Lesson video

Hello, I'm Miss Kumar, and I'm so pleased that you've chosen to learn with me today.

Today's lesson is called "Friendships are Important" and it's taken from our unit "Healthy Relationships: What Makes a Good Friend?" I really hope that you are doing this lesson with a trusted adult.

There might be some parts of today's lesson that make you feel a little bit upset or worried.

If that does happen, please pause the video and speak to your trusted adult.

Before we begin any learning, let's just remind ourselves of our ground rules.

Laura says, "Listen to others." We must make sure that we have our best listening ears on and that we take turns to speak.

Andeep says, "Respect privacy." We really mustn't share anything that people have talked about outside of the classroom.

Jacob reminds us, "No judgement ." This should be a safe space for us to talk, but we mustn't laugh or make anyone feel silly for the things that they say, and Izzy says, "Choose your level of participation." If you don't want to answer a question, or you prefer to listen, that's absolutely fine.

Nobody should be made to do anything.

The outcome for today's lesson is "I can explain why friends are important and why trust is important in friendships." Throughout today's lesson, you might notice that there are some words that are slightly darker on the screen than others.

That's because these are important keywords.

Today's keywords are support, kindness, and trust.

Let's have a quick look at what they all mean.

Support.

Support is providing help and encouragement to others.

Kindness.

Kindness is being nice, caring, and thinking about how others feel.

And trust.

Trust is the belief that someone is reliable and honest.

Today's lesson is split into three parts.

Let's start with part one, why do we need friends? Friends are important because they make us happy.

Playing, laughing, and talking with friends makes every day that much more fun.

Friends are also important because they support each other.

Good friends help when someone is sad, or feeling tired, or just needs a hand.

Friends can also make us feel safe and loved.

When we have friends, we never feel alone.

Friends are also fun to share things with.

Sharing makes games and playtime better for everyone.

Time for our first check for understanding.

What is one reason we need friends? A, they give us toys, b, they make us famous, or c, they support us? Pause to have a think.

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The answer is c, they support us.

Let's have another check for understanding.

What is missing from the list of why friends are important? We've got they are fun to share with and they make us happy.

You can pause to have a think.

Just press Play when you're ready to move on.

The answers are, they make us feel safe and loved and they support each other.

Well done if you got your answers correct.

Who is a friend that you are thankful for today? Aisha says, "I am really thankful for Izzy as I was feeling sad today and she asked if I needed a hug.

It made me feel happier and supported." Izzy says, "I'm thankful for Aisha as she made me feel included in a game that she was playing with someone else this morning." How do friends make us feel? A, angry and upset, b, happy and supported, or c, lonely and sad? You can pause to think.

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I hope that you guessed that the answer was b, happy and supported.

That brings us to the first task for today's lesson, Task A.

Think of two reasons why your friends are important to you.

Share them with a partner.

You can pause to have a think.

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How did you get on? You may have told your partner, "Friends are important to me because they support me when I'm sad and they help me when I need a hand." Well done if your answers were along those lines.

That brings us to the second part of today's lesson, "How can I build strong friendships?" There are lots of different things we can do to be a good friend.

We can share.

That might be sharing toys or sharing our time.

We can be kind, using kind words and making sure that we think of each other.

We can help, especially when our friends are struggling.

We can say sorry.

Sometimes friends do fall out, but it's important to make sure we say sorry and repair if we need to.

We can listen.

Making sure that we don't interrupt and that we really listen when our friends are talking to us can make them feel valued.

We can be fair by taking turns, for example, when we're playing a game.

By being a good friend, we can build strong friendships.

How do your friends show you that they are a good friend? Aisha says, "Izzy shows me she's a good friend by being kind to me, which always makes me feel happy and respected." Izzy says, "Aisha shows me she's a good friend by listening to me, which makes me feel like she cares about what I have to say." Complete the sentence with the missing word.

Listening is important when building strong friendships because it shows you blank about what your friend says.

You can pause to have a think.

Just press play when you're ready to move on.

The missing word is care.

Listening is important when building strong friendships because it shows you care about what your friend says.

We can make friends when we are kind, share, and play nicely together.

Start by smiling and saying, "Hi, what's your name?" Be kind and invite them to play by saying, "Do you want to play?" Let your friend talk and take turns when playing.

You can say, "You go first, then it's my turn." Have fun together.

You can say, "I love playing games with you." What is one way to make a friend? A, by ignoring others, b, by sharing toys, or c, by taking toys? You can pause to have a think.

Just press Play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is b, by sharing toys.

Well done if you've got that correct.

Just like a plant needs water and sunshine to grow, friendships need kindness, care, and time for them to grow and stay strong.

How can we take care of our friendships? You can pause to have a think.

Press Play when you're ready to move on.

There are lots of things that we can do to take care of friendships.

We can choose to be kind by saying nice things and helping our friends when they need us, our friends and us will feel happy.

Here's an example.

"I like playing games with you" is a nice thing to say.

We can share and take turns.

Sharing toys, games, and ideas helps our friendships to grow.

Here's an example of sharing.

