Making Friends
T or F : Your Family members can be your Friends
TRUE
T or F : It's a great idea to invite your friends over to just sit on the couch?
FALSE
T or F : IF someone is using something that you want to use, it is okay to just take it from them
FALSE
T or F : It is unfair to tell a friend that they can only be friends with you
TRUE
T or F: You will NEVER have a fight or argument with a friend or family member
FALSE
If you can't say something________, don't say ____________ at all.
NICE
ANYTHING
Don't make___________ that you don't intend to keep
Promises: If you make a promise, keep it!
When taking turns, ________________ gets to play
EVERYONE
When you want something that someone else has , and you are mad about it, this is called being __________.
JEALOUS
Before you _ _ _ _ _ be smart. It's hard to _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ _ heart.
Before you SPEAK be smart. It's hard to FIX a BROKEN heart.
What are the first 3 things that you do when making a new friend
Introduce yourself with a greeting
Give a REAL compliment
Make small talk
Just like cars need to be maintained ( cleaned, gas, fixed when broken) so do friendships. List 3 things you can do to maintain a friendship
Accept your friends for who they are; Respect your friends feelings; Spend time with your friend; Be honest; Listen; Admit when you are wrong and apologize
List 3 different situations when you would take turns
playing games
working on group projects
having conversations
List 3 ways you can handle it in a positive way, if your friend makes plans with someone else
be a good sport; tell your friend that you hope they have a good time; find something else to do
List 3 unhealthy ways to solve a problem and then 3 healthy ways to solve a problem
Unhealthy: getting angry, yelling, calling names, hitting
Healthy: talking about it, compromises, getting advice, spend time away
What should you do?
There's a new girl/boy who just moved in down the street. What would you do?
Smile and introduce yourself; give them a compliment; make small talk; discover common interests; make a plan
What should you do?
Your friend is upset because they are sick and are going to miss your birthday party
Listen to your friend and respect their feelings- tell them NICELY that everything will be ok; Offer to bring them a piece of birthday cake; Make a plan to get together after they are feeling better
What should you do?
You and your brothers/sisters want to make some cookies. This involves baking, cleanup, and eating. What should you do?
Take turns measuring and stirring; asking politely if you can have a turn; clean up together; share the cookies equally
What should you do?
Your friend gets invited to play soccer with some other kids at recess
ask if you can play too; tell your friend to have fun and you will play with them later; go and play with somebody else
What should you do?
You and a friend get together to hang out. You can't decide between bowling or going to the movies. What should you do?
Talk about the options; Make a compromise; get some help from someone else if you can't work it out together
What should you NOT do?
There's a new girl/boy who just moved in down the street. What would you NOT do?
Be shy and ignore them; Say Hi with a grumpy face; leave them out when everyone is playing together
What should you NOT do?
Your friend is upset because they are sick and are going to miss your birthday party
Get mad and yell at them for not coming; tell them that you can't be friends
What should you NOT do?
You and your brothers/sisters want to make some cookies. This involves baking, cleanup, and eating. What should you NOT do?
take the mixer away from someone without asking; do all the measuring yourself; refusing to help clean up; take 3 cookies when everyone else only gets 2
What should you NOT do?
Your friend gets invited to play soccer with some other kids at recess.
Get jealous and tell your friend that you won't be friends with them anymore if they go play soccer; make them feel guilty for not playing with you; throw a fit or say mean things
What should you NOT do?
You and a friend get together to hang out. You can't decide between Bowling or going to the movies. What should you NOT do?
Argue and yell at each other; Say " if you don't do what I wanna do then I'm not going to hang out with you"