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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Developing Friendships

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners listen to the book Friends and discuss how to make friends and the characteristics of good friends. In this friends lesson, students listen to the story and practice role playing on how to make friendships.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bar Codes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify five good qualities of a friend, four helping activities and carry out an activity to help a friend.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

New Friends Bingo

For Students 1st - 4th
In this friends worksheet, students find someone who does the thing asked of in each box and writes their name down. Students complete this for 24 boxes.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Circle of Friends

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students investigate the meaning of friendship and how to make friends. In this friendship lesson, students make Venn Diagrams showing the similarities and differences of characters in two stories. They discuss their own circle of friends.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Friendly Relationships

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students compare and contrast the difference between a stranger, an acquaintance, and a friend. Through class discussion, they identify the difference in how you behave around strangers, acquaintances, and friends. Student participate in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Needs Friends?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss how to be a good friend to others. They create a list of characteristics to use in more future lessons. They reflect on they type of friend they are in journal writings.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

English Vocabulary Skills: Friends

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students practice their English vocabulary skills. In this friends vocabulary lesson, students review words regarding friends and act out an English speaking scene.
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Activity
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Lion and the Mouse"

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Read this traditional fable of "The Lion and the Mouse" to learn that even little friends can do great things. Two illustrated versions are provided. Both include the same text, but one has traditional illustrations while the other has...
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Website
Live Wire Media

Good Character: Friendship

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know what it takes to be a good friend? Talk about this with your friends and classmates with the help of the several questions and detailed notes provided at this website.
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Website
Live Wire Media

Good Character: Being Friends

For Students Pre-K - 1st
There are certain things you must do in order to be a good friend. Find a list of these things at this website as well as questions and activity ideas that will help you discuss friendship with classmates and family.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Summer of Possibilities: Friends & Neighbors Packet: Grades 1 and 2

For Students K - 1st
Use these friends & neighbors-themed activity sheets to allow children to choose their own learning adventures.