Being a good friend

Ages 6 to 8 Read together, then try alone · about 20 minutes

Read together

A good friend listens, shares, includes others and says sorry.

The Bible says a friend loves at all times (Proverbs 17:17).

Good friends are kind even when it is hard.

Do it

1. Make a list of five things a good friend does. Circle the one you are best at, and underline one to practise.
2. Role-play: a friend is left out at playtime. What can you say and do? Practise two ideas.
3. Practise listening: take turns telling a short story while the other only listens, then repeats back the main point.
4. Do one kind thing for a friend this week and write down what happened.

Talk about it

• How do you feel when a friend includes you?
• What can you do if a friend is sad?

For the grown-up

Friendship skills such as listening, sharing and including others are learned through practice and through the example of grown-ups. If your child is being left out or bullied, listen first, and talk with the school or group leader.

Mark as done

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Where this comes from

• Book of Proverbs 17:17 and Ecclesiastes 4:9 to 10
• Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), Framework for social and emotional learning (2020 update)

Written with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed. Please read it before sharing it with a child.