Friendology 101
with Miss Ryan and Abby
This Term the grade 2 and 3 students have participated in Friendology sessions to continue to develop their social and emotional learning.
Some of the topics covered so far include:
- Recognising their inner ninja – focusing on self-compassion and learning to treat themselves as a best friend
- Recognising different emotions & naming feelings
- Learning strategies for making new friends, including how to introduce themselves and ask a friend to play.
- Discussing what’s normal in a friendship and delving into the 4 friendship facts – learning the ‘truths’ of friendships so that they have realistic expectations.
- Identifying the difference between healthy and unhealthy friendships and the impact that body language has on our friendships.
- Discussing hurt feelings, misunderstandings and disagreements – learning step by step how to resolve conflicts with a friend and how to respond to hurt feelings.