Respecting Personal Boundaries

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Respecting Personal Boundaries

About This Video

Respecting Personal Boundaries helps learners understand that people have limits that help them feel safe, comfortable, and respected. This video teaches learners to listen when someone says what is okay and what is not okay. It models respectful choices such as asking before touching, hugging, borrowing belongings, or sharing private information.

Learning Objectives

After watching this video, learners will:

  1. Identify the key communication or relationship skill presented in respecting personal boundaries.
  2. Distinguish helpful, respectful responses from responses that may create a problem.
  3. Use appropriate words or actions to apply the skill in an everyday situation.

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Clinician & Educator Supports

Grade 8
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1 – Participate effectively in collaborative discussions, building on others’ ideas and expressing ideas clearly.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.3 – Evaluate a speaker’s reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.6 – Adapt speech to different contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.3 – Use knowledge of language to make effective choices for meaning, style, and comprehension.

Grades 9–10
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1 – Participate effectively in collaborative discussions, building on others’ ideas and expressing ideas clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.3 – Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, evidence, and rhetoric.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6 – Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3 – Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts and make effective choices for meaning and style.

Grades 11–12
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1 – Participate effectively in collaborative discussions, building on others’ ideas and expressing ideas clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3 – Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, evidence, rhetoric, stance, and use of language.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6 – Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when appropriate.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.3 – Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts and make effective choices for meaning and style.

  • By the end of the instructional period, given social scenarios, the learner will identify verbal and nonverbal cues that indicate another person’s boundary with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions.
  • By the end of the instructional period, the learner will select and demonstrate a respectful response to another person’s stated boundary in 4 of 5 role-play opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions.
  • By the end of the instructional period, the learner will explain why respecting boundaries supports safety, trust, and healthy relationships using at least two relevant details in 4 of 5 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions.

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