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How Do I Act Like a Friend? Lesson PlanHow Do I Act Like a Friend? Lesson Plan
Publisher
Missouri Department of Elementary
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Grade
K
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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Duration
30 mins
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How Do I Act Like a Friend?

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Familiar puppets set the stage for a thoughtful discussion about friendship. To show what they know, scholars role-play scenarios. Peers offer a thumbs up when they view positive character traits exhibit good friend behavior.  

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

friendship, peers, relationships, relationship skills, social awareness, social-emotional learning, kindness, respect, caring, compassion, character traits

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite pupils to draw a picture of one of the scenarios they discussed
  • Challenge learners to keep their eye out for acts of friendship, direct them to continue giving thumbs ups to further encourage positive behavior
  • Sing the Friendship song during brain breaks to refresh minds and bodies, as well as remind participants to be good friends

Classroom Considerations

  • Second of four lessons in a series that examines friendship
  • Use the same puppets from lesson one

Pros

  • The song is sung to the catchy tune, "If You're Happy and You Know It"
  • Strips provide space to write your scenarios

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.K.6

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