Healthy Social Behaviors
Learning Targets:
In this unit you will:
Find adults in different places that you feel comfortable talking about problems or worries with.
Set personal boundaries in a way that is clear, respectful, and purposeful.
Student Success Criteria:
Identifying at least one trusted adult in each environment
Discussing what kinds of topics they may go to them with
Sharing how they could approach the trusted adult
Practicing how to share mental, emotional, and social health concerns in a clear manner
Priority Standards
3.1M Access trusted adults at home, at school and in the community who can help with mental, emotional, and social health concerns.
4.1M Demonstrate how to communicate directly, respectfully, and assertively regarding personal boundaries.
Supporting Standards
1.4M Discuss the importance of setting (and ways to set) personal boundaries for privacy, safety, and expression of emotions.
7.1M Evaluate effective strategies to cope with fear, stress, anger, loss, and grief in oneself and others.
Unit Vocabulary
Boundaries
Trusted adult
Mental health
Respectful
Direct
Assertive
Stress
Bully
Essential Questions
How can you access and use a trusted adult to navigate dealing with a bully or other difficult situation?
Why is it important to set personal boundaries and how could you go about doing this?
Learning Progressions and Quick Checks
LP: IDENTIFY a trusted adult at home, school, and in the community
LP:CLASSIFY mental, emotional, and social health concerns
LP: GIVE EXAMPLES of potential ways to approach a trusted adult
LP: FORMULATE a plan or script to share your concerns with the trusted adult
QC: They will select one trusted adult in each environment, and list at least one topic or concern they can address with them for each category.
LP: DEFINE what personal boundaries are
LP: GIVE EXAMPLES of personal boundaries
LP: DISCUSS the importance of having and setting personal boundaries
LP: IDENTIFY times when personal boundaries may need to be communicated
LP: GIVE EXAMPLES and NONEXAMPLES of language to be used when setting direct, respectful, assertive personal boundaries
LP: FORMULATE a possible script to use when setting personal boundaries
QC: After presenting the students with a scenario where they will need to set a personal boundary, students will explain in writing:
what personal boundary they need to set
why it is important for them to set this boundary
list the three specific aspects of setting a strong personal boundary (direct, respectful, and assertive)
a possible script to use to set personal boundaries
End of Unit Assessment
Short Constructed-Response Question
Aligned to Concept-Skill & Rigor
In a paragraph, describe a time you had difficulty with a mental, emotional, or social health concern and identify a trusted adult you could have gone to in the environment that you experienced this issue. Explain how you would have approached the adult and shared your concerns.
Commentary or Solution Statement:
While on the playground with my friend, another student came by and started making fun of me for the game I was playing. They called me a baby and were saying mean things to me. At the time, I wasn’t sure how to handle this problem, but I knew that what they were doing to me wasn’t right. If I were to handle this problem today, I would have gone to my teacher to help me with this. I would tell my teacher what the other student said to me and asked for help to handle the emotions I was feeling and addressing the person that was making fun of me so that it doesn’t happen again.
Short Constructed-Response Question
Aligned to Concept-Skill & Rigor
This week at school you start to feel like all of your assignments are really overwhelming. You didn’t finish your math homework, your science project is due at the end of the week, that essay you’ve been working on has a lot of edits and revisions to be made. It doesn’t feel like there is enough time to get everything done. Then your teacher comes up and asks you to complete an extra art project for the school to auction off at the annual fundraiser. Write a letter to your teacher responding to their request setting personal boundaries in a clear manner giving them logical reasons as to why you are setting this boundary.
Commentary or Solution Statement:
Dear Mrs. Allen,
Thank you for thinking of me to complete this art project. I really would like to help benefit the school by participating, however, I am feeling very overwhelmed with the amount of work and assignments I have to complete right now. I am not going to be able to take on this project right now due to the other assignments and projects I am prioritizing. I appreciate your offer and hope we can discuss opportunities like this in the future.
Sincerely,
Sydney