Friendship Lessons & Social Skills Activities for 3-5 - How to Make Friends

This Relationships & Friendship SEL curriculum BUNDLE for Grades 3-5 includes the PRINTABLE VERSION & a DIGITAL VERSION. Use both perfectly-aligned resources together to teach older kids about developing strong relationships with their teacher and peers, how to be a good friend and how to make friends, as well as practice ways to be an effective communicator and how to cooperate and work well in a group.

Check out the PRINTABLE Relationships & Friendship curriculum for 3-5 filled with a variety of thought-provoking lessons, discussions, community building ideas, and tons of engaging activities.

Check out the DIGITAL Relationships & Friendship SEL curriculum for 3-5 that includes digital, interactive activities for Google Slides & Interactive PowerPoint files.

Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE $, instead of buying the two resources separately!

The lessons and activities work great for morning classroom meetings or end of the day lessons, school counselors and classroom teachers, and older kids in grades 3-5, both in the classroom and at home learning remotely.

Look at the individual product PREVIEWS and VIDEOS for a look at each SEL resource up close and the variety of lessons and activities included!

What do the PRINTABLE & DIGITAL Relationships & Friendship Resources cover?

Lesson 1: Teacher-Student Relationship

★Kids will learn to understand what a relationship is and why the teacher-student one is important. They will work on this relationship together through get to know you activities and open discussions.

Lesson 2: Communication Skills

★Kids will learn to understand the importance of effective communication skills in building relationships. They will practice and demonstrate these skills with others.

Lesson 3: What is a Friend?

★Kids will learn to describe what a friend is and the qualities they possess. They will identify ways that they can be a good friend and work towards that goal.

Lesson 4: Making & Keeping Friends

★Kids will learn to describe specific behaviors and strategies they can use to help them make friends. They will understand that there are dilemmas and ways that they can be avoided.

Lesson 5: Collaboration & Teamwork

★Kids will learn to understand the importance of collaboration and teamwork in the classroom. They will work cooperatively with others for a common goal.

Activities included in the PRINTABLE Relationships & Friendship unit:

• Discussion Starters cards
• Lesson Challenge Task Cards
• Anchor chart pieces & examples
• Reflection Journal
• Bulletin board ideas & materials
• Literature connections & writing activities
• Tons of linked videos to support lessons
• Games - Bingo & Board
• Scenario task cards
• Posters
• Foldable craftivity
• Vocabulary lesson
• Friendship quote banner
• Ice Breaker activities
• Student survey & Questionnaire
• & more!

Activities included in the DIGITAL Relationships & Friendship resource:

• Thought Starters & Challenges
• Digital anchor charts
• Related Book List of Read Aloud Videos
• Student questionnaire & survey
• Friendship Mantra posters
• Ice Breaker games
• Online cooperative games
• Vocabulary posters
• Scenario activities
• Reflection journal
• Lesson posters
• "Think Before You Speak" Poster & Boardgame
• Communication video series
• Listening activities
• Video read aloud & responses
• Brainstorming activities
• Friendship Qualities Matching activity
• Friendship writing templates
• & more!

How to Use DIGITAL SEL:

• Kids can complete assignments digitally after a classroom, small group, or one-on-one lesson
• Beneficial for one-to-one classrooms
• It can be used to further an individual's independent practice of social-emotional skills: in the classroom, in a homeschool setting, or in counseling sessions.

Comes with READY-FOR-YOU Google Slides & Interactive PowerPoint Lessons:

• Comes with instructions for Google Classroom with Google Slides - You will receive a file with links to create copies of the Google Slides to use in your Google Classroom.
• You will also receive interactive PowerPoint files that can be added to your preferred online platform and used as you see fit.
• Assign the activities using your online classroom account and use it with Chromebooks, computers, iPads, tablets, phones, or interactive whiteboards.

It can be used with other similar platforms to support 1:1 classrooms in delivering a meaningful social-emotional learning program.

DISCLAIMER: The video links to the read-alouds and supplemental lesson content are subject to change at any time. Proud to be Primary is not the creator of these videos, and therefore the links may be removed by the creators or authors of the content at any time at their discretion. If you find a broken link in the resource, please let us know by leaving a Q&A, and try searching YouTube for an alternate video to watch instead. Read alouds online are also available for teachers via the library website Hoopla.

Benefits of Using DIGITAL Social-Emotional Resources:

• Kids learn to use different digital methods and devices
• Gain practice and skills working and interacting online
• Provides 1:1 classrooms with meaningful digital activities
• Supports school counselors and provides materials for sessions
• Provides families with additional tools to support older kids at home
• Works well in a homeschool setting
• Supports remote and distance learning

mind+heart digital aligns with the CASEL framework of the 5 core competencies for SEL. It provides educators with an affordable and accessible option that is structured and highly effective in 3-5 classrooms.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Tiffany V. says, "My 5th graders absolutely loved this SEL curriculum. We finished our district's SEL curriculum before the school year ended, so I began using these SEL units. My students enjoyed this curriculum so much more than Second Step. We had great discussions and they were able to transfer their learning to real life. I will for sure be incorporating this SEL curriculum throughout the entire school year this upcoming school year."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Felica C. says, "I love how this comes with lessons plans to follow with different ideas and activities to follow with the lesson. Great resource"

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Terms of Use: This product is licensed for single classroom use ONLY unless multiple licenses are purchased. Your purchase grants you a license to use in a secure, password-protected online platform (such as Google Classroom) with your students only. You may not transfer or share with another teacher or use it for commercial purposes (Outschool, etc.).

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