Friendship
What is friendship?
How would someone feel if they were left out of a game?
sad mad
Name one rule of conversation
•Trade Information
•Ask open-ended questions
•Ask follow-up questions
•Don't be repetitive
•Listen to your friend
•Don't police
•Don't tease
•Be a little more serious when you're first getting to know someone
•Use good volume control
•Have good body boundaries
•Make good eye contact
What is topic surfing?
the skill of shifting the topic when we can see that our conversation partner is not interested
Who is Spongebob Squarepants' best friend?
Patrick
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
You are playing a game at a park with people from school. Name 2 things that might happen if you lose and you get really angry.
People will see that you get angry when you lose, they might not invite you to play again
Name one way that you trade information
•Ask the other person about his/herself
•Answer your own questions
•Find common interests
•Share the conversation
•Don't be a conversation hog
•Don't be an interviewer
•Don't get too personal at first
•Access their interest
what is topic radar?
Topic Radar teaches us to think about/look for topics the person we're talking to is most interested in.
Which is the fastest land animal
cheetah
True or false: For someone to be your friend, you need to talk to them every day.
False
What are the steps to joining a group game? Name at least 2
•1. Observe the person you want to play with
•2. Put your body near them
•3. Bring over a toy or object to play with (or think about if you want to play with what they’re using)
•4. Greet them by saying “hey” or “hi” and say their name
•5. Ask if you can join them or if they want to play with you
Why is it important to listen to your friend talking?
When you listen it shows you are interested in your friend
How can we tell if someone is interested in our conversation? (3)
Look at their:
•eye contact
•body language
•listen to their responses to be sure they are interested.
This reptile can change its body color to camouflage itself.
Chameleon
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
What makes a good team member?
1.Open to new ideas
2.Listen to others
3.Confidence
4.Cooperation
5.Patience
Why is it important to use good volume control when having a conversation?
Don't speak too loud to the person or they might get annoyed or bothered
They might end up avoiding you
They might feel embarrassed
What is the conversation measuring cup?
The conversation measuring cup helps us read the situation to know if we can talk for a long or short amount of time.
What kind of fish are Nemo and his dad?
Clownfish
Your friend stops talking to you at school and you don't know why. What can you do?
1. Talk to your friend and ask them if something is wrong
2. Apologize if we did something to hurt their feelings.
Role Play: How you would ask a friend to play
•1. Observe the person you want to play with
•2. Put your body near them
•3. Bring over a toy or object to play with (or think about if you want to play with what they’re using)
•4. Greet them by saying “hey” or “hi” and say their name
•5. Ask if you can join them or if they want to play with you
Role play how to start a conversation with a friend
1. Greet peer
2. Ask how they are doing?
3. Share something about yourself
What are the 2 W's?
Small talk conversation topics:
Weather
Weekend
What is one thing you have learned about one of your peers?
Judge decides by asking the person if its true.
For example:
Rochelle likes Jurassic park
Toren's highlight is eating icecream or going swimming
Emme likes the simpsons/likes to eat chips before ssg
Hannah likes pandas
Lena likes to be called magpie (loves dogs)
Arya likes to play video games
Ayyan likes to watch the angry birds movie