Ninth graders build relationship skills by learning what makes relationships healthy — open communication, respect for boundaries, honesty, and support — and recognizing the warning signs of unhealthy ones.
Students will be able to…
Friendships, family, dating, teammates — relationships shape your high school years. What separates a healthy relationship from an unhealthy one, and how do you build the healthy kind?
Project this and sort each behavior into one that builds a healthy relationship or one that damages it.
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Relationships shape your high school years — what makes one healthy?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Communicate clearly and listen actively.
Build and maintain healthy relationships.
Set and respect boundaries.
Resist negative social pressure.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students identify one thing that makes a relationship in their life healthy, and one respectful way to communicate a boundary. A printable relationships sheet is in the SEL library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
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.