Slide Deck
Social Superheroes
Program Overview
Superhero Code
Materials & Props
Week 1: Making Friends
Week 2: Sharing & Turn-Taking
Week 3: Empathy Skills
Week 4: Active Listening
Week 5: Teamwork Challenge
Week 6: Review & Celebration
Next Steps & Encouragement
Activity
Lesson Plan
Session 1 Lesson Plan
Students will learn each other’s names, practice friendly introductions, and co-create group rules to build a positive, supportive environment.
Starting with rapport and clear expectations helps students feel safe, valued, and ready to participate in social skills activities throughout the six-week group.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
15 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up: Buddy Circle Introductions
5 minutes
Step 2
Main Activity: Name & Action Game
20 minutes
Step 3
Closing Reflection: Create Group Rules & Reward
5 minutes
Slide Deck
Buddy Builders – Session 1
Session Objectives
Warm-Up: Buddy Circle Introductions
Main Activity: Name & Action Game
Closing Reflection: Create Group Rules
Reward & Wrap-Up
Our Buddy Builders Group Rules
Activity
Worksheet
Cool Down
Lesson Plan
Session 2 Lesson Plan
Students will practice sharing and turn-taking through a fun relay and token game, building patience and fairness in peer interactions.
Sharing and turn-taking are essential social skills that foster cooperation, empathy, and positive relationships. Reinforcing these habits in a structured group helps first graders learn to wait, give, and receive in a supportive setting.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up: Buddy Pass Relay
5 minutes
Step 2
Main Activity: Sharing Tokens Game
20 minutes
Step 3
Closing Reflection: Sharing Circle Check-In
5 minutes
Lesson Plan
Session 3 Lesson Plan
Students will recognize emotions in themselves and others and practice compassionate responses through charades, discussion, and role-play.
Empathy helps children understand and respond kindly to peers, building supportive friendships and a caring classroom community.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up: Emotion Charades
5 minutes
Step 2
Main Activity: Empathy Stories
20 minutes
Step 3
Closing Reflection: Feelings Drawing
5 minutes
Lesson Plan
Session 4 Lesson Plan
Students will practice active listening through quiet, table-based games and paired drawing activities, strengthening focus and clear communication.
In a small office with four students, table-based listening challenges like whisper chains and partner drawing ensure engagement without large movement, fostering trust and attention.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up: Whisper Chain
5 minutes
Step 2
Main Activity: Listening Ears Drawing
20 minutes
Step 3
Closing Reflection: Listening Share
5 minutes
Lesson Plan
Session 5 Lesson Plan
Students will collaborate in a small space to solve a group puzzle and build a tabletop tower, practicing clear communication, role-taking, and mutual support.
In a compact office with just four students, simplified, table-based teamwork tasks still foster cooperation, confidence, and belonging. Adjusted activities ensure active engagement without requiring a large area.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up: Tabletop Tower Build
5 minutes
Step 2
Main Activity: Puzzle Mission
20 minutes
Step 3
Closing Reflection: Small-Group Debrief
5 minutes
Lesson Plan
Session 6 Lesson Plan
Students will review their five Buddy Builders skills through quick tabletop rotations, practice teamwork in a mini-build challenge, and celebrate growth with certificates and journals.
Adapting stations to a small group in one cozy space ensures active engagement, reinforces social skills, and wraps up with positive celebration.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Set Up Cozy Table Stations
10 minutes
Step 1
Warm-Up: Superhero Skill Snap
5 minutes
Step 2
Main Activity: Rotating Tabletop Tasks
16 minutes
Step 3
Group Challenge: Teamwork Tower
4 minutes
Step 4
Closing Reflection & Celebration
5 minutes
Lesson Plan
Social Superheroes Lesson Plan
Over six 30-minute sessions, 1st grade boys will adopt their inner “Social Superhero” to practice making friends, sharing, empathy, listening, and teamwork through hands-on, themed activities that build confidence and positive peer interactions.
Early social skills like friendship-making, sharing, and empathy set the foundation for healthy relationships and classroom success. This fun, structured group helps boys build self-regulation and cooperation.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
15 minutes
Step 1
Week 1: Making Friends
30 minutes
Step 2
Week 2: Sharing and Turn-Taking
30 minutes
Step 3
Week 3: Empathy Skills
30 minutes
Step 4
Week 4: Active Listening
30 minutes
Step 5
Week 5: Teamwork Challenge
30 minutes
Step 6
Week 6: Review & Celebration
30 minutes