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Healthy vs Unhealthy Relationships

Twelfth graders learn the signs of healthy relationships — respect, honesty, trust, and support — and the warning signs of unhealthy ones, like control, jealousy, and pressure. These skills apply to friendships, family, and partners alike. They sort healthy from unhealthy signs, then name what they will expect and offer.

Grade 12Healthy vs Unhealthy Relationships45 minutes1 class periodSHAPEExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name healthy signs.
  • ✓Spot warning signs.
  • ✓Respect boundaries.
  • ✓Set your standards.
Essential Question

What do healthy relationships look like — and what are the warning signs?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Healthy, or Unhealthy?

Project this and sort each sign into Healthy or Unhealthy.

💚 Sort each — healthy sign, or warning sign?Try it
💚 Healthy
🚩 Unhealthy
Tap a sign, then tap a box.
The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

45 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Good for You?

5 min

What makes a relationship — any relationship — a healthy one?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Share a trait.
  • Invite a few.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Healthy Relationships

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Healthy or Unhealthy?
  • Sort each sign.
  • Note respect & boundaries.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a healthy sign.
  • Name a warning sign.
  • State a boundary respectfully.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Name.
  • State.
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Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • List what you expect & offer.
  • Name a boundary you hold.
  • Know where to get support.

🎒 Student Actions

  • List.
  • Name.
  • Know.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a healthy sign.
  • Name a warning sign.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Name one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.

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HE.4

Use communication skills in relationships.

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HE.1

Describe healthy and unhealthy relationships.

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HE.2

Analyze influences on relationships.

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HE.3

Access support and trusted resources.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Healthy/unhealthy cards.
  • Frame: "a healthy sign is ___."
  • Use clear examples.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Sort healthy vs unhealthy only.
  • Use 4 signs.
  • Use sentence frames.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Practice setting a boundary.
  • Make a relationship values list.
  • Map trusted supports.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💚Sign cards
  • 💻Healthy or Unhealthy?
  • 📋Standards sheet
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

healthy relationshipbuilt on respect & trustboundarya limit you setrespectvaluing another persontrustrelying on each othercommunicationsharing openly & honestlywarning signa red flag of harmcontroltrying to dominate anothersupportwhere to turn for help
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Name a sign of a healthy relationship.
Respect, honesty, trust, or support.
QUESTION 2
Name a warning sign.
Control, constant jealousy, put-downs, or pressure.
QUESTION 3
Do these signs apply only to dating?
No — to friendships and family too.

Cool-down: healthy relationships.

Have students list what they expect and offer in relationships. A printable standards sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Healthy vs Unhealthy RelationshipsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: boundary, communication, control, healthy relationship, respect, support, trust, warning sign
  1. trying to dominate another
  2. relying on each other
  3. built on respect & trust
  4. sharing openly & honestly
  5. a limit you set
  6. valuing another person
  7. a red flag of harm
  8. where to turn for help

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name a sign of a healthy relationship.
  2. Name a warning sign.
  3. Do these signs apply only to dating?
Answer key — Part A: 1) control · 2) trust · 3) healthy relationship · 4) communication · 5) boundary · 6) respect · 7) warning sign · 8) support
Part B: 1) Respect, honesty, trust, or support. 2) Control, constant jealousy, put-downs, or pressure. 3) No — to friendships and family too.