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I Know What You Did This Summer

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Developing and maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships is difficult, especially as middle schoolers begin dating. A short activity permits eighth graders to practice their skills as they consider how they should respond to a dating scenario.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
social-emotional learning, relationships, respect, compassion, tolerance, goal setting, perseverance, integrity, problem solving strategies, problem solving techniques, call it courage, interpersonal communication, point of view, empathy, relationship skills
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Coordinate the lesson with the school counselor
  • Before beginning the lesson have the class brainstorm a list of interpersonal skills useful to solve problems
Classroom Considerations
  • Instructors must script the conflict used as the hook for the lesson
  • Fourth in a series of five related lessons
  • Set aside extra prep time to cut out footprints from cardboard or construction paper
  • Requires individual copies of the activity sheet
Pros
  • The activity requires class members to apply what they have learned about maintaining healthy interpersonal relationships
Cons
  • Does not include suggestions for the opening role play
Common Core
W.7.2.e SL.8.1.a