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Relationships - STANDARD 2.4A

Place a "+" in skill the student demonstrates and a "-" in skill student doesn't exhibit

  By the end of Grade 2, students will:
 

1.    Identify different kinds of families and explain that families may differ for many reasons.
 

2.    Explain that all family members have certain rights and responsibilities that contribute to the successful functioning of the family.
 

3.    Explain that families experiencing a change or crisis can get help if they need it.

 

4.    Define friendship and explain that friends are important throughout life.
 

5.    Identify appropriate ways for children to show affection and caring.

  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 4, students will:
 

1.    Describe different kinds of families and discuss how families can share love, values, and traditions, provide emotional support, and set boundaries and limits.

 

2.    Compare the roles, rights, and responsibilities of various family members.

 

3.    Discuss ways that families adjust to changes in the nature or structure of the family.

 

4.    Discuss how culture and tradition influence personal and family development.

 

5.    Discuss factors that support healthy relationships with friends and family.

  6.    Describe the characteristics of a friend.  
 

7.    Describe appropriate ways to show affection and caring.

  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 6, students will:
 

1.     Compare and contrast the interconnected and cooperative roles of family members.
 

2.     Investigate ways that individuals and families enhance and support social and emotional health and meet basic human needs.

  3.     Describe the characteristics of a healthy relationship and discuss factors that support and sustain it.
 

4.     Describe how peer relationships may change during adolescence.

 

5.     Discuss different forms of dating and explain the role of dating in personal growth.

  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will:
 

1.    Compare and contrast the current and historical role of marriage and the family in community and society.

 

2.    Discuss changes in family structures and the forces that influence change
 

3.    Analyze how relationships evolve over time, focusing on changes in friendships, family, dating relationships, and lifetime commitments such as marriage.
 

4.    Discuss factors that enhance and sustain loving, healthy relationships.
 

5.    Describe how various cultures date or select life partners.
 

6.    Differentiate among affection, love, commitment, and sexual attraction.

 

7.    Describe the signs of an unhealthy relationship and develop strategies to end it.

 

8.    Develop standards for dating situations, such as dating in groups, setting limits, or only dating someone of the same age.

  Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:
 

1.    Investigate how different family structures, values, rituals, and traditions meet basic human needs.
 

2.    Discuss how personal independence, past experiences, and social responsibility influence the choice of friends in young adulthood.
 

3.    Recommend strategies to enhance and maintain mature, loving, respectful, and healthy relationships.
 

4.    Compare and contrast adolescent and adult dating practices.
 

5.    Describe the important characteristics of a spouse or life partner and describe factors to consider when contemplating a lifetime commitment such as marriage.

 

6.    Discuss the importance of physical and emotional intimacy in a healthy relationship.
 

7.    Develop strategies to address domestic or dating violence and end unhealthy relationships.