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Building Strong Relationships

This worksheet helps 8th-grade students understand and practice essential social-emotional skills for building and maintaining healthy relationships.

Grade 8 Social studies Social SkillsSocial-emotional Learning: Relationships
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2 Short AnswerImageTrue / FalseFill in the BlanksMultiple Choice

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1

Topics

CASEL.SEL.HS.Relationshipssocial-emotional learningrelationshipscommunicationempathygrade 8
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Building Strong Relationships

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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers. This worksheet will help you reflect on and improve your relationship skills.

1. What are three key characteristics of a healthy relationship? Explain why each characteristic is important.

2. Active listening means waiting for your turn to speak without truly understanding what the other person is saying.

T

True

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False

3. Using 'I' statements helps to express your feelings and needs clearly without blaming others.

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True

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False

4.   is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

5. Showing   means treating others with consideration and appreciation, even if you disagree with them.

6. Which of the following is NOT a constructive way to resolve conflict?

a

Listening to understand the other person's perspective

b

Yelling and interrupting to make your point

c

Finding a compromise that works for both parties

d

Taking a break if emotions are running high

7. Describe a time you successfully resolved a disagreement with a friend or family member. What strategies did you use?