Repairing damaged friendships
I can explain how to repair damaged friendships.
Repairing damaged friendships
I can explain how to repair damaged friendships.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Sometimes a friendship can be damaged, and this can affect how we feel.
- A friendship could be damaged by a misunderstanding, unkind words or broken trust.
- To repair friendships, we need to listen, compromise and take responsibility for our actions.
- Unhealthy relationship traits are known as red flags.
- Sometimes we need to walk away from unhealthy friendships.
Keywords
Damaged - in this context, a friendship which has been hurt
Responsibility - to accept blame for something
Repair - to fix something
Compromise - an agreement where all people are happy
Red flag - a sign that a relationship is unhealthy
Common misconception
We should maintain all friendships.
Some friendships are unhealthy. It’s important to be able to spot red flags and know when to walk away from a friendship that makes us feel unhappy or unsafe.
To help you plan your year 5 rshe (pshe) lesson on: Repairing damaged friendships, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 5 rshe (pshe) lesson on: Repairing damaged friendships, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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- Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
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Adult supervision recommended
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a sign that a relationship is healthy
treating others kindly, valuing their feelings, ideas and boundaries
putting in effort to keep a relationship healthy and working
physical
discriminatory
emotional
physical
Exit quiz
6 Questions
in this context, a friendship which has been hurt
to accept blame for something
to fix something