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Respecting Myself and Others
Grade Level:  Grades 4-5
Content Area:  Family Health and Sexuality
 
Synopsis

Students discuss the concept of "respect" and explore ways to show respect to others and to themselves. They play a card game to identify actions that show respect and discuss why certain actions show respect and why other actions show disrespect. Students work in small groups to develop two role-plays, one that demonstrates a situation showing respect and another that demonstrates lack of respect.

 
About this Lesson
Key Concepts

Respect for self and others


 
NHES Alignments

  • Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors
  • Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills to enhance health
  • Demonstrate non-violent strategies to manage or resolve conflict
  • Express opinions and give accurate information about health issues
  • Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health
  • Describe the inter-relationship of emotional, intellectual, physical, and social health in adolescence
  • Explain how the perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors
  • Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health


    • Skill Emphasis

    Analyzing Internal and External Influences

    		 Objectives

    Students will identify actions that show respect.

    Students will analyze reasons people show respect.

    Teaching Steps

    1. Students complete sentences about respect.
     
    2. Discuss ways to show respect to others.
     
    3. Students explore self-respect.
     
    4. Students play a game to identify actions that show respect.
     
    5. Reflect, summarize, and discuss.
     

    Assessment

    Preparation
    Materials & Preparation

    Copy student pages (one for each student):

    Use the Respect Cards teacher page to prepare a set of cards for each group.

    Copy teacher page:

    		Time Requirements

    One 35-minute session.


    Background Information

    Lesson Overview Teaching Steps Assessment Discuss