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Ages 4+ · Life Skills · Friends and kindness
Being a good friend
👀notice🪑sit beside🎈ask to play🏰play together
A good friend.
The big ideaA good friend notices who is alone, sits close, and asks them to play.

How it works

A good friend notices when someone is sad or alone.

A good friend sits close, so the other one knows they are right there.

Then a good friend asks them to play.

See she is sadSit beside herAsk her to playPlay together
What Kit does for Dot.

Example 1: Notice

  1. Kit sees Dot sitting all alone, with her head down.
  2. He leaves his bucket and walks over.
  3. A good friend goes to someone who is alone.

Example 2: Sit close

  1. Kit sits down next to Dot and asks softly, are you okay?
  2. He gives her wing a gentle pat.
  3. Sitting close tells a friend, I am right here.
🦆Dot🪑sit close💬are you okay?
Sit beside.

Example 3: Ask to play

  1. Kit says, would you like to play with us?
  2. Dot says, yes, please!
  3. They build a castle together, and nobody is alone.

Words to know

notice
To see that something is happening.
alone
By yourself, with no one near.
beside
Next to someone.
invite
To ask someone to join you.

Watch out

Try it

  1. What does a good friend do when someone is sad?
  2. What can you say to ask a friend to play?
  3. Do we say, you cannot play?
  4. Who built the tallest tower?
Answers: 1. sits beside them and asks them to play · 2. would you like to play with us? · 3. no · 4. Dot
Try at homeWith a grown-up, think of a friend who feels alone. Say how to ask them to play.
For grown-upsWith your child, think of a friend who might feel alone, and practice together the words, would you like to play with us?
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