Being a Good Friend

What You'll Learn

💕 Let's Think & Play! Give yourself a hug — you're a great thinker! 🤗 Today's adventure: social skills and relationship thinking! Here's what we'll do: 🖐️ LOOK at the fun activity below 🤔 THINK about what you see 🗣️ TALK about your ideas with someone ✏️ TRY the challenge — there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! 💪 Let's go! ⬇️

Key Concept: Social skills and relationship thinking

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Think About This

👫 Partner Drawing: Draw a picture together with a friend. You have to AGREE on what to draw and take TURNS. How did you decide?

Thinking Steps

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📖 Read!

Look at everything carefully. No rushing!

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🧩 Connect!

Does this remind you of something you already know?

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🖐️ Do It!

Time to try! Draw it, say it, or show it!

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🏆 Awesome!

You finished! What was your favorite part?

Key Points

Master social skills and relationship thinking

Apply emotional & social thinking in real situations

Build habits of emotional & social thinking

Key Vocabulary

Feeling

Something you feel inside — happy, sad, scared, excited

Kind

Being nice and caring about others

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Why This Matters in Real Life

When you hug a sad friend, you're using your heart AND your brain. That's a superpower! 💕

Talk About It

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

1Can you teach a stuffed animal about social skills and relationship thinking? They're a great audience! 🧸
2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs — up 👍 or down 👎!
3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! 🎨

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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OK to feel scared?