A New Friend / Lotta the Copycat
From Carl the Collector · 2025
23 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
The friends make room for a new friend and practice the skills of starting a friendship, and when Lotta copies everything a pal does, the group works out how to be yourself and still be close.
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Discussion questions
A new friend joins the group, and Lotta learns copying isn't the same as connecting.
- What are some ways to start a friendship with someone new?
- Why did Lotta start copying her friend?
- How can you be close to a friend and still be yourself?
- What do you like about your own friends being different from you?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: friendship, yourself, different
- Name one thing you'd say to make a new friend feel welcome.
- Name one way you and a friend are different, and why that's good.