Health · Week 5 · Mental, Emotional, and Social Health
Lines I Draw
Students learn the three parts of a clear boundary statement and practice saying boundaries in everyday situations like borrowing, group chats, and time.
- Students will
- Students practice setting personal boundaries in a variety of everyday situations using a clear boundary statement.
- SEL skill
- State a boundary clearly and respond respectfully to others' boundaries
- What it looks like
- Students communicate needs clearly and respectfully and practice listening when others set boundaries.
- Content focus
- Setting and respecting personal boundaries
- Format
- Role play pairs
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy relationships through clear communication, careful listening, cooperation, and working through conflict. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- 7.6.M: Mental, Emotional, and Social Health, Standard 7 (Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors), item 7.6.M
- Student page: Health journal page
- CA Health overarching standard: Standard 7: Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors
More relationship skills activities for Health
- Snack Swap Pitch Relationship skillsPartners compare two snack labels, choose a swap that offers more nutrients, and practice pitching it to a friend in a way that is helpful, not judgmental.
- Say It Like You Mean It Relationship skillsStudents learn four refusal strategies and rehearse them with imagined pressure scenarios, focusing on clear words, confident body language, and keeping the friendship.
- Pitch for a Healthier Community Relationship skillsTeams choose a school or community health issue, build a short advocacy pitch with a clear ask, and practice delivering it to a decision-maker.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.