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      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can describe the features of a good friend and a good listener.

      Key learning points

      1. A good friend is kind.
      2. A good friend listens.
      3. A good friend stops what they're doing if we say no.

      Keywords

      • Kind - treating other people well and thinking about their feelings

      • Listen - to hear and try to understand what someone is saying

      Common misconception

      A good friend always wants to do the same things as us.

      No-one is identical. It's ok if our friends want to do different activities to us. We might even enjoy doing what other people want to do.

      Teacher tip

      Refer to your school's policy around bullying or behaviour to help explain why the school has the rules that it does and how your classroom practices help students to be good friends in and outside of the classroom.

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      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      A good friend uses kind .

      Correct Answer: hands, words, feet

      Q2.
      What does a good friend do when you're playing?

      runs away
      Correct answer: shares
      breaks your toy

      Q3.
      Match the feeling to the action.

      Correct Answer:happy,when my friend shares with me
      Correct Answer:sad,when no one wants to play with me
      Correct Answer:angry,when someone breaks my toy

      Q4.
      What do you do if you see your friend upset?

      Correct answer: tell an adult
      laugh at them
      Correct answer: ask if they want to play
      run away

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      What does a good friend do when you're talking?

      talks over you
      Correct answer: looks at you
      ignores you

      Q2.
      What does a kind friend do?

      Correct answer: shares
      ignores you when you are stuck
      Correct answer: stops what they're doing when you say no
      only lets some people have a turn

      Q3.
      Match the action with the correct response.

      Correct Answer:A friend says, "No, I don't like that.",You stop what you're doing.
      Correct Answer:A friend shares their toy with you.,You thank them and play together.
      Correct Answer:A friend wants to do something different,You say "that's ok" and find something else to do.

      Q4.
      Which word means treating other people well and thinking about their feelings?

      Correct Answer: kind, being a good friend, kindness, being kind

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