Week 1 at a Glance

Friendship Basics Weekly Theme: Being a Friend
CASEL Core Competencies: Social Awareness, Self-Awareness
Meaningful
Monday
Introduce Concept
Activity Name
Being a Friend
SEL Concepts
Kindness and Self-Care
Description

Children learn a new song about friendship that encourages them to talk about what it means to be a friend to themselves and others.​

Goals & Objectives
  • Develop social awareness skills through learning a song about friendship.
  • Participate in a group discussion about friends.
  • Discuss the concept of self-care and being a friend to yourself.
IM4U Song
With My Friends Video
IM4U Skit

IM4U Means Be a Friend

Fingerplay Video

Terrific
Tuesday
Expand & Apply
Activity Name
With My Friends
SEL Concepts
Kindness and Cooperation
Description

Children celebrate friendship by singing the song, With My Friends while observing and practicing the ways in which they are a friend to themselves and others throughout the day.​

Goals & Objectives
  • Develop social awareness skills by singing the song, With My Friends together and throughout the day.
  • Demonstrate ways of being a friend during classroom interactions to build self-awareness skills.
IM4U Song
With My Friends Song

With My Friends Instrumental
IM4U Skit
Wellness
Wednesday
Learn Skills
Activity Name
Linked Together
SEL Concepts
Cooperation and Collaboration
Description

Children practice their cooperative skills by working together to create a class paper chain and celebrate their understanding of friendship and being connected with others.

Goals & Objectives
  • Participate in a group discussion about friends and teamwork.
  • Demonstrate cooperative skills during a group activity to build social and self-awareness skills.
IM4U Song
With My Friends Video

With My Friends Song
IM4U Skit
Thoughtful
Thursday
Review & Apply
Activity Name
A Friend to Yourself and Others
SEL Concepts
Self-Care and Self- Management
Description

Children explore the lyrics of the song, With My Friends to discover how friendship and self-care happens throughout the day.​

Goals & Objectives
  • Develop self-awareness skills by noticing all the creative examples in the song of being a friend to oneself.
  • Explore social awareness skills by respectfully listening to others and expressing individual ideas.
IM4U Song
With My Friends Video

With My Friends Song
IM4U Skit
Fun
Friday
Celebrate!
Activity Name
A Friend to Yourself and Others
SEL Concepts
Collaboration and Kindness
Description

Children experience the joy of friendship with playful movements with the lyrics of the song, With My Friends.

Goals & Objectives
  • Develop social awareness skills by engaging in a shared group movement activity.
  • Use self-awareness skills by expressing lyrics through movements.
IM4U Song
With My Friends Video

With My Friends Song
IM4U Skit
With My Friends Fingerplay Video

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