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