Lesson 6 109
Copyright 2018 Marline E. Pearson
How Does It Feel? Three Questions To Ask
Unhealthy Healthy
Conditional? or Unconditional?
Controlling? or Equal, respectful,
Disrespectful? and supportive?
Mostly sex, status, material? or Attraction on many levels?
Announce they will now do a fun activity to explore six different types of relationships.
The six types of relationships are 1) conditional 2) unconditional 3) controlling or
disrespectful 4) respectful, equal, and supportive 5) mostly about sex, status, or material things
and 6) attraction on many levels.
Divide participants into six groups and distribute one card (Six Types of Relationships,
Resource 6a) to each group. Each card describes one of the relationship types. Have
sculpting supplies in a central area for everyone to use or prepare bags of supplies for each
group. If you have a very small group, three groups can do two sculptures each—one for
each of the contrasting types.
❖ Each group has a card that describes one of the six types of relationships. Three are healthy
and three unhealthy. Have one person read the card titled Controlling Relationship
aloud to the group to demonstrate this activity. Put up the
example of it and read the bullets on the slide. (PP) Ask:
• Is this a healthy relationship or an unhealthy one?
• Have any of you ever seen a relationship like this? What
behaviors do you see?
• What is it like to be around this couple?
• If you were in that type of relationship, how would it feel to you?
❖ (PP) Here are your directions. One person reads the card aloud to everyone in the group. Use
the discussion questions on the PowerPoint slide first to talk about this kind of a relationship.
Activity: Relationship Sculptures
Copyright 2018 Marline E. Pearson
How Does It Feel? Three Questions To Ask
Unhealthy Healthy
Conditional? or Unconditional?
Controlling? or Equal, respectful,
Disrespectful? and supportive?
Mostly sex, status, material? or Attraction on many levels?
Announce they will now do a fun activity to explore six different types of relationships.
The six types of relationships are 1) conditional 2) unconditional 3) controlling or
disrespectful 4) respectful, equal, and supportive 5) mostly about sex, status, or material things
and 6) attraction on many levels.
Divide participants into six groups and distribute one card (Six Types of Relationships,
Resource 6a) to each group. Each card describes one of the relationship types. Have
sculpting supplies in a central area for everyone to use or prepare bags of supplies for each
group. If you have a very small group, three groups can do two sculptures each—one for
each of the contrasting types.
❖ Each group has a card that describes one of the six types of relationships. Three are healthy
and three unhealthy. Have one person read the card titled Controlling Relationship
aloud to the group to demonstrate this activity. Put up the
example of it and read the bullets on the slide. (PP) Ask:
• Is this a healthy relationship or an unhealthy one?
• Have any of you ever seen a relationship like this? What
behaviors do you see?
• What is it like to be around this couple?
• If you were in that type of relationship, how would it feel to you?
❖ (PP) Here are your directions. One person reads the card aloud to everyone in the group. Use
the discussion questions on the PowerPoint slide first to talk about this kind of a relationship.
Activity: Relationship Sculptures
