This document contains notes from a classroom lesson on relationships and abuse. It discusses recognizing patterns of abuse, differences in how boys and girls approach relationships, and that abuse is unacceptable. Consent is defined as permission without influence from drugs or alcohol. Students are assigned homework from their health textbook to read chapters about abuse and answer questions. Resources for dating abuse and domestic violence are listed on the classroom wall.

2. Classwork: Page # 11-12
8=10 minutes
HW: Holt Health Text Book
Title: Ch-5 Section 3 P. 114-
116 5 Facts/Page
HOMEWORK?!!

3. •Recognize what typical
abuse patterns look like.
•Identify differences in
how boys and girls
approach relationships.
•Recognize that abuse is
not acceptable in a
relationship.

4. •Dating: a time of friendship,
exploring mutual interests and
developing self regulation that
introduces young people to
relationship skills that will come
in handy later in life.

5. •A romantic relationship should
be fun and safe.

6. •Learning to think and care about the
feelings of others requires the ability to
self-regulate strong emotions and mutually
protect one another.

13. Or without consent.
Consent = permission without
being under the influence of
alcohol or other drugs.

14. Choose three of
the warning
signs of abusive
behavior from
the list on top of
the page.
Yeah, turn to page 13 and
answer those really cool
questions. I’ll call you back in 8
to 10 minutes. Oh yeah, we
have HW.
HW: Holt Health Text Book
Title: Ch-5 Section 3 P. 117-
118 5 Facts/Page

15. Boys are also abused.
1 in 6 boys has been sexually abused
as a child.
Abuse in Boys

16. Because…

18. •Girls may mistakenly
interpret possessiveness
and jealousy on the part
of the male as caring
about them.
•This may escalate

22. WE SMILE, WE LAUGH, WE CHAT, WE FLIRT,
WE HAVE FUN, BUT…

25. Story time boys and girls!
This story is about …. a
girl that now is just
somebody that I used to
know.

29. • Approximately 9% (1 out
of 11) of high school
students report being hit,
slapped, or physically hurt
on purpose by a boyfriend
or girlfriend in the last12
months.
•1 in 4 teens will
experience some form of
violence between the ages
of 12 and 21.

30. Remember, if you are
so angry that you want
to hit your girl-friend …
BREAK UP! No one is
forcing you to be with
that person.

31. CDC’s Dating Matters: Strategies to
Promote Healthy Teen Relationships
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/datingmatters
National Dating Abuse Helpline:
1-866-331-9474 or text 77054
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-
SAFE (7233)
National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
www.nsvrc.org
Dating Matters: Understanding Teen Dating
Violence Prevention
www.vetoviolence.org/datingmatters
This Info is on the classroom wall.