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How to Be A Good Friend

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Lesson Plan

How to Be A Good Friend

Understand impact of actions on others

This lesson helps young students understand how their actions can impact others, using a combination of discussion, a creative activity, and a video. By engaging in these activities, students will learn the importance of kindness and empathy, and how small positive actions can have a big impact. This lesson is crucial for developing social-emotional skills and fostering a supportive classroom environment.

Audience

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Trauma-Informed Teaching, Restorative Practices, Inquiry-Based Learning

Materials

Color paper strips, Video: Sesame Street: How to be a Good Friend, and Discussion Questions

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

  • Gather students in a circle.
  • Briefly introduce the topic: "Today, we're going to learn about how our actions can make others feel happy or sad."
  • Explain that they will watch a short video, have a discussion, and do a fun activity.

Step 2

Video Viewing

5 mins

Step 3

Discussion

5 mins

  • Use the discussion questions to guide a conversation about the video.
  • Encourage students to share their thoughts on how they can be good friends.

Step 4

Activity: Friendship Chain

5 mins

  • Provide each student with a strip of color paper.
  • Ask them to write or draw one way they can be a good friend, inspired by the video.
  • Connect the strips to form a 'Friendship Chain,' symbolizing how each act of friendship links us together.

Step 5

Closure

2 mins

  • Gather students back in a circle.
  • Reflect on the activity and discussion: "What did we learn about our actions today?"
  • Encourage students to try and do one good deed today.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions

A set of questions to guide a discussion on the impact of actions based on the video 'Sesame Street: How to be a Good Friend.'

What did you see in the video that showed how the characters were good friends?

Encourage students to think about how the characters listened to each other and worked together.







Can you think of a time when you helped a friend or a friend helped you? How did it make you feel?

Help students connect personal experiences to the concept of friendship.







What is one way you can be a good friend today?

Guide students to think of simple, actionable ideas they can implement.







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