Friendship Trait Game (Activity)

Objective: Children will practice identifying and sharing examples of friendship traits in a fun, interactive setting.

Materials:

• Soft Ball
• Friendship Trait Cards

Time: 5 minutes

Instructions

1. Form a Circle (1 minute)
   • Invite children to stand or sit in a circle.
   • Explain they will pass the ball around and learn about friendship traits.
2. Pass and Play (2 minutes)
   • Play a short piece of music.
   • Children gently pass the soft ball to their neighbor as the music plays.
3. Stop and Draw (1 minute)
   • When the music stops, the child holding the ball picks a card from the Friendship Trait Cards.
   • The child names the trait (e.g., “sharing,” “kindness”).
4. Share and Celebrate (1 minute)
   • The child shares one way they show that trait with a friend.
   • The teacher and classmates applaud and give positive feedback.
5. Repeat until time is up or most children have had a turn.

Adaptations & Supports:

• For children needing extra processing time, the teacher can pause for a moment before asking for sharing.
• Non-verbal students may point to a picture on the card or show the trait through an action (e.g., pretend to share).

Friendship Bingo (Game)

Objective: Reinforce recognition of key friendship traits in a fun, interactive bingo format.

Materials:

• Friendship Bingo Cards (each card has a 3×3 grid of friendship trait images)
• Bingo Calling Cards (small cards with trait images and names)
• Colored Stickers or Crayons

Time: 5 minutes

Instructions

1. Distribute Cards (1 minute)
   • Give each child a Friendship Bingo Card and a handful of colored stickers or a crayon.
   • Show the Bingo Calling Cards so they know what’s coming.
2. Play the Game (3 minutes)
   • Shuffle the Bingo Calling Cards and draw one at a time.
   • Show the card to the group and name the trait (e.g., “Kindness”).
   • Children check their cards. If they have that trait image, they cover it with a sticker or color it in.
   • Continue until a child covers three in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally).
3. Celebrate & Share (1 minute)
   • The first child to get “Bingo!” raises their hand and shows their card.
   • Ask them to name one trait they covered and give an example of how they can use it with friends.
   • Applaud and shuffle cards to play again if time allows.

Adaptations & Supports

• Non-readers can match images only; adults or caring peers can name the trait aloud.
• Students with fine-motor challenges can place larger stickers or use a finger to touch images.
• To extend, encourage children to share a personal friendship story related to a trait when they bingo.

Friendship Chat (Discussion)

Objective:
Children will talk about ways to be kind, caring, and supportive friends by answering simple questions and listening to each other.

Materials:

• Discussion Prompt Cards

Time: 4 minutes

Setup & Guidelines

• Invite children to sit in a circle on the rug.
• Explain that we will use our listening ears and waiting hands when others speak.
• Show a Discussion Prompt Card before each question.
• Encourage raising hands and taking turns.

Discussion Prompts

1. What can you do if your friend is feeling sad?
   
   
   
   Follow-Up: How do you think your friend feels when you do that?
   
   
   

2. How do you show kindness to someone who is playing alone?
   
   
   
   Follow-Up: Why is it kind to include them?
   
   
   

3. What is something you like to share with a friend at playtime?
   
   
   
   Follow-Up: How does sharing make you feel?
   
   
   

4. What can you say or do when a friend helps you?
   
   
   
   Follow-Up: How do you think your friend feels when you say or do that?
   
   
   

Teacher Tip: Praise children for caring ideas, model gentle voice, and validate feelings (“That’s a wonderful way to help!”).

Friendship Resources

This sheet provides all the printable cards and templates you need for the Friendship Fun lesson.

1. Friendship Trait Cards

[#friendship-fun-trait-cards]
Print and cut out these cards. Use them in the Friendship Trait Game.

• Kindness
• Sharing
• Listening
• Caring
• Helping
• Patience

2. Discussion Prompt Cards

[#friendship-fun-prompt-cards]
Print, cut, and laminate (optional). Use these in the guided discussion.

1. What can you do if your friend is feeling sad?
2. How do you show kindness to someone who is playing alone?
3. What is something you like to share with a friend at playtime?
4. What can you say or do when a friend helps you?

3. Friendship Bingo Cards

[#friendship-fun-bingo-cards]
Print multiple copies. Cut along the dotted lines to distribute one card per child.

Bingo Card 1

Bingo Card 2
| Sharing | Patience | Kindness |
| Teamwork | Listening| Caring |
| Fairness | Helping | Smiling |

Bingo Card 3
| Listening| Fairness | Teamwork |
| Helping | Patience | Sharing |
| Caring | Smiling | Kindness |

Bingo Card 4
| Patience | Caring | Teamwork |
| Kindness | Listening| Fairness |
| Smiling | Helping | Sharing |

4. Bingo Calling Cards

[#friendship-fun-bingo-calling-cards]
Print, cut, and shuffle to call out traits during the Bingo game.

• Kindness
• Sharing
• Listening
• Caring
• Helping
• Patience
• Smiling
• Teamwork
• Fairness

Use these resources to run each component smoothly and keep children engaged in learning about friendship traits!

Friendship Printables

Print, cut, and use these cards and templates to run each part of the Friendship Fun lesson.
Use cardstock or laminate for durability.

1. Friendship Trait Cards

[#friendship-fun-trait-cards]
Print and cut each card along the lines.
Use in the Friendship Trait Game:

• Kindness

• Sharing

• Listening

• Caring

• Helping

• Patience

2. Discussion Prompt Cards

[#friendship-fun-prompt-cards]
Print, cut, and optionally laminate.
Use in the Guided Discussion:

Card 1
What can you do if your friend is feeling sad?

Card 2
How do you show kindness to someone who is playing alone?

Card 3
What is something you like to share with a friend at playtime?

Card 4
What can you say or do when a friend helps you?

3. Friendship Bingo Cards

[#friendship-fun-bingo-cards]
Print multiple copies. Cut out each 3×3 grid.

Bingo Card 1

Bingo Card 2
| Sharing | Patience | Kindness |
| Teamwork | Listening| Caring |
| Fairness | Helping | Smiling |

Bingo Card 3
| Listening| Fairness | Teamwork |
| Helping | Patience | Sharing |
| Caring | Smiling | Kindness |

Bingo Card 4
| Patience | Caring | Teamwork |
| Kindness | Listening| Fairness |
| Smiling | Helping | Sharing |

4. Bingo Calling Cards

[#friendship-fun-bingo-calling-cards]
Print, cut, shuffle, and draw to call out traits during Bingo:

• Kindness

• Sharing

• Listening

• Caring

• Helping

• Patience

• Smiling

• Teamwork

• Fairness