Lesson 2: Friendship conflict

Learning that friendships may have problems but these can be resolved.

Learning objective

  • To understand that friendships have ups and downs and that problems can be resolved.

Statutory guidance

Caring friendships

Pupils should know that:

  • Most friendships have ups and downs, and that these can often be worked through so that the friendship is repaired or even strengthened, and that resorting to violence is never right.

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Download classroom resources

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: can use the Activity: Problem page letters support version, which offers a writing structure to support them with their responses.

Pupils working at greater depth: Give a more in depth response to the letters including getting the problem setter to think about how their friend might be feeling.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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