Lesson Plan
Friendship Building 101 Lesson Plan
Empower 8th graders with pro-social skills through interactive activities condensed into 15-minute sessions, ensuring key friendship concepts are quickly introduced and reinforced.
Short, focused sessions help maintain student attention while still delivering essential skills for building positive peer relationships.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Condensed Materials and Key Visuals
15 minutes
Step 1
Session 1: Introduction to Friendship
15 minutes
Step 2
Session 2: Recognizing Emotions and Empathy
15 minutes
Step 3
Session 3: Communication Skills
15 minutes
Step 4
Session 4: Conflict Resolution
15 minutes
Step 5
Session 5: Building and Maintaining Friendships
15 minutes

Slide Deck
Session 1: Introduction to Friendship
Session 2: Recognizing Emotions and Empathy
Session 3: Communication Skills
Session 4: Conflict Resolution
Session 5: Building and Maintaining Friendships

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Lesson Plan
Friendship Fun for Everyone Lesson Plan
Help a student with kindergarten-level reading build foundational friendship skills through simple, visual, and interactive activities over 5 sessions of 15 minutes each.
Individualized one-on-one instruction allows the student to receive targeted support for developing empathy, communication, and friendship behaviors in a clear, accessible format.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Simplified Materials and Visual Supports
15 minutes
Step 1
Session 1: What is a Friend?
15 minutes
Step 2
Session 2: Recognizing Feelings
15 minutes
Step 3
Session 3: Talking and Listening
15 minutes
Step 4
Session 4: Solving Problems Together
15 minutes
Step 5
Session 5: Being a Good Friend Every Day
15 minutes

Slide Deck
Session 1: What is a Friend?
Session 2: Recognizing Feelings
Session 3: Talking and Listening
Session 4: Solving Problems Together
Session 5: Being a Good Friend Every Day

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