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Health & PE Grade 10 9-12 Lesson Plan

Healthy Relationships: Communication, Boundaries, and Respect

Duration: 55 minutes · NYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences (2020)

Alignment Record

Built from publicly available New York State standards. Standard codes cited from official NYSED sources.

Health Standard 1
Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to maintain personal health, including the interpersonal communication skills that contribute to healthy relationships.
Source: NYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences (2020), Health Standard 1, Commencement — nysed.gov
Health Standard 2
Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment, and to access valid health information and resources.
Source: NYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences (2020), Health Standard 2, Commencement — nysed.gov
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  • Lesson Plan for Grade 10 Health & PE
  • NYS framework label: NYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences (2020)
  • Primary standard: Health Standard 1

Healthy Relationships: Communication, Boundaries, and Respect

Grade 10 · Health & PE · NYS Health Standards 1 & 2 · 55 Minutes

NYS-Aligned Standards

Health Standard 1 — Interpersonal communication skills that support healthy relationships. Health Standard 2 — Maintaining a safe, healthy environment and accessing valid resources. NYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and FCS (2020)

Learning Objectives — “I Can” Statements

  • I can distinguish characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships.
  • I can use assertive communication and “I-statements” to set a boundary.
  • I can identify trusted resources for relationship and safety concerns.

Essential Question

What does respectful, healthy communication look like — and how do I set a boundary without disrespecting myself or others?

Lesson Sequence

Hook / Warm-Up (8 min)

Anonymous quick-write: “List one quality of a relationship that makes you feel respected.” Sort responses into a class word cloud.

Direct Instruction (15 min)

  1. Compare healthy vs. unhealthy relationship traits (respect, trust, honesty vs. control, pressure, disrespect).
  2. Introduce three communication styles: passive, aggressive, assertive.
  3. Model an I-statement: “I feel ___ when ___ because ___. I need ___.”

Guided Practice (15 min)

In pairs, students rewrite aggressive or passive statements as assertive I-statements, then role-play setting a boundary in a realistic scenario.

Independent Practice (12 min)

Students write a brief reflection: one boundary they value, the assertive language they would use, and one trusted resource (counselor, hotline, trusted adult) they could turn to.

Closure (5 min)

Exit ticket: “Name one sign of a healthy relationship and one sign that someone should seek help.”

SDI & Differentiation Block

Supports for MLLs/ELLs

Transitioning/Expanding (NYSESLAT Levels 3–4):

  • Provide the I-statement frame as a fill-in template
  • Vocabulary: assertive, boundary, respect, consent, resource

Expanding/Commanding (NYSESLAT Levels 5–6):

  • Extension: analyze how tone and word choice change a message’s impact
  • Allow comparison to communication norms across cultures

Supports for Students with IEPs

SDI Adaptation Dimensions: content, methodology, delivery

  • Content: Focus on healthy/unhealthy trait sort and one I-statement
  • Methodology: Teacher-modeled role-play; visual communication-style chart
  • Delivery: Read aloud; allow scripted or written responses; private reflection option; extended time

Suggested Placement: ICT, Resource Room

Model Response

“Passive: ‘It’s fine, whatever you want.’ → Assertive I-statement: ‘I feel uncomfortable when plans change without asking me, because my time matters too. I need us to decide together.’ If I ever felt unsafe, I could talk to the school counselor.”

Alignment Record

FieldValue
Standard CodesHealth Standard 1; Health Standard 2
FrameworkNYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and FCS (2020)
Sourcenysed.gov — NYS Health/PE/FCS Learning Standards (2020)
ConfidenceHigh Confidence
Validation NotesCited at the NYS Health Standard level. Interpersonal communication, healthy relationships, and accessing valid health resources are documented commencement-level expectations under Standards 1 and 2 of the 2020 framework.
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