Description
This resource teaches middle school boys about building healthy friendships and how to cope with friendship issues.
✨ STUDENTS LEARN:
- The definition of friendship issues
- 4 reasons why problems happen in friendships
- How social media exacerbates friendship issues
- The 3 roles in conflict situations (“The Starter,” “The Joiner,” and “The Stopper”)
- The many types of friends
- The limits of teasing
- Why fights can turn physical and what to do
- How, when, and to whom to ask for help
- 7 tips for coping with friendship issues
✅ THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:
- A PowerPoint and digital for Google Slides™ presentation that teaches students all about healthy friendships for boys and common friendship issues. It defines friendship issues, explains why they happen, describes how social media can exacerbate them, teaches about the 3 roles in conflict situations (“the starter,” “the joiner,” and “the stopper”), describes the limits of teasing, explains why fights can turn physical, encourages students to ask for help, and teaches 7 tips for coping with friendship issues.
- 4 instructional posters to display in your space
- 10 half-sheet scenario cards with provided discussion questions
- 24 discussion cards in full color and black/white
- 4 differentiated worksheets in full color and black/white
- Alignment to ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors
