Friendship counseling activities

Friendship building tools for children, to help with building stronger friendships and stop bullying.

This is friendship activity for middle school and upper elementary counseling and relationship building. Students learn the difference between true friends and toxic friendships. There is a reading and scenarios for students to determine if the friendships are true or toxic.

This worksheet provides students with an opportunity to reflect on the qualities that make a good friend, fostering empathy and understanding in their relationships. Take the time to discuss these prompts with your students or encourage them to complete the worksheet at home, promoting a deeper understanding of friendship dynamics. #FriendshipGoals #TrueFriends #BuildingConnections #whatmakesgood

Use this role playing to meet new friends printable to help kids practice different ways to break the ice and meet a potential new friend.

This free printable book about how to be a good friend is perfect way to get your kiddos thinking about what it means to be a good friend and have friends!

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Friendship building tools for children

It's important to teach your elementary students about building and maintaining friendships, but it's equally important to teach kids about what healthy friendships look like, and how to set boundaries. Learn more in this post about what resources, activities, and mentor texts I use to teach my students these important lessons on friendship.

Sometimes even with all of our preventative work, we might need to run a girls group for relational aggression (girl drama, friendship problems, mean girls, etc.). This research-informed small group counseling curriculum is awesome for helping develop healthy friendship skills among middle to upper elementary girls. The activities cover all of the negative behaviors girls sometimes engage in while remaining […]

Whether it's the beginning of the school year or anytime in the middle--this is one of my favorite activities to do with students. As much as school is about reading, writing, math, science, social studies, PE, art, music, and all the subjects--it's even more about the relationships that students build with their peers. No classroom is perfect because we are all learning! We start off with FRIENDSHIP TOWERS. At first I have some building blocks (you can use Jenga blocks, unifix cubes, really…

Looking for fun and meaningful Kindergarten friendship activities? You'll love these for your small group counseling activities or classroom lessons!

Help kids learn about different kinds of friendships with this Bullseye Friendship Printable which lets them evaluate the relationships in their life. This is a perfect hands-on activity for kids! Check out Coffee and Carpool to grab this free Friendship Printable for your kids now!

Friendship in a cup is the perfect back to school snack to make with your students. You can use the mini book provided and/or original poem to learn about the qualities of a good friend and to follow the directions to make this yummy snack. While you make it, you can read directions, work on teamwork and end up with something delicious. Your students can also predict, survey, graph, sequence and do a little math with their data. This would be great on the first day of school.

Use our Free Friendship Unit in your classroom to teach students the characteristics of a good friend and how to make the right choices at school and at home when it comes to navigating and maintaining friendships. This free friendship unit is perfect for back to school time or a refresher anytime during the school

Finding great team building activities can be challenging. This friendship wheel is a great way for children to collaborate and learn about each other as they create a beautiful friendship wheel.

Empathy is a critical skill for kids to develop and one of the hallmarks of emotional healing as detailed in the Grand Feelings Exit Plan (Signs of Emotional Health). The Empathy Map is a great way to get kids thinking about and understanding empathy for others. It is adapted from a business setting where it is used to understand clients but works great with kids.Here's What You Need A large sheet of paper or a board. Markers. Sticky notes. Pen/PencilHere's How To Set Up the Empathy Map (as…

Try my End of School Year Summertime Counseling Activity with your elementary students. My resource supports social emotional learning, and can be used as an individual or group counseling activity. This is a great way to help your students understand the connection between choices and consequences.

Celebrate Friendship Day with a bang by exploring our collection of "15+ Friendship Day Activities For Teens", dynamic activities tailored for teens. These engaging activities are designed to strengthen friendships, foster teamwork, and create lasting memories.