Primary Students are becoming more aware of the dynamics of friendships. They are less egocentric than younger children and can start to develop the empathy and emotional maturity needed to build relationships with their peers.
Students brainstorm a list of characteristics of a good friend. This lesson focuses on building vocabulary and understanding of what it takes to be a good friend.
Wanted: Good Friend:
After reading the story “Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend”, by Melanie Watt, students brainstorm a list of characteristics of a good friend. This lesson focuses on building vocabulary and understanding of what it takes to be a good friend.
This wordless video tells the story of an unlikely friendship that forms between a fox and a mouse. It would be a good conversation starter for what good friends do for one another.