Friendships are important
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain why friends are important and why trust is important in friendships.
Key learning points
- Good friendships involve trust and communication.
- Making friends requires sharing and kindness.
- Listening is a key part of being a good friend.
- Friendships need kindness, care and time to stay strong.
- Friendships enrich our lives with support and joy.
Keywords
Support - providing help and encouragement to others
Kindness - being nice, caring and thinking about how others feel
Trust - the belief that someone is reliable and honest
Common misconception
Friendships don't require effort.
Friendships require effort, communication and mutual respect to grow and thrive.
Teacher tip
Remind pupils of times when they have helped each other or when they have been exceptionally kind to each other and celebrate these examples.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these statements about friendships are true?
Q2.How can we appreciate and celebrate our friends’ differences?
Q3.When we appreciate our friends we make them feel ...
Q4.What is a friend?
Q5.Complete the sentence with the missing word: qualities make each friend special.
Q6.Which word means not the same as something else?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is one quality of a good friend?
Q2.How can you make a friend?
Q3.Why is trust important in friendships?
Q4.What do friendships need to stay strong?
Q5.Which word means providing help and encouragement to others?
Q6.Complete the sentence: means being nice, caring and thinking about how others feel.
To help you plan your 1 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Friendships are important, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 1 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Friendships are important, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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