Healthy Relationships and Empathy (Middle School) Teacher Resource Pack

Building Better Connections

Healthy Relationships & Empathy — Middle School Teacher Resource Pack

Support middle school students as they learn to navigate friendships, boundaries, emotions, and conflict with the Healthy Relationships & Empathy Middle School Teacher Resource Pack—a fully teacher-ready, downloadable and printable SEL resource designed for students in grades 6–8 (ages 11–14).

This comprehensive resource pack includes 25+ structured, ready-to-teach activities that help students build empathy, communication skills, emotional awareness, and respectful relationship habits. Lessons are practical, developmentally appropriate, and grounded in real situations students encounter at school, online, and in peer relationships.

Designed for flexibility, this pack works seamlessly in classrooms, homeschools, small groups, counseling settings, IEP support, and out-of-school-time programs. No additional prep or SEL background is required—everything is ready to use right out of the download.

What’s Included

• 5 complete, scaffolded lessons focused on empathy and healthy relationships

• 25+ student activities, including reflection, discussion, scenario analysis, and skill practice

• Pre-assessment and post-assessment tools

• Teacher lesson plans with clear objectives and facilitation guidance

• Printable student worksheets and activity pages

• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) supports for accessibility and differentiation

• Reflection tools to support self-awareness and growth

All materials are provided in PDF format and are fully downloadable and printable.

Skills Students Build

Students strengthen essential social-emotional and relational skills, including:

• Understanding healthy vs. unhealthy relationships

• Practicing empathy and perspective-taking

• Recognizing boundaries and consent

• Communicating respectfully during conflict

• Taking responsibility for actions and repairing harm

• Making thoughtful choices that impact peers and community

Perfect For

• Middle school classrooms and advisory periods

• Homeschool families

• Counselors, social workers, and SEL specialists

• IEP and small-group instruction

• After-school and out-of-school-time programs

Why This Pack Matters

Middle school is a critical time for social development. Students are forming identities, navigating peer dynamics, and learning how their actions affect others—often without explicit guidance.

The Healthy Relationships & Empathy Middle School Teacher Resource Pack provides educators with clear, structured lessons that help students build the empathy, communication skills, and self-awareness they need to form healthier relationships now and in the future.