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Seventh & Eighth Grade
LESSON
Six
Understanding & Building Personal Boundaries
45 Minutes
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Lesson Overview
This lesson allows students to practice and gain a deeper understanding of how individual experiences and identity views can influence the personal boundaries we set. Students will also continue to explore how to use assertive communication to express and uphold their boundaries, and ways to show and expect accountability from others.
Lesson Objectives
- Define and understand the different types of boundaries people can set
- Consider the ways in which our identities and boundaries shape our interactions and connections with others
- Practice using assertive communication to express boundaries
- Understand the steps to accountability
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Compassionate response reminder: Teaching prevention education helps provide students with language and tools to define and identify abuse. Often while teaching prevention education, students will disclose experiences of harm or abuse to trusted adults. This lesson is trauma-informed and has been designed to acknowledge the varied experiences students may have. Before teaching please be sure you feel equipped to respond to instances of disclosure with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach. Please also confer with other school staff on how to handle student disclosures and navigate sensitive topics raised during these lessons.
There are small group breakouts within this lesson. Be prepared to split your students into small groups.