Grade 1 · Health Education
Quarter 2 · Week 1 · TEKS
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This Grade 1 health education lesson focuses on helping students understand how peers and families can work together to build healthy relationships. Students will learn ways to build and maintain friendships and identify respectful verbal and nonverbal communication methods. The lesson supports social and emotional health development as outlined in the TEKS standards for mental health and wellness.
Students should understand basic feelings and emotions and be able to recognize when someone is happy, sad, or upset.
Healthy relationships are connections between people that make us feel safe, happy, and respected. Peers (friends and classmates) and families can work together by listening to each other, sharing feelings, and helping solve problems. When everyone shows kindness and respect, relationships grow stronger.
Friendships are special relationships where people enjoy spending time together. To build friendships, students can share, take turns, and include others in activities. Maintaining friendships means being kind, saying sorry when needed, and helping friends when they feel sad or need support.
Respectful communication means using words and actions that show we care about others' feelings. Verbal communication includes speaking kindly, using polite words, and listening when others talk. Nonverbal communication includes smiling, making eye contact, and using friendly gestures. Both ways help us understand and connect with others.
Peers and families can build healthy relationships by sharing what they learn from each other. Families can teach good habits and how to be respectful, while peers can practice these skills together. When families and friends support each other, everyone feels included and valued.
A scenario shows two friends sharing toys and saying kind words to each other. How does this help build a healthy relationship?
Sharing toys shows cooperation and kindness, while kind words show respect. Together, these actions help friends feel happy and cared for, which builds a healthy relationship.
Sharing and kind words help friends feel good and stay friends.
If a family member listens carefully when you talk and gives you a hug when you are sad, how does this show a healthy relationship?
Listening carefully shows respect and caring, and a hug shows support and love. These actions help family members feel connected and safe.
Listening and hugs show love and help family members feel safe.
Begin the lesson by asking students to share what makes a good friend or family member. Write their ideas on the board.
Students share their thoughts about friends and family who make them feel happy and safe.
This activity activates prior knowledge and sets the stage for understanding healthy relationships.
Read aloud scenario cards showing different ways peers and families can work together (e.g., sharing toys, helping with homework, saying kind words).
In small groups, students discuss each scenario and decide if it shows a healthy relationship and why.
Students explore examples of healthy relationships and identify positive behaviors.
Explain the terms 'healthy relationships,' 'friendship,' and 'respectful communication' using simple definitions and examples.
Students repeat the definitions and give examples from their own experiences.
Clarifies key vocabulary and concepts to build understanding.
Lead role-play activities where students practice respectful communication in peer and family situations (e.g., greeting a friend, asking for help, saying thank you).
Students take turns role-playing and demonstrating respectful verbal and nonverbal communication.
Provides practice applying skills in real-life contexts to deepen understanding.
Ask students to share one way peers and families can work together to build healthy relationships and one way to show respect.
Students explain their answers orally or draw a picture showing healthy relationships.
Assesses student understanding of lesson objectives through demonstration and explanation.
In small groups, students discuss each scenario and decide if it shows a healthy relationship and why.
Name one way peers and families can work together to build healthy relationships.
They can listen to each other and share kind words.
Describe one way to build and maintain friendships.
By sharing, taking turns, and being kind.
Identify one way to respectfully communicate nonverbally.
By smiling or making eye contact.
Use picture cards to show emotions and respectful behaviors. Provide sentence starters for sharing ideas. Allow students to work in pairs for discussions.
Use simple language and repeat key vocabulary. Show pictures and gestures to explain concepts. Encourage students to use gestures to communicate if they struggle with words.
Have students create their own scenarios showing healthy relationships. Encourage students to explain why respectful communication is important. Challenge students to identify nonverbal cues in different situations.
Ask students to talk with their family about ways they show respect and kindness to each other. Students can share what they learn in class.
In this lesson, students learned how peers and families can work together to build healthy relationships by sharing, listening, and showing respect. They practiced building and maintaining friendships and identified ways to communicate respectfully using words and actions. These skills help everyone feel safe, happy, and cared for.
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