Healthy Relationships (Dating, Friendship, Adult)

Must-dos at your school site:

Make readings/videos available to students and staff.

Parent Letter and/or Newsletter to be posted/distributed to parents.

Post/distribute hand-outs.

Recommended reading:

PreK - 3rd Grade:

Friendshape by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (PreK-K) (Friendship)
Words are not for Hurting by Elizabeth Verdick (PreK-1st) (The importance of not using hurtful words.)
Peanut Butter and Cupcake by Terry Border (PreK-2nd) (Finding friends) (Rhyming book)
Sisters and Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page (PreK-3rd) (Sibling Relationships)
Charlie The Caterpillar: by Dom Deluise On Youtube (PreK-3rd) (The importance of true friendship.)
Cliques Just Don't Make Cents by Julia Cook (PreK-3rd) (The emotional toll cliques have and how to build better friendships.)
How to Be a Friend: A Guide to Making and Keeping Them by Laurie Krasny Brown (PreK-3rd) (The value of friends, how to make friends, and how to be a good friend.)
Farfallina and Marcel by Holly Keller (PreK-4th) (Life takes turns, friendships endure)
My New Friend is So Fun by Mo Williams (K-2nd) (It is okay for our friends to have other friends.)
The Monster Who Lost His Mean by Tiffany Strelitz Haber (K-2nd) (It is who you are that counts.)
Friends by Helme Heine (K-3rd) (Friendship)
How to Be a Friend: A Book About Friendship by Molly Wigand on Google Play (K-3rd) (The values that make for good friendships—loyalty, trust, and honesty—and to how to be a good friend to others.)
Making Friends is an Art by Julia Cook (K-3rd) (Relationship Building. How to help children who feel left out or have trouble making friends)
Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller (K-3rd) (Humors way to teach The Golden Rule)
How Full is Your Bucket for Kids by Tom Rath & Mary Reckmeye (K-4th) (How we can make ourselves and others feel good.)
Bink and Golly by Kate Dicamillo and Alison McGhee (1st-4th) (Friendship)
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel (1st-4th) (Friendship)
Friends to the End for Kids: The True Value of Friendship by Bradley Trevor Greive (Any age) (Importance of knowing that your friend is always there for you)
Enemy Pie by Derek Munson (K-4th) (The Golden Rule. Importance of getting to know someone before you judge them)
Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig (1st-4th) (How Kindness can build Friendships)

4th-6th Grade

Bink and Golly by Kate Dicamillo and Alison McGhee (1st-4th ) (Friendship)
Farfallina and Marcel by Holly Keller (PreK-4th) (Life takes turns, friendships endure)
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel (1st-4th) (Friendship)
Friends to the End for Kids: The True Value of Friendship by Bradley Trevor Greive (Any age) (Importance of knowing that your friend is always there for you)
How Full is Your Bucket for Kids by Tom Rath & Mary Reckmeye (K-4th) (How we can make ourselves and others feel good.)
Enemy Pie by Derek Munson (K-4th) (The Golden Rule. Importance of getting to know someone before you judge them)
Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig (1st-4th) (How Kindness can build Friendships)
Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker (Friendship)(4th-6th)
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (Friendship)(4th-6th)
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate (Friendship)(4th-6th)

Middle and High School:

Disclosure: Some middle/high school readings contain language and/or sensitive topics that need previewing by school before given to youth.

In Love and In Danger: A Teen's Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships by Barrie Levy (Teens and Families) (Used when a teen has found themselves in an abusive relationship)
Tornado Warning: A Memoir of Teen Dating Violence and It's Effect on a Women's Life by Elin Stebbins Waldal (Teens)
Stop Signs: Recognizing, Avoiding, and Escaping Abusive Relationships by Lynn Fairweather (Teens/Females)
Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash
Bitter End by Jennifer Brown (Dating Violence and Healthy Relationships)
Inexcusable by Chris Lynch (Consent and Healthy Relationships)
I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios (10th and up) (Healthy Relationship and Respect)
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick (10th and up) (Healthy Relationship and Respect)

Videos:

Faux Paw's Adventures in the Internet (Kindergarten - 3rd)

What makes a good friend? (Kindergarten - 2nd)

Keep your Hands to Yourself (Kindergarten- 2nd)

Sesame Street: Be a good friend. (Kindergarten-3rd)

Close Enough (Elementary School)

How Can You Be a Good Friend? (Elementary School)

BrainPop Digital Etiquette (Elementary School)

Best Friendship song ever by Bruno Mars (Elementary School)

Friendship (Upper Elementary)

Just Like Her Mother (Upper Elementary - High School)

PSA: Teen Dating Violence (Middle and High School)

Teen Dating Violence PSA (Middle and High School)

Boys Can Be Victims of Dating Violence, Too (Middle and High School)

1:3 Teens (Middle and High School)

Hand-outs

How to be a Good Friend (PreK - 6th grade)

My Body Safety Rules (Elementary to lower intermediate grades)

5 Tips for Keeping your Social Media Habits Healthy (All students)

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships (Middle and High School)

Know the Facts (Middle and High School)

Dating Bill of Rights (Middle and High School)

Activities for elementary:

After reading Charlie the Caterpillar by. Dom Deluis. Create a caterpillar by giving each student a circle to write down what makes a good friend, then put them all together
Create a friendship chain using construction paper in stripes : have students write what makes a good friend on each strip.
After reading My New Friend is so Fun, have students draw pictures of them doing different things with different friends
Healthy or Unhealthy Friendship Scoot Game: You can make up your own if you don’t want to purchase it off of TPT.
After reading the book Friendshape, have students make shapes of their own that represent good friends and an extension they could make creations of multiple shapes to represent friendships.
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