Third graders build relationship skills by learning what helps friendships grow — listening, sharing, taking turns, and saying sorry — and what hurts them, so they can be a good friend and teammate.
Students will be able to…
Good friendships don’t just happen — they take real skills, like listening, sharing, and being kind. What helps a friendship grow strong, and what can hurt it?
Project this and sort each action into helping a friendship or hurting a friendship.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Good friendships take real skills — what makes a friendship strong?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Communicate and listen well with others.
Cooperate, share, and take turns.
Resolve conflicts and repair relationships.
Respect 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 students pick one friendship skill — like listening or sharing — to practice with a classmate this week. A printable friendship-skills 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.