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Making others feel welcome

I can make other people feel welcome and included.

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Making others feel welcome

I can make other people feel welcome and included.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Good friends help us to feel happy.
  2. People without good friends can feel lonely.
  3. We can help to stop people from being lonely by making everyone feel welcome.
  4. It’s important to include everyone, including people who are different to us.

Keywords

  • Friend - someone who cares for you, helps you and makes you feel happy

  • Include - to invite or welcome someone or something into a group or situation

  • Lonely - sadness from feeling like you're alone or that you don't belong

  • Welcome - to welcome someone is to happily invite them in and make them feel comfortable and as if they belong

Common misconception

Being alone means we are lonely.

Not everyone who is on their own, or who spends time on their own, is lonely. Having time alone is an important part of life. People often need time to themselves to think about things or to do things by themselves.


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Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

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This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words with the correct definitions.
Correct Answer:different,not the same as something else

not the same as something else

Correct Answer:kindness,being nice, caring and thinking about how others feel

being nice, caring and thinking about how others feel

Correct Answer:support,to provide help and encouragement to others

to provide help and encouragement to others

Correct Answer:trust,the belief that someone is reliable and honest

the belief that someone is reliable and honest

Q2.
What does it mean to listen to someone?
to talk over someone when they are saying something
Correct answer: to hear and try to understand what someone is saying
to ignore someone when they talk to us
Q3.
Which statements are true?
Friends never argue.
Correct answer: Friends do not always agree.
Friends always disagree with each other.
Correct answer: Friends can argue from time to time.
Q4.
What can we do if someone is unkind to a friend?
Correct answer: listen to our friend
ignore our friend
Correct answer: tell a trusted adult
shout at the person who has been unkind
Q5.
What is culture?
something that we can do
thoughts about something
Correct answer: the way of life for a group of people, including foods and language
treating others kindly and valuing their feelings, ideas and boundaries
Q6.
A good friend if we say no.
Correct Answer: stops, listens, respects, understands

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words with their definition.
Correct Answer:friend,someone who cares for you, helps you and makes you feel happy

someone who cares for you, helps you and makes you feel happy

Correct Answer:include,to invite or welcome someone or something into a group or situation

to invite or welcome someone or something into a group or situation

Correct Answer:welcome,to happily invite someone in and make them feel comfortable

to happily invite someone in and make them feel comfortable

Q2.
People without good friends can feel ...
Correct Answer: lonely, alone
Q3.
Which statements are true?
Being alone always means we are lonely.
Correct answer: Some people need time alone now and then.
We can't do anything to stop people feeling lonely.
We can include people in conversations to help them feel less lonely.
Q4.
How might we be able to stop people from feeling lonely?
Correct answer: We can introduce ourselves to them.
We can leave people out of our games.
Correct answer: We can invite them to be part of our games.
We can ignore them until they talk to us first.
Correct answer: We can be kind to everyone so that they feel welcome.
Q5.
Which statements are false?
Good friends help us to feel happy.
Correct answer: Good friends always make us feel sad.
It’s important to include everyone, including people who are different to us.
Correct answer: We should not include people who are different to us.
Q6.
Which examples are good ways to make someone new feel welcome?
Correct answer: "Hi my name is... what is your name?"
Correct answer: "Would you like to join in our football game?"
Correct answer: "I like your glasses, they look cool."
"Who are you? We don't like new people joining our class."
"Go away. I've got enough friends, I don't need anymore."