"You can have a turn with my crayons." We can listen to each other.

Friends listen and care about each other's feelings.

For example, "What game do you want to play today?" shows that you care about the other person's feelings and their interests.

We can say sorry when we need to.

If we make a mistake, saying "I'm sorry" can help us to fix things.

For example, "I didn't mean to take your toy.

I'm sorry." We can spend time together.

Playing, laughing, and having fun helps to keep friendships strong.

For example, "Let's build a tower together" is a great team building thing to do.

Ask for help.

Always ask a trusted adult if you need any help with friendships.

Start each day by being kind.

Think, who can you be a great friend to today? Which of these is not a way to build a strong friendship? A, share and take turns, b, ask for help, c, be bossy, or d, say sorry when you need to? You can pause to have a think.

Just press Play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is c, be bossy.

Being bossy is not a good way to build a strong friendship.

That brings us to the second task for today's lesson, Task B.

For each statement Jacob says, write a reply Lucas could say to help build a strong friendship.

Jacob says, "Do you want to build a tower with me?" What could Lucas reply? Jacob says, "I can't tie my shoelaces." What could Lucas reply? And Jacob says, "I've lost my favourite pencil." Again, what could Lucas reply? You can pause the video to do this task.

Just press play when you're ready to see some answers.

How did you get on? Let's take a look at some possible answers together.

When Jacob says, "Do you want to build a tower with me?" Lucas could reply, "Yes, I'd love to." When Jacob says, "I can't tie my shoe laces," Lucas could reply, "I can help you." When Jacob says, "I've lost my favourite pencil," Lucas could reply, "You can use mine." Well done if your answers were along those lines.

That brings us to the third and final part of today's lesson.

Why is trust important? Trust can help our friends to feel safe, happy, and cared for.

Trust is one of the most important things in any friendship.

We can show trust in friendships by telling the truth.

Friends shouldn't lie to each other or try to trick each other.

We can show that we are reliable.

That means keeping our promises and showing up when we say we will.

Friends can support each other.

That means when a friend needs help, they can trust you to be there.

Friends can be kind and gentle.

That means that a friend should be able to trust that we won't hurt their feelings.

Friends show trust in what they say or what they do.

For example, "I didn't take your toy, but I'll help you find it." This friend is showing that they are trustworthy and can support.

"I said I would play with you today, and here I am." This friend is being trustworthy and reliable.

"I will help you pick up the pencils." This is a friend being supportive.

"I won't laugh at you if you make a mistake." This is a friend being supportive again.

All of these different things show a trusting friendship.

What does it mean to be a trusted friend? A, keeping your promises to a friend, b, only supporting a friend sometimes, or c, always letting a friend win games? You can pause to have a think.

Just press Play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is a, keeping your promises to a friend.

How can you show your friend that they can trust you? A, be kind but never tell the truth, b, change your mind all the time, c, be kind and always tell the truth, or d, be unkind and always tell the trut? You can pause to have a think.

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The answer is c, you can show your friend that they can trust you by being kind and always telling the truth.

Well done if you got that correct.

That brings us to the third and final task for today's lesson, Task C.

For part one, read each statement and decide if it is true or false.

The statements say, "If a friend makes a promise, they should try their best to keep it." Is that true or false? "Friends should always try to support each other." True or false? "You can be a good and trusted friend if you are unkind and lie." True or false? "Trust makes friendships stronger." True or false? "And if you break your friend's toy by accident, you should hide it and not tell them." True or false? You can pause the video to do this task.

When you're ready to see the answers, just press Play.

Let's have a look at the answers together.

Your answers should look like this.

"If a friend makes a promise, they should try their best to keep it" is true.

"Friends should always try to support each other" is true.

"You can be a good and trusted friend if you are unkind and lie," this is false.

"Trust makes friendships stronger," this is true.

And "If you break a friend's toy by accident, you should hide it and not tell them," this is false.

Well done If you've got those answers correct.

For part two, correct the false statements to show that trust is important in friendships.

The false statements were, "You can be a good and trusted friend if you are unkind and lie." And "If you break your friend's toy by accident, you should hide it and not tell them." You can pause the video to correct these two statements.

And when you're ready to see the answer, just press Play.

Your corrected statements could include, instead of, "You can be a good and trusted friend if you are unkind and lie," it should say, "You can be a good and trusted friend if you are kind and honest." And instead of, "If you break your friend's toy by accident, you should hide it and not tell them," it should say, "If you break your friend's toy by accident, you should tell them and say sorry." Well done if you got the answers correct.

You've reached the end of today's lesson.

Before we finish, let's just remind ourselves of what we've learned.

We need friends for lots of reasons.

They can support us, cheer us up if we feel sad, and help us feel safe and loved.

Making friends requires sharing, kindness, and listening.

Friendships need kindness, care, and time to stay strong.

Good friendships involve trust and communication.

Trust helps friends feel safe, happy, and cared for.

We show trust by being honest, being kind, and by supporting each other.

Very well done on all your hard work today.

I hope that you've learned lots about why friendships are important.

See you again soon.