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Friendship Circles

Differentiating relationships

This lesson helps students differentiate between friends, close friends, acquaintances, and strangers through engaging activities and discussions. Understanding these distinctions is crucial for social development and safety, especially for students with ASD, as it aids in navigating social interactions and building healthy relationships.

Audience

8th grade boy

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Active Learning

Materials

Printable Cards for Game, Video: Guide to Maintaining Friendships, Video: How to Be More Confident, Quiz on Relationship Types, and Exit Ticket

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

Step 2

Activity: Relationship Sorting Game

10 mins

  • Distribute printable cards labeled 'Close Friend,' 'Friend,' 'Acquaintance,' and 'Stranger.'
  • Provide scenarios or names of people (e.g., best friend, classmate, neighbor, store clerk) and ask students to sort them into the correct category.
  • Discuss why each person fits into their chosen category.
  • Scenario: Imagine a close friend, a friend, an acquaintance, and a stranger each ask you for a favor. Discuss how you might respond to each request and why.

Step 3

Quiz

5 mins

  • Administer a short quiz to assess understanding of the different relationship types.
  • Questions will focus on identifying characteristics of close friends, friends, acquaintances, and strangers.

Step 4

Discussion and Reflection

5 mins

  • Facilitate a discussion on how understanding these categories can help in real-life situations.
  • Encourage students to share personal experiences or thoughts.

Step 5

Closure and Exit Ticket

5 mins

  • Summarize the key points of the lesson.
  • Distribute an exit ticket asking students to write one thing they learned about differentiating relationships.
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Worksheet

Printable Cards for Relationship Game

These cards are used for the relationship sorting game to help students categorize different types of relationships.




Close Friend







Friend







Acquaintance







Stranger




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Quiz

Quiz on Relationship Types

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Exit Ticket for Relationship Lesson

This exit ticket helps students reflect on what they learned about differentiating between close friends, friends, acquaintances, and strangers.

Write one thing you learned about differentiating relationships today.








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