Friendship
What is friendship?
How might you feel if you were left out of a game and what can you do about it?
upset, angry, disappointed, frustrated
Ask the group if you could play, Find another job to do for the game, ask someone else to play with you
Nervous, worried, excited, scared, angry, disappointed, lonely
What are the 2 roads to compassion?
Sympathy and Empathy
Give some ways that you can ignore someone who is distracting you in class.
Use an office, move your seat, do not give them eye contact, do not laugh at what they are doing
True or False: If you buy someone a gift or give them money, they will automatically like you and want to be your friend.
False
When you are in class and you want to share an answer or have a question, what should you do?
Raise your hand, sit quietly
True or False: We can tell what another person is thinking and know why they are thinking that way.
False. The way we think is based on our experiences.
What is Sympathy?
When you can see how someone is feeling and you try to help them.
False
You need a friend to share your problems with. You don't want to talk with everyone about the problems you have and a real friend will _ _ _ _ _ _ and will try to give some useful advice.
Listen
Get a drink of water, take space, go to the bathroom, take deep breaths, talk to your teacher about the problem
Give an example of when you thought differently than someone you know (like a parent, teacher, friend, classmate, cousin etc.). What did you learn?
A thoughtful response
What is Empathy?
You feel how someone is feeling and you want to help them.
What is an apology?
When you admit when you made an error or a mistake.
How can you be a good friend?
Show respect, play nicely, share, have fun together, listen, treat others the way you want to be treated
If someone at school teases you about the way you are dressed, what should you do
Use an I statement, "I felt ____ when you made fun of me and I am asking you to stop.
Ignore the teasing, walk away, tell a teacher what happened and how you feel
Name one of the books that we read to help us learn about perspective taking.
Tale of Two Beasts
The Sandwich Swap
How can you show compassion?
You see someone in need and show that person kindness by helping, listening, including or doing something else to help them understand that you care.
Look at the person and use sincere voice
Acknowledge what you did
I am sorry for _________
I didn't want to hurt you.
Express Regret
I will try to make sure that I do not do it again.
How will you fix the problem.
What are some kind ways to let someone know that they are being too loud or that they are distracting you?
Ask the person to keep his/her voice down politely
Move your seat
Use a privacy shield
Give a nonverbal signal, finger to your lip
The kids playing soccer at recess are getting really rough pushing and shoving, what can you do?
What is Perspective Taking?
It allows us to see more than one way of looking at something.
Give a real life example of how one of your group members showed compassion.
A thoughtful answer.
Have two people in your group practice an apology.