Healthy Friendship Lesson and Activities

This resource is for teaching upper elementary students about healthy friendships and how to be an amazing friend. It focuses on identifying what friendship is, elements of a healthy friendship, discussing and generating examples of how to support and encourage friends, show trustworthiness, and be yourself.

Do you want to follow up this lesson with one all about boundaries and friendship problem solving? Check out this lesson here on friendship boundaries and problems.

The lesson includes:

•32 Slide presentation to guide discussion and activities with suggested scripting for each slide

•Independent reflection activities: printable worksheets & interactive Google Slides™

•Recommended book companion list

•Follow-up discussion questions printable (so teachers can continue the learning)

*You may wish to expand this into two lessons, depending on how much time you have, especially if you incorporate a book*

It is aligned to American School Counseling Association’s Mindsets & Behaviors, and the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning’s (CASEL) Core Competency of Relationship Skills.

The presentation is MAC and PC compatible with a Google Sides™ link included in the lesson plan. The presentation is NOT editable, although slides can be hidden or deleted.

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✨Glowing Praise for This Resource✨

“My students loved this lesson! I used it for a 4th grade small groups session and they were extremely engaged! Thank you so much for this!” ~Amber Miler

“This resource is very thorough and engaging. I needed a lesson that introduced important pieces that go into a friendship so ALL of our 3rd grade students could apply the ideas to their own relationships. […] Thank you!” ~Erin R.

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