1. UNIT 5 SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
CHARACTER TRAITS
DECISION MAKING
RELATIONSHIPS

2. CHARACTER TRAITS TRUSTWORTHINESS—HONEST, LOYAL, RELIABLE
RESPECT—CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS, TOLERANT OF DIFFERENCES, GOOD MANNERS
RESPONSIBILITY—USING SELF-CONTROL, ACCOUNTABLE FOR DECISIONS, DO YOUR BEST, PERSEVERE WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
FAIRNESS—PLAY BY THE RULES
CARING—KIND AND COMPASSIONATE, GRATEFUL, FORGIVING
CITIZENSHIP—OBEYS LAWS, RULES, RESPECTS AUTHORITY, ADVOCATES FOR SAFE, HEALTHY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

3. DECISION MAKING STATE/DEFINE PROBLEM BRAINSTORM CHOICES
LIST POSITIVE & NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF CHOICES
CHOOSE YOUR OPTION
EVALUATE

4. DECISION MAKING PRACTICE
YOU HAVE BEEN OFFERED A CIGARETTE BY A FRIEND.
OPTION1:
PRO:
CON:
OPTION 2:
BEST CHOICE:
WHY?:

5. TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS
AQUAINTANCES
FAMILY
FRIENDSHIPS
DATING/ROMANTIC

6. ACTIVITY
WITH A PARTNER, FOLD 1 PIECE OF PAPER IN HALF LENGTHWISE(HOTDOG STYLE)
LABEL ONE SIDE “HEALTHY”
LABEL THE OTHER “UNHEALTHY”
BRAINSTORM TO GENERATE AS MANY CHARACTERISTICS AS YOU CAN OF HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

7. ACTIVITIES CONT. COMPLETE INDIVIDUALLY THE FOLLOWING TASKS
“AM I A GOOD FRIEND?”
“WHAT MATTERS IN A RELATIONSHIP?”
“EVALUATING A FRIEND’S BEHAVIOR”

8. GATHERING IDEAS ABOUT FRIENDSHIPS
KEEPING A FRIENDSHIP HEALTHY TAKES WORK
WHAT WORK DOES IT TAKE?
ENDING A RELATIONSHIP ISN’T ALWAYS THAT EASY EVEN IF YOU KNOW IT’S AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.
WHY MIGHT YOU WANT TO END A RELATIONSHIP?
HOW COULD YOU DO IT?

9. ACTIVITY
APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT HEALTHY/UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS TO THE PROVIDED SCENARIOS
CREATE YOUR OWN SCENARIO THAT IS TYPICAL OF STUDENTS YOUR AGE. IF IT’S A REAL SITUATION, USE “FAKE” NAMES.