First graders build relationship skills by learning what helps everyone play well together — sharing, taking turns, using kind words, and including others — and what makes play go wrong.
Students will be able to…
Playing with friends is one of the best parts of the day! But sometimes it goes wrong. What helps us play well together, and what hurts our play?
Project this and sort each action into one that helps us play together or one that hurts our play.
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Playing together is fun — what helps it go well?
Children learn.
Children practice.
Children apply.
Children close.
Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Share, take turns, and cooperate.
Use kind words with others.
Include others in play.
Care about others in a group.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children practice one play skill — like sharing or taking turns — with a friend or sibling. A printable playing-together sheet is in the SEL library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.