Listen to Kid President as he Explains How to Make a Friend

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♥ This book teaches: Respect. seeing the worth in every person.

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Definition: Respect is acting with kindness, politeness, and consideration of the other, having good manners and treating all things carefully. In short: Value others, honor differences. Summary: Kid President presents a checklist that helps viewers understand how to make friends. He goes through the checklist with a potential new friend, asking her questions, listening to her responses, and recording results on his checklist. He starts out by saying it’s okay to feel awkward at first - keep in mind that when you make an effort and try out some of these tips, you’ll be able to make friends more easily. Lesson Objectives:

Teacher reviews the checklist about making friends and has students pair up and practice asking getting-to-know-you questions.
Students feel more confident in initiating conversations with others and maintaining friendships that already exist.

Guiding Questions:

Do you agree with Kid President when he says “the world needs more friends?” Why or why not?
Is it awkward for you to be the first to reach out and make a new friend? Do you wonder what to say?
Do you think you’re different and if so, does that make you feel good or not so good? Can you give an example of something that happened about that?
Can you think of someone you can make friends with today?
Have you ever made a friend by playing a sport or game together?
Have you ever made a friend by making something together?
One of Kid President’s tips was to find something in common with the other person - how would you go about doing that?
Do you have a tip to add to his list about how to make a friend?
Complete the sentence - the world would be more awesome if…
What would you say to someone who tells you they don’t know how to make friends?

🌿 Virtue Connection: Respect means seeing the worth in every person.

About the Story.

This guide is part of the Values & Virtues library, a free collection of 400+ book guides and activities organized around 12 core virtues for children from pre-K to 6th grade. Each guide includes Guiding Questions designed to open a real conversation with your child in 10 minutes or less.

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Guiding Questions

Teacher reviews the checklist about making friends and has students pair up and practice asking getting-to-know-you questions.
Students feel more confident in initiating conversations with others and maintaining friendships that already exist.

Guiding Questions:

Do you agree with Kid President when he says “the world needs more friends?” Why or why not?
Is it awkward for you to be the first to reach out and make a new friend? Do you wonder what to say?
Do you think you’re different and if so, does that make you feel good or not so good? Can you give an example of something that happened about that?
Can you think of someone you can make friends with today?
Have you ever made a friend by playing a sport or game together?
Have you ever made a friend by making something together?
One of Kid President’s tips was to find something in common with the other person - how would you go about doing that?
Do you have a tip to add to his list about how to make a friend?
Complete the sentence - the world would be more awesome if…
What would you say to someone who tells you they don’t know how to make friends?

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Listen to Kid President as he Explains How to Make a Friend

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