©2012, Social Signals, LLC | socialsignalsED.com 41 What is a stranger? (Students may say, “Don’t get in their car,” or they believe all strangers are bad people.) Are there strangers in your school? Strangers are people you do not know. Some strangers are good people other strangers are not good people. Anyone you don’t know in your school is a stranger. Is a person your friend if they say they are your friend, even if they do mean, hurtful, and abusive things to you? No, friends can get into arguments, but a friend does not say or do many mean, hurtful, and abusive things. How do you know that someone is your girlfriend or boyfriend? Girlfriend and boyfriend relationships are romantic relationships and take time to develop. You are not in a romantic relationship unless both people have romantic feelings toward each other. You are not someone’s girlfriend or boyfriend just because you have a crush on him or her, or want that person to be your girlfriend or boyfriend. 4. Practice Identifying Relationships: 20 minutes for lesson, plus additional review for some students. It is important that students understand these 8 relationships. Students will practice identifying family, friend, stranger, acquaintance, boyfriend, girlfriend, community helper, and best friend relationships accurately in a number of different environments. • Identify relationships correctly in the classroom, in the cafeteria, around the high school • If necessary, practice identifying all 8 relationships in TV shows and video clips. Glee and other TV shows that the students watch can also be a basis for discussing different types of high school relationships. • Identify the romantic relationships of their friends and other students in school. How do they know these are romantic relationships? 5. Student Relationships Worksheet: 15 Minutes Using the Student Relationship Worksheet, students will identify the 8 types of relationships listed on the worksheet. If a student does not have a best friend, leave that section blank. Students should list people whom they know who are girlfriend and boyfriend. 6. Evaluation QUIZ: 15 minutes 1. Define the 8 different types of relationships correctly 80% of the time. 2. Identify people the students know in each type of relationship correctly 80% of the time. 3. Describe how you can tell if someone is a girlfriend or a boyfriend. Lesson 3 – Relationships