How to be a good friend
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe how to be a good friend and explain what a compromise is.
Key learning points
- Good friends listen to each other.
- Good friends care for and support each other.
- Good friends compromise with each other.
- Good friends celebrate each other's differences.
Keywords
Care - to be kind to someone
Support - to provide help and encouragement to others
Celebrate - to praise someone for who they are or something they have done
Compromise - an agreement where all people are happy
Common misconception
Compromise means everyone getting exactly what they want.
When we compromise, we often accept an imperfect situation. We have to give a little in order to help everyone get something of what they want.
Teacher tip
After the lesson, try to use the word compromise as many times as possible. It is a difficult piece of vocabulary, but is very useful to help pupils understand how to resolve conflict.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to their definition.
when someone repeatedly uses mean words or actions to hurt or upset
in this context, the person who is being bullied
to happily invite someone in and make them feel comfortable
Q2.Which of these statements are true?
Q3.Match the statements with whether they are true or false.
Friends can look different to us.
Friends must enjoy the same activities.
Friends must always agree.
Friends stop when we say no.
Friends care for and support us.
Q4.Which are examples of bullying?
Q5.Friends should...
Q6.A is an imaginary line separating what we will and won't allow.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words with their definition.
to be kind to someone
to provide help and encouragement to others
to praise someone for who they are or something they have done
Q2.A is an agreement where all people are happy.
Q3.Which statements are true?
Q4.How can we celebrate our friends' differences?
Q5.How can we show care for our friends?
Q6.Match the examples to whether they show being similar or different to friends.
they enjoy the same things
one person is taller than the other
they are the same gender
one person is from another country
To help you plan your 3 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: How to be a good friend, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 3 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: How to be a good friend, 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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