Employee Relations – The Importance of Building Relationships (PowerPoint)
This LifeKnowledge high school lesson (HS.51) teaches students the importance of building, maintaining, and strengthening relationships with others. Through a blind-date discussion, a barter matching activity, and a personal communication timeline, students identify reasons to build relationships and strategies for keeping them strong.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- List three reasons why it is important to build relationships.
- Describe two ways to maintain and strengthen relationships.
- Make a communication timeline illustrating strategies for building, maintaining, and strengthening relationships.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Index Cards—one per student
- HS.51.AS.A—one copy per ten students
- HS.51.AS.B—one per student
- Unit
- Stage Two of Development—We
- Problem Area
- How Do I Build Relationships with Others?
- Precepts
- B4: Eliminate barriers in building relationships; H3: Develop, Maintain and Grow Healthy Relationships
- Resources
- Maxwell, John C., "Your Road Map For Success," Nashville, Tennessee, Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1984. National FFA "Essential Learnings," 2003.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills