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Year 7
Making new friends
I can explain how I can make new friends safely.
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Year 7
Making new friends
I can explain how I can make new friends safely.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are signs of healthy friendships.
- There are different ways to make new freinds.
- It can be unsafe to make new friends online.
Keywords
Friendship - a relationship between two or more people who care about and support each other
Online safety - being aware of the dangers or threats you could encounter when online
Communication - the exchange of words, either verbal or written, to express thoughts, feelings and ideas
Common misconception
I can only be friends with someone I see a lot.
You don't have to spend lots of time with people for them to be good friends.
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Teacher tip
Equipment
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Open Government Licence version 3.0
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What word helps people to communicate their needs, feelings and comfort levels?
Q2.
Which words describe how you might feel in a healthy relationship?
honest
Q3.
Where can friendships take place?
only online
only in person
Q4.
Which of the following are ways that you can show respect to a friend?
by pushing a friend to share their feelings even if they don't want to
Q5.
Which of the following are features of a healthy friendship?
emotions
Q6.
In which type of friendship might we feel disrespected?
healthy
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
The word for the exchange of words, either verbal or written, to express thoughts, feelings and ideas is ...
Q2.
Which of the following statements is correct?
You can only be friends with someone who you see all the time.
You can only be friends with someone who you don't see much.
Q3.
Fill in the missing word. You should expect healthy friendships to have lots of __________ behaviours.
negative
funny
Q4.
Which of these are examples of places in which we can safely make new friends?
online
Q5.
Complete the sentence. A relationship between two or more people who care about and support each other is known as a ...
Q6.
How and where can we make new friends?
only online
by talking only about our own interests or experiences