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1 CHECK IT OUT!FFRRIIEENNDDSSHHIIPP1 Age 9-11 Key Stage 2 Series Producer: Henry LavertySpring 2001 Friday - 19 January to 2 MarchSummer 2001 Tuesday 24 April to 5 JuneBBC TWO Northern IrelandCHECK IT OUTS pring 2001In this programme a group of children from Comber in Co. Down talk to Christine Bleakley about programme also features a story about two cousins who don t always see eye to Key Issues2. Preview Key words FRIENDSHIP web3. Activities (after viewing the programme) Jacqui and Jill Faces and Friends4. Activities (to do at home) Interviewing an adult5. Games FRIENDSHIP rainbow Affirmation hands FRIENDSHIP qualities word search6. More to Explore How to make friends Composing poems FRIENDSHIP Circles Wearing a Mask Communicating with friendsCHECK IT OUT!

2 FFRRIIEENNDDSSHHIIPPT ransmission: Friday 19 JanuarySummer Term: Tuesday 24 AprilCHECK IT OUTS pring 20012 KEY ISSUESThis programme aims to explore FRIENDSHIP and to consider: what makes someone a friend what we expect from our friends why we have the friends we have what kinds of things we can do together with friends how friends can be the same as us or different to us how we feel when we fall out with a friend what might make someone an enemyPREVIEWIt is suggested that this section is completed prior to viewing the following key words may need to be clarified:FRIENDSENEMIESTRUSTUNDERSTANDI NGACCEPTANCEFRIENDSHIPPERSONALITYFORGIVE NESSBETRAYALCHECK IT OUTS pring WebClass or group the children to brainstorm what qualities they would expect a friend to have. Afterwards, they could agreeon a list of prioritised qualities which they could record in a web style as shown could also brainstorm what activities they share with their friends, swimming; going to the park;riding scooters; playing football; going to the GB/Scouts; listening to music.

3 This might be more manageablefor younger children and it still offers the opportunity for discussion about the qualities which friends IT OUTS pring 20014 ACTIVITIES- after viewing the programmeJacqui and JillThe children should have watched the programme before completing this activity. Recount the story about Jacqui and Jill to ensure the children understand what happened. Discuss therelationship between Jacqui and children should work in groups of three to allow for maximum interaction and participation. They shouldthen complete the teacher could then list the main ideas on an enlarged worksheet. Does jealousy feature as a reason for people not being friendly? What other reasons are given for children not being friends?Emphasis should be placed on the notion of friends being different but possibly having something in IT OUTS pring 20015 JACQUI AND JILL WORKSHEETWhy do you think the two girls were not friendly?

4 What changed to make them become friendly?Do people have to be alike to be friends? Why/why not? CHECK IT OUTS pring 20016 ACTIVITIES - after viewing the programme and FriendsRecall the masks made by the children in the may be a good opportunity to discuss the phrase used by one child in the programme"Unfriendly is unhappy". Do pupils think this is true? Why do they think this?Use pictures from magazines to look at people s expressions and to help pupils focus on the ideas different colours, symbols, images and shapes to make masks portraying friendly/unfriendly faces. Thechildren should have the opportunity to discuss their masks either with a partner or with the whole IT OUTS pring 20017 ACTIVITIES - to do at homeInterviewing an Adult about FriendshipDiscuss the idea of "lifelong" friends with the whole class.

5 You may need to define what "lifelong" means. Do they know anyone who has a lifelong friend? What would be the benefits of having such a friend? How could they find out more about such a FRIENDSHIP ? Guide them to the idea of asking someone in such a position about their pupils to work in small groups to compose suitable questions which they could ask an adult. Ask pupils toshare their lists with the class and then agree a single set of questions with the whole class. These may then beused for the Take it Home pupils to use the list of questions to interview a suitable adult at home. Responses could be taped orrecorded in written form with the help of the the list of questions could be used to interview a suitable visitor to the classroom. This couldalso involve the children composing an invitation to be sent to the proposed findings from the interview could be discussed during an open forum and conclusions recorded by IT OUTS pring 20018 GAMESF riendship RainbowThis game can be used in a variety of pupil receives a copy of the FRIENDSHIP Rainbow.

