Fun Activities to Teach Kids About Saying Nice Things to Friends

📚 Lesson Plan: Fun Activities to Teach Kids About Saying Nice Things to Friends

This lesson plan provides engaging activities to help children understand the importance of positive communication and expressing kind words to their friends.

🎯 Objectives

• 🌱 Understand the impact of kind words on others' feelings.
• 🗣️ Practice using positive and encouraging language.
• 🤝 Learn to appreciate and acknowledge the good qualities in friends.

🖍️ Materials

• 📃 Chart paper or whiteboard
• 🖊️ Markers or pens
• ✂️ Construction paper
• ✨ Stickers or decorative items
• 🧸 Stuffed animals or puppets

Warm-up (5 minutes)

• 👋 Greeting Circle: Have the children sit in a circle. Start by saying something nice about the person next to you. Encourage each child to do the same.

Main Instruction

Activity 1: The Compliment Game (15 minutes)

• ✍️ Instructions: Explain that compliments are like little gifts we give with our words. Have each child write their name on a piece of paper. Pass the papers around the circle. Each child writes a nice thing about the person whose name is on the paper before passing it on.
• 🌟 Discussion: After everyone has written on each paper, return them to their owners. Have each child read the compliments they received aloud. Discuss how it made them feel.

Activity 2: Positive Puppet Show (15 minutes)

• 🎭 Instructions: Use stuffed animals or puppets to act out scenarios where characters say nice things to each other. For example, one puppet could compliment another on their artwork or thank them for sharing a toy.
• 💬 Discussion: After the puppet show, ask the children what nice things the puppets said and how those words made the other puppets feel. Encourage them to think of other scenarios where they could use kind words.

Activity 3: Kindness Collage (15 minutes)

• 🎨 Instructions: Provide construction paper, markers, stickers, and other decorative items. Have the children create a collage representing kind words and actions. They can draw pictures of friends helping each other or write positive messages.
• 🖼️ Discussion: Once the collages are complete, have each child share their artwork and explain what it represents. Display the collages in the classroom as a reminder to use kind words.

📝 Assessment

• ✅ Observe children’s participation in activities.
• 👂 Listen for use of positive language during playtime.
• ❓ Ask children to provide examples of nice things to say to friends.