Alyssa Kirk

EDCEP856
6th Grade
Generosity-Friendship
March 28, 2016
Grade(s):
6th grade
Standards:
S-E. S1. B1. 1
S-E. S1. B1.6
Materials:
-Chalkboard/whiteboard per student
-A lunch size paper bag
-a marker
-a pair of scissors
-two sheets of paper for each student.
-Five or six index cards and a piece of yarn for each student

Discussion: 5 minutes
1. Ask each student to think about a friend he or she gets along with really well. Ask the
students to list several characteristics or behaviors that makes this person a good
friend (without giving the name of the friend) and list on the board.
2. Repeat this process for friends they do not get along with as well. Create a list with
positive and negative characteristics/behaviors on the board using two columns.

Activity: 25 minutes
3. Distribute the paper bags, markers, and scissors and ask the students to take the
second sheet of paper out. Discuss that other peoples behaviors cannot be controlled,
but our own behaviors can be. Give them an example.
4. Ask the students to think of themselves as friends. On the outside of the bags, have
students write what they consider their positive friendship qualities. Then carefully

cut the paper into slips and write their negative friendship qualities and put the paper
into the bags.
5. Divide the students into groups of four or five and invite them to share the outside of
their bags. Tell the students that they can share what is in their bags if they want too,
but it is not necessary.
6. Return to the large group, see if there are characteristics which need to be added to
the board.
Evaluation: 10 minutes (or until the next class meeting)
Ask students to reflect on what they wrote on the bag, as well as, on the
outside. Have the students identify this in a writing assignment, this assignment
should answer the following questions.

1. Were you aware of all of the characteristics this group identified as positive or
negative friendship characteristics?
2. What did you learn about your own positive/ negative characteristics?
3. How do you think that you could be a better friend? Are you willing to work on
fixing current friendships or would you rather pursue new friendships all together?
4. What are some things that you could do in order to help your friends be better
friends?
5. How do you think you could positively inform your friends that certain qualities are
unattractive in a friendship?
Estimated time:
Total of 45 minutes
Sources:
Vernon, Ann. (1998). The Passport Program: A journey through emotional,
social, cognitive, and self-development grades 6-7. Champaign, Illinois,
United States of America: Research Press.

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