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Boundary-Setting Practice Scenarios

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About this MicroSim

Boundary-Setting Practice Scenarios is an interactive MicroSim for this health-education textbook.

Students practice constructing a clear boundary-setting statement using the name-it, feel-it, state-it pattern across several peer scenarios.

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Bloom's Taxonomy level: Apply (L3) — demonstrate, practice, use

Lesson Plan

Audience

This MicroSim is designed for Grade 5. For the K-3 bands the teacher typically drives the activity on a shared screen; older students can explore the MicroSim independently.

Learning Objective

Students practice constructing a clear boundary-setting statement using the name-it, feel-it, state-it pattern across several peer scenarios.

This activity targets Bloom's Apply (L3) (demonstrate, practice, use).

Suggested Use (about 10 minutes)

  1. Warm up (2 min). Ask students what they already know about the topic and let one volunteer describe what they see on the screen.
  2. Model it (3 min). Demonstrate the interaction once, thinking aloud so students hear the reasoning behind each choice.
  3. Guided practice (3 min). Invite students to try the interaction and to predict what will happen before they act.
  4. Discuss (2 min). Ask why the result came out the way it did, connecting the on-screen result back to the learning objective above.

Check for Understanding

Have each student (or pair) explain their result in one sentence, using the vocabulary from this chapter. Look for reasoning that matches the Apply-level objective rather than a lucky guess.

Specification

The full specification below was extracted from Chapter 6: Personal Safety And Violence Prevention.

Type: microsim
**sim-id:** boundary-setting-practice-scenarios<br/>
**Library:** p5.js<br/>
**Status:** Specified

Bloom Taxonomy: Apply (L3)
Bloom Taxonomy Verb: demonstrate, practice, use

Learning objective: Students practice constructing a clear boundary-setting statement using the name-it, feel-it, state-it pattern across several peer scenarios.

Canvas layout: Left (450px) scenario description; right (200px) three-part builder with a "Hear It Back" button.

Visual elements: Scenario card (e.g., "Your friend keeps reading your texts over your shoulder"); three labeled boxes: "Name the behavior," "How it affects you," "The boundary."

Interactive controls: Multiple-choice selection for each part; "Hear It Back" assembles the statement as one sentence; "Next Scenario" cycles through 6 scenarios (borrowing without asking, pressuring for a password, texting too late, mocking, spreading a rumor, insisting on constant togetherness).

Behavior: When all three parts are filled, the tool assembles the statement and shows a green checkmark: "Clear, respectful, and specific — this is a strong boundary."

Instructional Rationale: Apply-level objective, so the pattern is guided construction practice with immediate feedback.

Implementation notes: p5.js; button-based phrase selection; scenarios stored as objects with context and example text.

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