Lesson Plan

Supporting Friends Activities

Students will learn how to support friends in need by discussing and practicing compassion and helpfulness.

This lesson emphasizes the importance of caring for others, building strong social-emotional skills essential for healthy relationships.

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Preparation

5 minutes

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

Step 2

Group Activity: Compassionate Conversations

8 minutes

Step 3

Reflection

2 minutes

Slide Deck

Welcome!

Introduce the slide deck by welcoming students and explaining that today we're going to learn about supporting our friends. Encourage the students to listen carefully to the pictures and simple phrases that will show how to be kind and empathetic.

What is Kindness?

Explain the following slide by discussing what kindness means. Ask the students if they have ever seen someone be kind to a friend.

What is Empathy?

Discuss empathy here. Tell students that empathy is trying to understand how someone else feels, and it helps us be kind friends.

Being a Good Friend

This slide reinforces the lesson by visually summarizing the importance of kindness and empathy. Describe how these actions help us be better friends.

Let's Share!

Conclude with an invitation for students to share examples of kind or empathetic actions they have observed or done for their friends. This invites group discussion.