LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify common challenges related to teen dating; identify ways to communicate your needs to a romantic partner; recognize the signs of a healthy relationship; define consent.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 4: Use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.

CASEL COMPETENCY: Relationship skills

Lesson Plan: A Survival Guide to Dating

Romance can be tricky. We’re here to help.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “A Survival Guide to Dating,” ask your students the following pre-reading question:

What are some common challenges teens might face when they start dating?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “A Survival Guide to Dating”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION AND VOCAB

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

In DATING HOW-TO, have students work in small groups to improvise a one- to two-minute skit based on the dating scenarios from the article. Remind them to make sure their skits show their understanding of what they learned while reading!

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