Starting Friendships
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
What does it mean to maintain a friendship?
Working together to keep a friendship going
What would you do if you saw someone sitting by themselves looking sad?
Ask them to play
Ask them what is wrong
How would you feel if your friend ignored you in the cafeteria?
Sad, confused, left out, annoyed, frustrated, embarrassed
What message is someone sending if they are yawning and looking away while you are talking?
They are bored or not interested in the conversation
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
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
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
How would you feel if your friend was playing with someone else?
Left out, sad, disappointed, mad, confused
What message is someone sending if their eyebrows are going down and their arms are crossed? They may also have a slight frown on their face.
They are angry
What is a compliment?
Saying something nice about someone else
What do other people like about you?
Any positive quality
Your friend lets you borrow her crayons but now you can't find them. What can you do?
Replace them
How would you feel if your friend got the new video game that you had been wanting forever?
jealous, sad, frustrated, happy
What message is someone sending if they put their hand or finger up when you try to approach them and talk to them. This typically happens if they are in the middle of talking to someone else
Wait a minute
Why is it important to say hi to people?
So others know you are talking to them
So others know you are friendly
What does it mean to be flexible in a friendship?
Letting others play what they want to play
Letting friends play with other kids
Playing a game you might not want to play but do it so you can still play together
Rock, paper, scissors
Roll a dice
Let your friend go first
How would you feel if you couldn't find part of a really big project that was due for Science class?
Frustrated, annoyed, upset, angry
How can you tell if a person is no longer interested in what you are talking about?
They change the topic, they start looking away
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?
What do you do that is a good friendship behavior?
Any positive actions
You are playing with your friend and you both want to play 2 different things. What can you do?
Play their game first and then play your game
Role a dice to see whose game to play first
Play something you both want to play
What are examples of a small problem, a medium problem and a big problem?
Medium: a friend says something mean to you
Big: a kid punches you at recess
How can you tell if someone is interested in what you are talking about? If someone is not interested anymore in the topic, what is one way to fix it?
2. ask a questions about the other person's interests