Celebrating Friendship: Making Compliment Cards

Celebrating Friendship: Making Compliment Cards

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand the importance of friendship and create compliment cards for your friends.

What do you already know about being a good friend?

What is Friendship?

Friendship is a special bond between people who care about each other, support each other, and have fun together.

Qualities of a Good Friend

A good friend is kind, helpful, listens, shares, and makes you feel happy.

Why Compliments Matter

Compliments make people feel good about themselves and strengthen friendships.

Brainstorming Compliments

Think of positive qualities about your friends and how they make you feel.

Designing Compliment Cards

Create colorful and creative compliment cards with thoughtful messages for your friends.

Sharing Compliments

Share the compliment cards with your friends and see how happy it makes them.

Reflecting on the Activity

Think about how it felt to give and receive compliments. What did you learn about friendship?

Empathy and Friendship

Understanding how others feel and showing empathy is an important part of being a good friend.

Respecting Differences

Friends may have different interests or backgrounds, but it's important to respect and appreciate these differences.

Being a Supportive Friend

Supporting your friends during tough times and celebrating their achievements strengthens your friendship.

Responsibility in Friendship

Taking responsibility for our actions and words is important in maintaining healthy friendships.

Friendship Circle Time

Gather in a circle and share positive experiences about your friends and the compliment cards you made.

Gratitude for Friendship

Express gratitude for the friends who make your life brighter and happier.

Friendship Song

Sing a song about friendship together to celebrate the special bond you share with your friends.

Reflection Time

Think about one thing you can do to be an even better friend to someone.

Homework Task

Write a thank you note to a friend, expressing appreciation for their friendship.

Reviewing Compliment Cards

Bring your compliment cards to class for a sharing session and reflection on the impact of giving compliments.

Lesson Conclusion

Recap the importance of friendship, expressing gratitude, and being a supportive and empathetic friend.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.