Building Friendships

Tamara peay

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Building Friendships

Develop social skills and healthy friendships

This lesson is designed to help children ages 9-10 learn how to build and maintain healthy friendships. The lesson includes interactive activities, group discussions, and a reflection period to help students identify key characteristics of good friends and practice social skills.

Audience

Achievers (ages 9-10)

Time

1 hour

Approach

Develop social skills and healthy friendships

Materials

Post-it notes, Markers, Discussion Guide, Friendship Scenarios Worksheet, and Reflection Worksheet

Step 1

Introduction

10 mins

Welcome the students and briefly discuss the importance of friendships.
Explain the objectives of the lesson: to learn how to build and maintain friendships.
Ask students to share what qualities they think make a good friend.

Step 2

Activity 1: Friendship Web

15 mins

Have students sit in a circle.
Give each student a post-it note and a marker.
Ask them to write one quality of a good friend on their post-it note.
Students then take turns sharing their quality and stick their post-it onto a large sheet of paper to create a 'Friendship Web'.
Discuss the web as a group, highlighting common qualities.

Step 3

Discussion: Building Friendships

10 mins

Use the Discussion Guide to lead a conversation about the qualities shared during the 'Friendship Web' activity.
Ask questions to encourage deeper thinking about how these qualities are shown in friendships.

Step 4

Activity 2: Friendship Scenarios

20 mins

Hand out the 'Friendship Scenarios Worksheet'.
Explain that students will work in pairs to read through different scenarios and discuss how to handle each situation in a friendly manner.
After completing the worksheet, have pairs share their responses with the class.

Step 5

Reflection

5 mins

Distribute the Reflection Worksheet.
Ask students to reflect on what they learned, writing down one thing they will do to be a good friend.
Collect the worksheets and close with a brief recap of the lesson's key points.

Step 6

Closure

5 mins

Recap the main points of the lesson.
Encourage students to practice the qualities of a good friend in their daily lives.
Thank students for their participation.

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Discussion

Building Friendships Discussion Guide

Guide to facilitate a group discussion about the qualities of a good friend and how to build healthy friendships.

What are some qualities of a good friend?

Encourage students to think about qualities like trustworthiness, kindness, and reliability.

How can you show these qualities to your friends?

Discuss specific actions like listening, being supportive, and sharing.

Worksheet

Friendship Scenarios Worksheet

Worksheet containing various scenarios for students to discuss how to handle in a friendly manner.

Your friend forgot to invite you to their birthday party. What do you do?

Think about how to address your feelings without causing conflict.

You see a classmate sitting alone at lunch. What do you do?

Consider ways to include others and make them feel welcome.

Worksheet

Friendship Reflection Worksheet

Worksheet for students to reflect on what they learned about friendships and how they will apply it.

What is one thing you will do to be a good friend?

Encourage personal reflection and commitment to positive behavior.