Growing Good Friends
Year 1 / Year 2
Harold battles to figure out what to give his grandma for her birthday, until his friends Boots and Red, step in and offer some good ideas. This animated story highlights the role that positive relationships play in health and wellbeing.
Overview
Students investigate the importance of respectful friendships and the benefits they have on our wellbeing. This includes recognising the qualities of a good friend, showing care and concern for others, and practising ways to respectfully ask, give or deny consent to keep ourselves safe.
Life Ed programs are not just a visit, they’re a 4-step multimodal pathway! So make use of the whole learning pathway… Harold’s pre-visit lesson; the Life Ed educator visit; 2 post-visit lessons, booster sessions and the parent communication.
Learning outcomes include:
Life Ed programs are not just a visit, they’re a 4-step multimodal pathway! So make use of the whole learning pathway… Harold’s pre-visit lesson; the Life Ed educator visit; 2 post-visit lessons, booster sessions and the parent communication.
Learning outcomes include:
- Identifying the qualities and attributes of a good friend
- Recognise the importance of respectful relationships for wellbeing
- Strategies to seek, give, or deny consent
- People in our network who support and help us
Step 1: Pre-lesson
To be completed with your class before the Life Ed visit.
Growing Good Friends – Tuning In Lesson – Friendship Gardens
Whilst creating their own friendship garden, students consider ways of nurturing friendships and practise the skills that make them good friends. Activities include • drawing a friendship garden • missing words • think, pair, share • acting out good friend scenarios • evidence of learning activity
25 - 30 minutes - Depending on duration of discussion
School Lesson
Pre lesson – An Overview for Parents
Step 2: Life Ed Visit
To be completed with your class after the Life Ed visit.This is the core part of the program. If you have booked a visit with Life Ed, this will be delivered in the Mobile Learning Centre or in your classroom by a specialist Life Ed Educator.
Step 3: Post Visit
To be completed with your class after the Life Ed visit.
Growing Good Friends – Extending Lesson 1 – Everything Changes
As we grow older and change, friendships can also change. Children are often very invested in their friendships and this lesson helps them understand changes are normal. It also examines personal safety networks & how the people in these might also change. Activities include • statues • think, pair, share • safety hi-5 • asking for help scenarios • evidence of learning activity
25 - 30 minutes - Depending on duration of discussion
School Lesson
Growing Good Friends – Extending Lesson 2 – Fun With Friends
Healthy bodies and healthy friendships go hand in hand when friends get active together. Students consider that exercise helps to make your bones and muscles stronger and your friendships stronger. They will identify fun physical activities to play together , how exercise benefits their bodies and how much exercise they need. Activities include • missing words • group discussions • brainstorming • think, pair, share • class games • evidence of learning activity
25 - 30 minutes - Depending on duration of discussion
School Lesson
Attention: Teachers
Use this Assessment Rubric (PDF) to assist with assessing the student comprehension of Growing Good Friends Booster Session content.
Step 4: Booster Sessions
The Booster sessions videos and discussion guides are the last part in the 4-Step program. A discussion guide with questions and suggested answers is attached with each booster session video below. To meet all of the outcomes for this module, teachers are encouraged to use the discussion guides to extend student learning and observe student understanding of the content covered.
Growing Good Friends – Session 1 – Word Presents
It’s Harold’s Gran’s birthday coming up and he would like to get her a gift. Harold wants the gift to be just right. He can’t decide what to give her. He decides to give her a word present to let her know just how special she is to him. This lesson focuses on how our kind respectful words and actions can positively impact the feelings of others.
20 - 30 minutes - Depending on duration of discussion
Video Lesson
Assessment Task (PDF)
Discussion Guide (PDF)
Growing Good Friends – Session 2 – Showing Respect And Asking For Consent
Harold and his friends Boots and Red want to build a vegetable garden for Gran as a surprise birthday present. In this lesson Harold and his friends learn the importance of asking for permission to build the garden and respecting the other person’s answer or decision. Checking that Gran gives her consent means she is happy with the decision and for them to build the garden.
20 - 30 minutes - Depending on duration of discussion
Video Lesson
Assessment Task (PDF)
Discussion Guide (PDF)
Growing Good Friends – Session 3 – Being A Great Friend
Harold, Boots and Red are learning what it means to be a great friend. Just like a garden, a friendship also needs looking after and care. In this lesson Harold and his friends discover that friendships require kindness, care, respect, empathy, trust, consent and more. After this lesson students are encouraged to apply the learning of how to care for their friends and to spread kindness to others around them.
20 -30 minutes - Depending on duration of discussion
Video Lesson
Assessment Task (PDF)
Discussion Guide (PDF)
