Lesson Idea | Being A Good Friend

'Being A Good Friend' Lesson Plan: Links to Statutory Guidance

Kidscape's resources have been carefully mapped to the statutory guidance for RSE, and the Programme of Study for PSHE Education as laid out by the PSHE Association. Following the lesson plans provides an easy way to meet key points in the guidance, while engaging your class with fun, interactive content. 'Being A Good Friend' meets the following targets:

PSHE
• H19 a varied vocabulary to use when talking about feelings; about how to express feelings in different ways
• H27 to recognise their individuality and personal qualities
• R10 about the importance of friendships; strategies for building positive friendships; how positive friendships support wellbeing
• R11 what constitutes a positive healthy friendship (e.g. mutual respect, trust, truthfulness, loyalty, kindness, generosity, sharing interests and experiences, support with problems and difficulties); that the same principles apply to online friendships as to face-to-face relationships
• R14 that healthy friendships make people feel included; recognise when others may feel lonely or excluded; strategies for how to include them
• R17 that friendships have ups and downs; strategies to resolve disputes and reconcile differences positively and safely
• R19 about the impact of bullying, including offline and online, and the consequences of hurtful behaviour
• R22 about privacy and personal boundaries; what is appropriate in friendships and wider relationships (including online)
• R30 that personal behaviour can affect other people; to recognise and model respectful behaviour online
• R31 to recognise the importance of self-respect and how this can affect their thoughts and feelings about themselves; that everyone, including them, should expect to be treated politely and with respect by others (including when online and/or anonymous) in school and in wider society; strategies to
improve or support courteous, respectful relationships
• R32 about respecting the differences and similarities between people and recognising what they have in common with others e.g. physically, in personality or background
• R33 to listen and respond respectfully to a wide range of people, including those whose traditions, beliefs and lifestyle are different to their own
• R34 how to discuss and debate topical issues, respect other people’s point of view and constructively challenge those they disagree with

Being A Good Friend: Lesson Plan

Subject: Being a good friend
Targeted Year Group: Yr 5-6
Length of lesson: 55 mins

Learning objectives:

• Recognise what being a good friend is
• Recognise in themselves when they have perhaps not been a good friend
• Set goals they can do themselves
• Share kindness in and outside of school

Time:
15 mins

Lesson structure:
Opening activity:
Split your young people into groups and distribute the ‘I will be a good friend’ cards on the table. Ask the children to look at the cards but not take one at this point.
Encourage them to answer questions on the ‘A Good Friend is…’ worksheet. After completing the worksheet, but before designing the poster, ask learners to take a card that appeals to them.

Teacher notes:
Encourage the children to answer questions on the ‘A Good Friend is…’ worksheet. Use your own examples, and share a story.

Time:
20 mins

Lesson structure:
A good friend is…? Explain, if needed, what each card means and ask the children to go around the room and act out what it says on their card. Explain that each act must be done with sincerity and genuineness. Once they have done that, swap the card with the person they spoke to and move on to
someone else.

Teacher notes:
Explain, if needed, what each card means and ask the children to go around the room and act out what it says on their card.

For further information about the lesson plan, please visit Kidscape website.