Life Skills Arcade Middle school Family and Consumer Sciences, grades 6 to 8

Handout 3.12

Handout 3.12: Healthy or Unhealthy Card Sort

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Unit 3: Growing Up, Getting Along
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3.12

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Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________ Group: ______

Directions: Part 1 is the sort mat and the 24 cards (the teacher prints the cards once per group and cuts them apart). Part 2 is your own answer sheet: the eleven signs, the sign for each unhealthy card, your "depends" sentences, and what you would do. The exit card is at the bottom. No card is about anyone in this room. Every card is a role: a friend, a teammate, a cousin, a person in a group chat.

Part 1: The sort mat

Lay the cards in three columns. Every card gets a column.

HEALTHYUNHEALTHYDEPENDS
A sign of a relationship that is good for youA sign of one that is notYou need to know one more thing first

Rules: one bad day is not a sign; a pattern is. Fear is a tell-an-adult sign the first time, on its own.

The 24 cards (teacher: cut apart; one set per group)

CardWhat the person does
1Listens when you say no and does not push again.
2Tells you what to wear so you "look right."
3Has other friends and is fine that you do too.
4Makes jokes about you in front of others, and the jokes only go one way.
5Shows up when things are hard, not only when it is fun.
6Gets upset when you spend time with your family or your other friends.
7Asks for your phone password "so we can trust each other."
8Tells you the truth even when it is awkward.
9You find yourself careful about what you say around them because of how they react.
10Apologizes and makes it right when they mess up.
11Keeps asking after you said no, and says "you would if you were a real friend."
12Sometimes wants to do their own thing on a weekend instead of hanging out.
13It is always your turn to pay, apologize, or give in.
14Disagrees with you sometimes and says so without insulting you.
15Checks your phone "as a joke" when you are not looking.
16Cheers for you when you win, even when they lost.
17In the group chat, screenshots what you wrote and sends it to someone outside the chat.
18A coach yells during the game, then explains what to fix afterward and asks how you are doing.
19You are afraid of what will happen if you tell them something they will not like.
20A cousin borrows your things and always brings them back.
21Says "nobody else likes you, you only have me."
22Forgot your birthday once, felt bad, and made it up to you.
23Wants to know where you are and who you are with, every hour, and gets angry if you do not answer.
24Tells you when they think you are making a mistake, then supports you either way.

Part 2: Answer sheet

The eleven signs

Healthy (6)What it meansUnhealthy (5)What it means
RespectControl
TrustPut-downs
HonestyIsolation
SupportPressure
FairnessFear
Separate identities

Sign words in other languages:

EnglishTurkishPortugueseSpanish
respectsaygırespeitorespeto
trustgüvenconfiançaconfianza
honestydürüstlükhonestidadehonestidad
supportdestekapoioapoyo
fairnessadaletjustiçajusticia
separate identitiesayrı kimlikleridentidades separadasidentidades separadas
controlkontrolcontrolecontrol
put-downsaşağılamahumilhaçõesdesprecios
isolationyalnızlaştırmaisolamentoaislamiento
pressurebaskıpressãopresión
fearkorkumedomiedo

The unhealthy cards: which sign?

For every card you put in UNHEALTHY, write the card number and the sign it shows.

CardSignCardSignCardSign

The "depends" cards

For every card in DEPENDS, write what it depends on. "It depends on whether ___."

Card ____: It depends on whether ________________________________________________

Card ____: It depends on whether ________________________________________________

Card ____: It depends on whether ________________________________________________

What to do, and who to tell

Three moves: say something (an I-message), step back (less time, keep your other friends, keep your passwords), tell a trusted adult (for control, isolation, pressure that will not stop, and always for fear).

Pick one UNHEALTHY card. Card ____. What I would do: ______________________ Why: ________________________________________________

The counselor's name: ______________________ Room: ______

Other adults in this building I could tell: ______________________ ______________________

Exit card: 3-2-1

3 healthy signs: ______________ ______________ ______________

2 unhealthy signs: ______________ ______________

1 adult in this building I would tell (a title, not a friend): ______________________