Forgiveness for kids

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Forgiveness for kids
4 min2nd3rdSocial-Emotional Learning
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Summary

Explains apologizing and forgiving as ways to repair friendships after a mistake or argument.

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All ages

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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Talk about it

Everyone makes mistakes. A real apology and forgiving each other help friends feel better and stay close.

  1. What makes an apology feel real?
  2. Why can forgiving someone help you feel better too?
  3. What could you say to make up after an argument?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: forgive, apologize, sorry, repair.

Try it: Practice a real apology: name what happened, say sorry, and offer to make it right.