Growing Good Friends
For Early Primary to 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
This module connects the ideas of building a veggie garden and growing good friends. Students join Harold in investigating healthy lifestyle choices that impact both their health and emotional wellbeing. This includes the role that positive relationships play in their wellbeing.
Life Ed programs are not just a visit, they’re a 4-step student pathway!
So make use of the whole multimodal pathway… the pre visit lesson; the Life Ed Educator visit; the 2 post visit lessons, the booster lessons and the parent communication.
The key learning areas covered include:
Life Ed programs are not just a visit, they’re a 4-step student pathway!
So make use of the whole multimodal pathway… the pre visit lesson; the Life Ed Educator visit; the 2 post visit lessons, the booster lessons and the parent communication.
The key learning areas covered include:
- Recognising how nutrition and physical activity contributes to health
- Exploring health messages and advertising influences
- Identifying qualities and attributes of good friends
- People in our network who can 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
15 - 20 minutes
School Lesson
Pre lesson – An Overview for Parents
Step 2: Life Ed Visit
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 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
15 - 20 minutes
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 make your bones and muscles stronger and your friendships stronger. They will identify fun physical activities, how exercise benefits their bodies and how much exercise they need.
Activities include • missing words • group discussions • brainstorming • think, pair, share • class games • at home activity
15 - 20 minutes
School Lesson
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 – Staying Safe
It’s Harold’s gran’s birthday and he needs a gift idea! There’s plenty of ways to stay safe while on a visit to the shops. Key messages revolve around road safety and smoke-free zones.
Video Lesson
Watch Auslan version
Download Discussion Guide (PDF)
Growing Good Friends – Session 2 – Being Healthy
Harold continues his quest to find Gran the perfect gift. He settles on the idea of a vegetable garden and his friends agree to help. This introduces the 5 food groups and key nutrition messages. Misleading advertising and food labels are examined in the context of making healthy choices.
Video Lesson
Watch Auslan version
Download Discussion Guide (PDF)
Growing Good Friends – Session 3 – Feeling Connected
Gran’s birthday party is in full swing. She’s a very special person to Harold. Students consider who the special people in their lives are, and what makes them special. Gran loves her new veggie garden & is inspired to make delicious nutritious meals!
Video Lesson
Watch Auslan version
Download Discussion Guide (PDF)
Sponsored By
Woolworths – Fresh Food Kids
Major sponsor of Australia’s Healthiest Lunchbox, Woolworths - Fresh Food Kids also help spread the word about the importance of a healthy and nutritious lunchbox.