6 They then write their name in one band of theRainbow and a brief phrase to describe what they think is the most important thing about a friend. This bandcan then be coloured in and passed to another person (perhaps someone who sits at their table or near to them)who repeats the process. This continues until each child s rainbow is alternative approach is for the "owner" of the FRIENDSHIP Rainbow to write his/her name in a cloud. Thesheet is passed around to other pupils who then volunteer to make contributions. Each pupil identifies apositive quality about the child who owns the rainbow and writes this in one band before passing it on. Thisactivity could be linked to lessons on adjectives, where pupils could discuss or undertake further written worklooking at words which are used to describe rainbow can then be used for display and discussion IT OUTS pring 20019My RainbowCHECK IT OUTS pring HandsEach pupil draws an outline of their hand on a sheet of paper and puts their name on it.

7 In small groups thesheets are passed around and everyone is asked to write on the hand something positive about what makesthat person a good friend. Make it clear that negative remarks are not allowed. Pupils could sign their namesto their remarks. They could also share what is written on their hand with the rest of the group and perhapsdiscuss how they feel about hands may then be put on IT OUTS pring 200111 GAMES Qualities Word SearchEncourage pupils to discuss FRIENDSHIP qualities in pairs or small groups. Ask them to think about the qualities in the word search and to identify which ones they think are mostimportant and which they think are not important at the word search. Words may be spelt horizontally or vertically. Circle each word as you find t t r ac t i veogxi evesha r i ngn tctalentrtawi ragk i hvwe r vedur j t abo r vueansi t ubr ave t x l a tnny l g iwl hp t twgenea tmc f r hsop iwzhq l cusy r rrtkindovluaeti a fmsuydxowdhapopu l a r g l bnyf jmkczlsyi tuasharingcaringpatientbravetalentattrac tivefairclevertruthfulloyalreliablewealt hyunderstandingkindtrustworthypopularnea tCHECK IT OUTS pring 200112 MORE TO EXPLOREHow to make FriendsNEW FRIENDI m standing in the playground,And I m standing all alone,My only friend s away think she s ill at m feeling very lonelyAnd I think that I might d really like to play with you,But I know I m much too I ll just stand near you,And maybe ask your name,And if you smile and talk to mePerhaps we ll play a m running in the playground.

8 I m playing "It" with think I ve got a new friend now,I m glad I said, "Hello".(Poems for Circle Time and Literacy Hour - Margaret Goldthorpe LDA)Read the first two verses of the poem to the class. Discuss with the pupils how the person is feeling. The teacher may record these feelings in a list. Talk aboutoccasions when pupils have felt like the class into smaller groups and discuss what the person in the poem could do to improve thesituation, make friends. Responses could be recorded in a list or in pictorial form. Each group could sharetheir ideas with the whole the whole poem to the children and afterwards discuss what this person actually did. Small group workcould be extended to a discussion about what pupils could do if they were in the playground and saw someonestanding alone.

9 Role plays could be undertaken and performed by each a situation where the children might have to make new friends to help make the information relevantto them, going to a new school or IT OUTS pring 200113 MORE TO PoemsAsk the class to complete the sentence "Happiness "Discuss the phrases suggested and what happiness means to the groups ask the children to complete sentences beginning with " FRIENDSHIP ".The FRIENDSHIP web activity (in Preview) should be completed first so the children have access to suitablephrases and vocabulary. Each group should share their sentences with the rest of the class to instigatediscussion about different ideas and provide an opportunity for praise. The phrases could be put together to form poems, which could be used for display IT OUTS pring 200114 MORE TO for Circle TimeCircle Time is a time for group discussion during which adults and children sit together in a circle.

10 An agreedset of ground rules should be established from the beginning, such as - no put downs; encourage one another;it is okay to make mistakes, subject matter can be teacher-initiated or the choice of a child or children. Within the circle, childrenlearn to look and to listen, to share their ideas and feelings, and to develop an identity with the rest of time provides an ideal opportunity to raise and discuss issues such as FRIENDSHIP , honesty, respect,prejudices and so on through stories, role plays and such like. Start discussing matter-of-fact subjects thenprogress onto more sensitive issues when the pupils feel more secure. Conflict resolution skills could beintroduced and life skills CirclesAsk pupils to introduce the person next to them after a short sticky labels, ask pupils to write their name and a quality they have which makes them a good can then introduce the pupils to discuss with a partner what he/she likes is my friend and he/she likes _____Ask the pupils to complete the following sentences: My friend is _____(name a good quality) I am a good friend because _____(name a good quality) FRIENDSHIP goes wrong when _____ When a friend lets me down I feel _____ When a friend helps me I feel _____ I could make a new friend by _____CHECK IT OUTS pring 200115 MORE TO a MaskDiscuss the worksheet with the children.