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Friendship Skills Enhancement

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Friendship Skills Enhancement

Enhancing empathy and listening skills

This follow-up lesson focuses on further developing the social skills necessary for making and maintaining friendships. Through activities centered on empathy, active listening, and understanding social cues, students will gain deeper insights into effective communication and relationship-building. This lesson is important as it reinforces and builds upon the foundational skills learned in the previous session, helping students to form more meaningful connections.

Audience

Three 11th Graders

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Materials

Empathy Exercise Guide, Active Listening Role-Playing Scenarios, Social Cues Game Cards, Reflection and Goal Setting Worksheet, Pens and Paper, and Video: On Loneliness and the Power of Connection

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

  • Welcome students and introduce the focus on empathy and active listening.
  • Discuss how these skills contribute to making and maintaining friendships.
  • Outline the activities planned for the session.
  • Show the video On Loneliness and the Power of Connection to set the stage for understanding empathy and connection.

Step 2

Empathy Exercise

10 minutes

  • Distribute the Empathy Exercise Guide.
  • Have students share personal experiences in small groups.
  • Encourage students to practice empathetic responses, guided by the prompts.

Step 3

Active Listening Workshop

10 minutes

  • Distribute Active Listening Role-Playing Scenarios.
  • Pair students to role-play scenarios, focusing on listening and responding.
  • Provide feedback and guidance to enhance their listening skills.

Step 4

Social Cues Game

5 minutes

  • Use the Social Cues Game Cards to play a quick interactive game.
  • Discuss how understanding social cues can aid in forming friendships.

Step 5

Reflection and Closure

5 minutes

  • Distribute the Reflection and Goal Setting Worksheet.
  • Ask students to reflect on what they learned and set a personal goal.
  • Conclude with encouraging words and emphasize the importance of practice.
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Empathy Exercise Guide

A guide to facilitate an exercise on practicing empathy through sharing personal experiences.

Share a personal experience where you felt misunderstood.

Encourage students to express their feelings and thoughts during the experience.







How did you feel when someone showed empathy towards you?

Guide students to reflect on the positive impact of empathy.







What are some ways you can show empathy to others?

Discuss practical ways to demonstrate empathy in everyday interactions.







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Worksheet

Active Listening Role-Playing Scenarios

Cards with scenarios for students to practice active listening skills.




Your friend is upset about a recent argument with a sibling.







A classmate is excited about a new hobby they started.







Someone is nervous about an upcoming presentation.




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Social Cues Game Cards

Cards with different social scenarios to help students identify and interpret social cues.




A friend is avoiding eye contact and seems distracted.







Someone is smiling and leaning forward during a conversation.







A classmate is crossing their arms and looking away.




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Worksheet

Reflection and Goal Setting Worksheet

A worksheet for students to reflect on their learning and set personal goals for improving friendship skills.

What is one new thing you learned about making friends today?








What is one goal you have for improving your friendship skills?








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