Middle schoolers learn how to protect themselves from risky behaviors with a lesson that has them role play several scenarios and demonstrate ways that they might do to stay safe. Class members then use what they have learned to build a wall of bricks on which they have recorded suggestions for tools or persons they can use to stay safe.

Concepts

social-emotional learning, coping skills, safety, perseverance, respect, integrity, goal setting, mental health

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Investigate and post a list of on-campus and community support organizations
• Follow guidelines for mandatory reporting of class members who appear in need of support

Classroom Considerations

• Designed to be lead by school counselor, the lesson could also be conducted by teachers with counseling support
• Second lesson in a series of three

Pros

• Posting the brick wall reminds class members of the many resources they have available

Cons

• None