Learning Outcomes

1. That the child should be enabled to: explore the advantages/disadvantages of friendships.
2. That the child should be enabled to: identify the differences between acquaintances and friends.
3. That the child should be enabled to: explore the importance of friendship.

Introduction

• Teacher will illicit prior knowledge from the class based on friendship and how it can evolve over time.
• WALT – identify the qualities of a good friend.
• Teacher will play short stimulus video clip based on the differences between friends and acquaintances.

Development

• Teacher will invite the class to create a ‘conversation circle’ in the class. All tables moved back and chairs all facing each other in a big circle.
• Teacher will guide discussion based on friendship and encourage the children to share their opinions.
• Children invited to change seats if they know someone who is very shy/friendly/lonely etc:
• Children encouraged to think, pair and share some of their thoughts/feelings on friendship. Again, teacher will guide discussion and present the class with one question at a time to think, pair, share ideas.
• Children seperated into mixed ability groups and presented with iPads, each group invited to collaborate and participate in friendship online Kahoot! Quiz – https://create.kahoot.it/details/the-good-friend-quiz/fcb0a154-2c33-4753-b806-f7af0c99b78e

Plenary

• Cognitive: Recap of the lesson, children asked to share what they have learned in their own words.
• Social: All desks to be tidied, iPads returned. Children asked to prepare for the next lesson.