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Building Your Support Network

Twelfth graders learn to build a support network — mentors, friends, family, peers, and professionals — understanding what each kind of relationship offers and why no one succeeds entirely alone.

Grade 12CASEL: Relationship Skills45 minutes1 class periodCASEL SELExplicit teaching4 StandardsCASEL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Build a support network.
  • ✓Know what each relationship offers.
  • ✓Match types to roles.
  • ✓Nurture your network.
Essential Question

No one makes it through life alone — we all need a support network. Who’s in yours, and what does each relationship offer?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Support Relationship

Project this and match each kind of support to what it offers — tap a type, then tap what it offers.

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What It Offers
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The Lesson · SEL Flow (Check-In · Learn · Practice · Apply · Reflect)

45 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Check-In — No One Alone

5 min

No one makes it alone — who’s in your support network, and what do they offer?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do a check-in.
  • Ask who they turn to.
  • Be caring.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Check in.
  • Reflect.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Support Network

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Support Relationship.
  • Match each one.
  • Discuss them.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Discuss.
  • Reflect.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Map your own network.
  • Name a mentor.
  • Name a professional resource.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Map it.
  • Name them.
  • Name it.
4

Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Identify a gap in your network.
  • Plan to strengthen it.
  • Explain it.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Identify.
  • Plan it.
  • Explain.
5

Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a support type.
  • Say what it offers.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.

CASEL
Relationship Skills

Build supportive relationships.

CASEL
Social Awareness

Value diverse support.

CASEL
Relationship Skills

Seek and offer support.

CASEL
Self-Awareness

Know what support you need.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Relationship + role cards.
  • Sentence frame: “A ___ offers ___.”
  • Map a network together.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with friends and family.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Name one person.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Map a full network.
  • Explain reciprocity.
  • Reach out to a mentor.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🤝A network map
  • 💻Match the Support Relationship
  • 📓Journals
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

support networkthe people who help youmentora wise guidepeersomeone at your levelprofessionala trained helperreciprocitygive and takefoundationa stable basecollaborationworking togethernurtureto care for a bond
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does a mentor offer?
Guidance and wisdom from experience.
QUESTION 2
What do close friends offer?
Emotional support and honesty.
QUESTION 3
Where can you turn for expert help?
Professionals like counselors and advisors.

Reflect: build your network.

Have students map their support network and identify one relationship to strengthen. A printable support-network sheet is in the SEL library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: collaboration, foundation, mentor, nurture, peer, professional, reciprocity, support network
  1. the people who help you
  2. to care for a bond
  3. someone at your level
  4. working together
  5. a wise guide
  6. give and take
  7. a stable base
  8. a trained helper

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does a mentor offer?
  2. What do close friends offer?
  3. Where can you turn for expert help?
Answer key — Part A: 1) support network · 2) nurture · 3) peer · 4) collaboration · 5) mentor · 6) reciprocity · 7) foundation · 8) professional
Part B: 1) Guidance and wisdom from experience. 2) Emotional support and honesty. 3) Professionals like counselors and advisors.