Friendship: Our Beginning Knowledge

Listening to a story about friends

What does friendship feel like?

Last week Debbie helped the children identify who was their friend and what they liked to do with friends. On Monday we discussed this further and the children created a long list of activities they enjoy doing with their friends. When I asked "What does friendship feel like?" they identified several feelings; happy, mad, silly, angry, fun, sad. After selecting what colours they needed everyone painted a picture that reflected how friendship feels to them.

Friendship feels like . . .

Can you find your name?

Friends Have Names
The children will work closely together this year and knowing each other's names is important. A lift-the-flap game gave the children an opportunity to read their names and to read the names of the children in the Fire Group. "Who's Under The Blanket" is another game where the children had an opportunity to recall each other's names.

Who's under the blanket?

Can a dog be a friends?
Today's story of a boy and his dog prompted a discussion amongst the children when I asked "Can a dog be your friend?"
"Of course!" - Bela
"No they can't, if you have something your hand they might bite you." - Ryleigh
"Or break things" - Billy
"A dog can be your friend because you can pet them." - Sofia
"That makes no sense." - Bela
"Well you can run together." - Sofia
"Well of course a dog can be your friend. Friends can't be a part of your family" concluded Bela