Friendship for Kids

Starting Friendships

100

What are 2 things you could say to start a friendship

1. Hi, my name is...

2. Do you want to play together

3. Give them a compliment

200

What is something you could do or say if you want to join a group?

1. Ask if you could play

2. Notice what others are doing and try to join in

3. Make an on topic comment about the activity

300

Why is it important to say hi to people?

So others know you are talking to them

So others know you are friendly

400

What are 3 questions you could ask a person to get to know them better?

Examples: 

1. What sports do you like to play?

2. What tv shows or movies do you like?

3. What video games do you like to play?

Maintaining Friendships

100

What does it mean to maintain a friendship?

Working together to keep a friendship going

200

What do you look for in a friend?

Examples: a person is fun to be around

Plays sports

Likes video games

Someone I can trust

300

What do other people like about you?

Any positive quality

400

What do you do that is a good friendship behavior?

Any positive actions

Problem Solving

100

What would you do if you saw someone sitting by themselves looking sad?

Ask them to play

Ask them what is wrong

200

What are 2 things you could you do if you best friend wanted to play with another group of friends?

1. Play with someone else

2. Ask if you could play too

3. Play something else

4. Play by yourself

300

Your friend lets you borrow her crayons but now you can't find them. What can you do?

Apologize

Replace them

400

You and your friend want to play a game, you both want to go first, what can you do?

Rock, paper, scissors

Roll a dice

Let your friend go first