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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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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

Additional Tags

social studies

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

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