🤝 FRIENDSHIP

🧡Making and Keeping Good Friends

👫 What is a Friend?

A friend is someone you know, like, trust, and enjoy being around. 

🌈 What Makes a Good Friend?

A good friend is:

• ✅ Kind

• ✅ Helpful

• ✅ Honest

• ✅ Respectful

• ✅ Caring

• ✅ Someone who listens and plays with you

🧠 Can you describe your best friend using three of these words?

Why Friends Are Important

Friends help us grow! They:

• Make us laugh and feel loved.

• Teach us new things.

• Help us when we are sad or need something.

• Share games, food, and keep our secrets.

• Keep us company.

❗ Why We Can’t Always Be Friends with Everyone

We may not be friends with everyone we meet. Sometimes:

• We fight or argue

• We like different things or games

• We go to different schools or live far away

• We don’t understand each other

💬 That’s okay! Not all people will be close friends — but we can still be kind to everyone.

🧍🏽‍♂️ Obstacles to Friendship

Here are some things that can hurt a friendship:

• Telling lies

• Being selfish or mean

• Fighting or ignoring your friend

• Refusing to share

• Making fun of how someone looks or talks

🎯 Ask Yourself: Have you done any of these things before? What can you do to fix it?

💡 What Do You and Your Friends Have in Common?

We usually become friends with people who:

• Like the same games

• Eat the same food

• Live in the same area

• Go to the same school or church

• Are the same age or speak the same language

🔐 How Do We Keep Our Friends?

To stay close with our friends, we must:

• 🤝 Be kind and helpful

• 🧂 Share what we have

• 🤫 Keep secrets safe

• 😇 Be honest

• 🧼 Apologize when we make mistakes

• 🤗 Be respectful and listen

💬 “If you want a good friend, be one first!”

🧠 Proverbs and Sayings About Friendship

🗣️ “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
🗣️ “Friends are the family we choose.”
🗣️ “Two heads are better than one.”
🗣️ “A single bracelet does not jingle.” (We are better together.)

📝 Activities to Try!

1. Draw a picture of you and your best friend playing together

2. Write a list of what makes you a good friend

3. Role-play: What do you do if your friend is sad or angry?

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