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Who's On Your Team?

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Lesson Plan

Who's On Your Team?

Students will be able to identify at least three trusted adults in their support system and describe the importance of asking for help.

Understanding and building a strong support system is crucial for students' emotional well-being and problem-solving skills. This lesson empowers them to seek help when needed, fostering resilience and connection.

Audience

6th Grade

Time

45 minutes

Approach

Interactive discussion, individual reflection, and a hands-on activity.

Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

15 minutes

Step 1

Warm-up: Who Do You Talk To?

5 minutes

  • Begin by asking students: "When you have a problem or something is bothering you, who do you usually talk to?"
    - Encourage a few students to share their responses (without naming specific individuals if they prefer).
    - Transition by explaining that everyone needs people they can trust and talk to.

Step 2

Introduce Concept: Identifying Trusted Adults and Support Networks

10 minutes

  • Use the Who's On Your Team? Slide Deck to introduce the concepts of 'support systems' and 'trusted adults.'
    - Discuss what makes someone a 'trusted adult' (e.g., good listener, kind, gives good advice, keeps promises).
    - Emphasize that a support system can include family, teachers, coaches, mentors, and community members.

Step 3

Activity: "My Support Web" Diagramming Activity

15 minutes

  • Distribute the My Support Web Worksheet to each student.
    - Explain the instructions for the worksheet: students will draw themselves in the center and connect themselves to trusted adults in their lives.
    - Circulate around the room to provide guidance and answer questions. Encourage students to think broadly about who supports them.

Step 4

Group Share-out: Qualities of a Trusted Adult

10 minutes

  • Bring the class back together.
    - Ask students to share (voluntarily) some of the qualities they look for in a trusted adult.
    - Facilitate a brief discussion about why these qualities are important and how a strong support web can help them.
    - Reiterate the importance of asking for help when they need it, and that it's a sign of strength, not weakness.

Step 5

Cool-down: "Thank You" Note

5 minutes

  • For the cool-down, instruct students to silently reflect on one person in their support system.
    - Ask them to write a short, internal "thank you" note in their mind or on the back of their worksheet, acknowledging this person and thinking about how they might express their gratitude.
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Slide Deck

Who's On Your Team?

Building Your Support System!

Welcome students and introduce the topic of support systems. Emphasize that everyone has people who care about them.

Who Do You Talk To?

When you have a problem or something is bothering you, who do you usually talk to?

Start with an open-ended question to get students thinking about who they rely on. Encourage sharing, but assure them it's okay to keep specific names private.

What is a Support System?

  • A network of people who care about you.
  • People who you can trust, talk to, and ask for help.
  • They help you when you're happy, sad, or need advice.

Define a support system clearly. Provide examples to make it relatable for 6th graders.

Who are Trusted Adults?

  • Reliable: They are there for you.
  • Good Listeners: They hear what you have to say.
  • Kind & Respectful: They treat you well.
  • Give Good Advice: They help you make good choices.
  • Keep Promises (when appropriate): You can count on them.
  • Examples: Parents, guardians, teachers, coaches, aunts, uncles, older siblings, mentors.

Explain what makes an adult 'trusted'. This helps students identify appropriate people in their lives.

Why Ask For Help?

  • It's a sign of strength! Knowing when you need help and asking for it shows you are brave and smart.
  • You don't have to carry burdens alone. Sharing problems can make them feel lighter.
  • Gives you new perspectives. Others might have ideas you haven't thought of.
  • Builds stronger relationships. Trust grows when you share and receive support.

Discuss why asking for help is a strength, not a weakness. Connect it to problem-solving and well-being.

Your Support Web

It's time to map out your own team!

Instructions:

  1. Draw yourself in the middle.
  2. Write the names of your trusted adults around you.
  3. Draw lines connecting yourself to them.
  4. You can also write a word or two about how they support you next to their name.

Introduce the worksheet activity. Briefly explain what students will be doing.

Qualities of a Great Teammate

What qualities do you value most in a trusted adult or someone in your support system?

Think about what makes them a good person to go to for help.

Use this slide for the group share-out. Encourage students to reflect on the common themes.

Thank Your Team!

Take a moment to think of one person in your support system.

Silently send them a 'thank you' for being there for you.

Conclude the lesson by having students think about expressing gratitude.

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Worksheet

My Support Web

Who is on your team?

It's important to know who you can go to when you need help, advice, or just someone to talk to. These people make up your "support web." They are your trusted adults!

Instructions:

  1. Draw a picture of yourself in the center of the space below.
  2. Around yourself, write the names of at least three trusted adults in your life.
  3. Draw lines connecting yourself to each of these adults. These lines represent your connections.
  4. Next to each name, write one or two words about how they support you (e.g., "listens," "gives advice," "makes me laugh," "helps with homework").

Think about people at home, at school, in your neighborhood, or in any activities you participate in!












































## Reflection Question:

What are two important qualities you look for in a trusted adult?







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