Seventh graders learn what makes a friendship healthy — respect, trust, support, kindness, and space — so they can build and keep friendships that lift them up, and recognize ones that don’t.
Students will be able to…
Friendships are a huge part of middle school. But what makes a friendship a HEALTHY one? What are the signs of a good friendship?
Project this and match each friendship quality to what it looks like — tap a quality, then tap what it looks like.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Friendships are huge — but what makes a friendship healthy?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Build and maintain healthy relationships.
Show respect, trust, and support.
Recognize healthy relationships.
Communicate and cooperate.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students name one friendship quality they’ll show a friend this week. A printable friendships sheet is in the SEL library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
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.