Friendship resources for EYFS and primary

Promote empathy in your early years or primary classroom with these hand-picked friendship-focused resources

Tes Resources Team

Paper People Holding Hands To Represent EYFS & Primary Friendship

Top lesson ideas and classroom activities to help young learners develop meaningful friendships

Support your early years and primary learners to reflect upon themes of friendship, empathy and working together with this hand-picked selection of thought-provoking resources from the Tes community, with everything from friendship recipe activities to problem resolution posters and positive friendship lessons.

Early years resources

PSHE Friendship Tokens
misspoolescoolschool

PSHE Friendship Tokens

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Friendship tokens for children to colour in and cut out and exchange with one another - for example, when someone shared with them, when someone plays with them in the playground, when someone is kind to them. I used these during SEAL / PSHE lessons. Formatted with easy-to-cut guidelines for the pa...
worksheet-about-friendship
teachnchatter

worksheet-about-friendship

£1.86
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worksheet-about-friendship A 39 page product including worksheets, posters, self-evaluations and teacher checklists on friendship skills. worksheet-about-friendship includes; * two colour posters on friendship * colour the pictures that show good friendship * say why the picture shown is demonstra...
Making Friends - Lucy and Gemma (EYFS/KS1)
Polly Puddleduck

Making Friends - Lucy and Gemma (EYFS/KS1)

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Tackle bullying before it starts with this little PSHE pack. It covers the story of Gemma and Lucy and both wanting friendship. Ideal for Circle Time. The pack has been put together to encourage speaking and listening during a PSHE lesson. 21 Slides in total. Can be used for display areas a...
Design a 'Friendship Stop'
Miss T x0

Design a 'Friendship Stop'

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My Reception children designed a sign to go in the yard. Our topic was about friendship. The children wanted to make a 'Friendship Stop' for those children who didn't have anyone to play with at playtime. If they stood near the sign, other children would notice that they didn't have anyone to play w...
Kindness Posters
theboardroom

Kindness Posters

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This set of 18 posters using colorful images make a great display to promote a kindness culture in your classroom and spread the message of kindness, friendship, compassion, and empathy in your school community. Our posters will make a valuable addition to your classroom d cor - hang them in y...

Lower primary resources

how-to-be-a-good-friend-KS1
Naomi Lokkers

how-to-be-a-good-friend-KS1

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This KS1 frlendship lesson explores what makes a good friend. The Friendship PowerPoint explores the characteristics of a healthy friendship and explains what it means to be kind, loyal, generous, caring, fun to be with and good at listening. It teaches the lesson that to have a good friend, you nee...
Friends and Friendship Poetry and Written Work KS1
lbrowne

Friends and Friendship Poetry and Written Work KS1

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Let's celebrate friends and friendship with these 5 activities including writing an acrostic poem and listing 5 things that make a good friend. There is an example of an acrostic poem included, with writing frames for each activity.
Fix the friendship form
abbie_m15

Fix the friendship form

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Save time, energy and tears with these Fix the friendship forms. Enable children to reflect on arguments and disgruntles by writing down what their ideal resolution would be. Top Tip #1- Print and leave these forms in an easily accessible place in the classroom to enable children autonomy in decidi...
Resolving Conflict - KS1
EC Resources

Resolving Conflict - KS1

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**Resolving conflict KS1 PSHE lesson. ** A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1. This lesson has been created for Year 2, however, the activities may also be suitable for younger KS2 children (Year 3). In this lesson, the students will learn how to avoid and ...
Write about Friends Worksheets KS1
lbrowne

Write about Friends Worksheets KS1

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4 worksheets for children to write on sharing their thoughts about friends and friendship. 1. What does friendship mean to you. Name your best friend. 2. Write the words that describe a good friend. 3. Write about a time when you were a good friend. 4. Write about what you look for in a good fri...

Upper primary resources

Friendship ELSA Intervention for social skills - 7 sessions
Elsasupport

Friendship ELSA Intervention for social skills - 7 sessions

£5.50
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This FRIENDSHIP intervention planning resource pack is ready to go. Just print and deliver! This pack is suitable for WHOLE CLASS as well as group work. If there are teachers out there who have children who just don t get along then try running this as an intervention during PSHE time. Each less...
Friends cards
Elsasupport

Friends cards

£3.00
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There are 48 Friends cards in this pack. Each showing a positive aspect of friendship. These are great for reading through with older pupils to discuss and work on. They print 8 to an A4 page. Help your pupils to make more friends by using these bright and colourful cards often.
Friendship Display
Elsasupport

Friendship Display

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This is a friendship display to support any social skills work you may be doing. It focuses on vocabulary around friendship. Pupils will learn about the positive qualities of a friend. The display is bright and colourful and will enhance your ELSA area or classroom. Included in the pack are: *32 F...
Positive Friendships PSHE Lesson
EC Resources

Positive Friendships PSHE Lesson

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Positive Friendships PSHE Lesson. A one hour-long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS2. In this lesson, the students will discuss the qualities that people often look for in a good friend. We will discuss what we mean by a 'toxic' friendship, and discuss whether it is ever ok...