Friendship Problem Solving

What You'll Learn

🧠 Your two best friends are fighting and both want you to pick a side. What do you do? Social problems are some of the hardest to solve — but thinking skills help! Understanding navigating social challenges is one of the building blocks of strong thinking. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Navigating social challenges

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Think About This

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves navigating social challenges. Your teacher asks the class to think about it. What do you notice? What questions pop into your head?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about navigating social challenges. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Master navigating social challenges

Apply emotional & social thinking in real situations

Build habits of emotional & social thinking

Key Vocabulary

Feeling

Something you feel inside, like happy or sad

Kind

Being nice to others

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Why This Matters in Real Life

People use emotional social skills at home, at school, and at work. Every time you practice, you're getting ready for the future!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain navigating social challenges to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is the main idea of navigating social challenges?