HS.61 Earning Trust (PowerPoint)
This LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.61, “Earning Trust”) is a high school personal-development lesson that helps students understand trust and trustworthiness in relationships. Through a blindfolded obstacle-course activity, brainstorming, scenario cards, and a partner review, students define trust, identify consequences of distrust, and recognize actions that help earn trust from others.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define trust.
- Identify consequences of distrust.
- Recognize actions that can aid in earning trust.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- One blindfold
- HS.61.TM.A
- HS.61.TM.B
- HS.61.TM.C
- HS.61.TM.D
- HS.61.TM.E
- A cover sheet to hide part of HS.61.TM.A
- Overhead Projector
- Writing Surface
- Scenario Cards—enough for half the number of students
- Pen/pencil
- Notebook
- Unit
- Stage Two of Development—WE
- Problem Area
- How Do I Build Relationships with Others?
- Precepts
- B1 Practice human relations skills including compassion, empathy, unselfishness, trustworthiness, reliability and listening.
- Key Terms
- Trust; Distrust
- Resources
- Heller, Robert. Dealing With People. New York, NY. DK Publishing, Inc., 1999.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NSS-C.9-12.5Roles of the Citizen — What are the responsibilities of citizens.