Building Positive Relationships
🤝 Part 1: Understanding Relationships
1. What does a positive relationship mean to you? Write your thoughts below:
2. Circle the qualities that are most important in a good friendship:
Trust
Respect
Good listening
Kindness
Honesty
Support
3. Check all the ways you can show respect to others:
Listen when they speak
Include them in activities
Use kind words
Respect their opinions
Help when they need it
Share with them
💬 Part 2: Communication Skills
4. Fill in the blanks about active listening:
When someone is talking to me, I should ____________ at them, ____________ interrupting, and ask ____________ to show I understand.
5. Match the communication skill with its description:
1. Active Listening
2. Empathy
3. Respectful Language
4. Body Language
A. Using kind words and tone
B. Understanding how others feel
C. Paying full attention when someone speaks
D. Using positive gestures and posture
6. Write three questions you could ask to show you're listening to a friend:
🎭 Part 3: Handling Conflicts
7. When you have a disagreement with a friend, what should you do first?
Walk away and ignore them
Listen to their point of view
Tell them they're wrong
Get other friends involved
8. Complete this sentence about resolving conflicts:
When I disagree with someone, I can say "I understand that you feel ____________, but I think ____________. Can we find a way to ____________?"
9. Draw or write about a time when you successfully solved a problem with a friend or family member:
🌟 Part 4: Building Stronger Relationships
10. List three things you can do this week to strengthen your relationships with family members:
11. Check all the ways you can include others and build new friendships:
Invite someone new to join your group
Sit with someone who's alone at lunch
Ask about their interests and hobbies
Share your belongings when appropriate
Compliment others genuinely
Help classmates with their work
12. My relationship goal: Write one specific action you will take this week to improve a relationship with a peer or family member:
🤔 Part 5: Reflection
13. How do positive relationships help your well-being? Explain your thinking:
14. What is one thing you learned today about building positive relationships?
15. Rate how confident you feel about building positive relationships (circle one):
Very confident
Quite confident
Somewhat confident
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