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Friendship Fun: Let's Play Together!

Lesson Plan

Friendship Fun: Let's Play Together!

Make friends and initiate play

This lesson aims to help 3rd-grade students learn how to make friends and initiate play through inquiry-based learning. By exploring different scenarios and discussing strategies, students will develop social skills that are essential for building friendships. This lesson is important as it fosters a sense of community and belonging among students, encouraging them to engage positively with their peers.

Audience

3rd Grade Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Inquiry-Based Learning

Materials

Video: Sesame Street: How to be a Good Friend, Discussion Questions, and Worksheet: Friendship Scenarios

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on what it means to be a good friend.
  • Ask students to share their thoughts on how they make friends and what they enjoy doing with friends.

Step 2

Video Viewing

5 mins

Step 3

Guided Discussion

10 mins

  • Use the discussion questions to guide a conversation about the video.
  • Encourage students to think about how they can apply what they learned from the video in their own lives.

Step 4

Activity: Friendship Scenarios

7 mins

  • Distribute the worksheet with different friendship scenarios.
  • Have students work in pairs to discuss and write down how they would initiate play in each scenario.

Step 5

Closure

3 mins

  • Ask a few students to share their responses from the worksheet.
  • Summarize the key points of the lesson and encourage students to try initiating play with someone new during recess.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions: Friendship

This discussion will help students reflect on the video and think about how they can make friends and initiate play.

What did you learn about being a good friend from the video?

Encourage students to mention specific examples from the video.







How do you feel when someone asks you to play?

Discuss feelings of happiness, inclusion, and excitement.







What are some ways you can ask someone to play with you?

Guide students to think of polite and friendly ways to invite others to play.







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Worksheet

Worksheet: Friendship Scenarios

This worksheet provides students with different scenarios to practice initiating play and making friends.

You see someone playing alone at recess. What can you do to join them?








A new student has joined your class. How can you make them feel welcome?








Your friend is playing a game you don't know. How can you ask to join?








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