Healthy Relationships SEL Lesson & Red Flags Reading Activity

Healthy Relationships SEL Lesson & Red Flags Reading Activity: Educate students on the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships with this ready-to-use healthy relationships SEL resource. Red flags are warning signs or indicators that signal potential issues or challenges in a person’s character. The presentation walks students through the different types of red flags and how to recognize them and explains the characteristics of a healthy relationship. Students put their knowledge into practice by completing 3 red flags fictional scenario reading assignments. The included handouts prompt them to identify and explain the signs of toxic behavior they notice in the stories. Then, they get the opportunity to offer advice using what they have learned from the presentation.

Included in this Healthy Relationships SEL resource:

➡️ Healthy Relationships Presentation: Break down the fundamental differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships with this eye-catching 20-slide presentation. The presentation teaches students how to recognize red flags and offers tips for navigating toxic behavior in relationships. It also guides students through the red flags reading activity.

➡️ Red Flags Scenario Readings & Assignments: Help students get better at identifying red flags while developing their reading comprehension skills with these 3 reading activities. Also included are assignments that correspond with each reading, prompting students to identify the red flags in the story, provide an explanation, and offer advice.

➡️ Teacher Answer Keys: Use the included answer keys for the Red Flags Scenario Assignments to guide students in understanding the toxic behavior exhibited by the characters in the fictional reading.

How this Healthy Relationships SEL Lesson works:

Use the included presentation to guide you through the lesson and activities. Each of the 3 included readings—A Trip to the Apple Orchard, Painting Class Double-Date, and The Virtual Cooking Class—centers around a different relationship. For each story, students must find and underline 3 red flags. Then, using the provided assignments, they must explain the red flags and offer healthy relationship advice based on what they learned in the presentation.

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