Friendship activities for 3rd grade

Teaching friendship skills to primary students starting with understanding how to be a friend and what to look for in a friend.

Help students make connections by trying counseling activities using paper chains. Check out four simple interactive activities.

Skittles Game for Kids to Encourage Kindness and Friendship by having meaningful discussions and conversations about hard topics. This is perfect for youth groups, Scouts, classrooms and family dinners. #skittlesgames #skittles #kindness #discussion #familydinner #scouts #coffeeandcarpool #kindness

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…

We spend a lot of time talking to our children and students about the importance of friendship: making and keeping friends. Sometimes, we spend time talking

Do you have students that don’t quite understand what friendship is? This friendship SEL lesson guidance lesson is an interactive way to help students understand how to be a friend and healthy friendship traits. It also makes for an excellent companion to any picture book about friendship that you love for a social-emotional learning extension. […]

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!

I wanted to do a week of kindness in my classroom this year, and these ideas were awesome! so many kindess week activities to choose from!! #weekofkindness #kindnessactivities

Calling 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade teachers! These Stick and Stone activities created by Clutter-Free Classroom as part of their Starts With a Story collection are a great companion to Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld’s picture book. This mentor text is perfect for teaching elementary students friendship, compare and contrast and making connections. Pair the printable worksheets and teaching tips with a quick anchor chart idea to make the most of your reading lesson. Check out this post to learn…

Teaching Resource: Reflect on how a good friend acts with this charming friendship writing exercise.