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Friends Helping Friends!

Lesson Plan

Friends Helping Friends!

positive peer interaction

This lesson will teach 1st graders the importance of positive peer interactions through an engaging video, an interactive worksheet, and a fun activity. Building positive peer relationships is crucial at this age as it fosters a supportive and inclusive classroom environment. Students will learn how to be respectful, kind, and helpful to their classmates.

Audience

1st grade students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Experiential Learning, Blended Learning

Materials

Respecting Each Other in School Video, Positive Peer Interaction Worksheet, Friendship Role-Playing Activity, and Printed Phrases/Scenarios for Role-Playing

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Greet the students and briefly explain the objective of the lesson: positive peer interaction.
  • Ask the students if they know what it means to be a good friend. Accept answers and build on them.

Step 2

Video Viewing

10 mins

  • Introduce the video 'Respecting Each Other in School.' Explain that the video will show ways to be respectful and kind to friends in school.
  • Play the video: Respecting Each Other in School
  • After the video, briefly discuss what the students saw. Ask questions like: How were the characters being good friends?

Step 3

Worksheet Activity

10 mins

  • Distribute the 'Positive Peer Interaction Worksheet' to each student.
  • Guide the students through the worksheet, which includes drawings and short answer questions about how to be a good friend.
  • Provide extra assistance or verbal prompts for students with speech delays. Allow them to draw or use words they are comfortable with.

Step 4

Friendship Role-Playing Activity

5 mins

  • Explain that the students will now practice being good friends through a role-playing activity.
  • Use printed phrases/scenarios (e.g., inviting a friend to play, sharing a toy, comforting a friend who is sad).
  • Have the students work in pairs and act out the scenarios, encouraging them to use positive and kind words.
  • Give additional support to students with speech delays by providing simple phrases or gestures they can use.
  • Conclude by discussing how it felt to practice these friendly behaviors.

Step 5

Closure

2 mins

  • Quickly review the main points of the lesson: being respectful, kind, and helpful to friends.
  • Praise the students for their great work and encourage them to practice what they learned throughout the day.
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Discussion

Positive Peer Interaction Discussion

A discussion about what positive peer interaction looks like and why it's important.

What does it mean to be a good friend?

Encourage students to think of ways they can be kind and helpful to others. Ask them to share examples from their own experience if possible.







How did the characters in the video show respect to each other?

Refer to specific scenes in the video. Encourage students to recall examples of good friendship behavior demonstrated in the video.







Can you think of a time when someone was a good friend to you? How did it make you feel?

Encourage students to share personal experiences to reflect on the positive impact of good friendship behaviors.







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Worksheet

Positive Peer Interaction Worksheet

A worksheet to reinforce the concept of positive peer interactions through drawings and short answer questions.

Draw a picture of two friends playing together nicely.

Think about what activities they are doing and how they are treating each other.







Write one thing you can do to be a good friend.

Think about what you would like someone to do for you.







How would you help a friend who is feeling sad?

Think about what you could say or do to make them feel better.







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Worksheet

Role-Playing Scenarios

These cards have different friendship scenarios that students can act out. They help students practice positive peer interactions in a fun and engaging way.




Inviting a friend to play







Sharing a toy







Helping a friend with a task







Saying something nice to a friend







Comforting a friend who is sad




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