as an introduction to the lesson or as a review

Classroom Considerations

  • Ninth resource in the Health Smart series
  • Requires multiple copies

Pros

  • The carefully scaffolded plan includes step-by-step directions

Cons

  • None

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