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How to Be a Good Friend

From Sesame Street

How to Be a Good Friend
5 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
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Summary

A short Sesame Street segment about what a good friend actually does. Small, concrete and easy to return to later in the day when the moment actually comes up.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

This segment is about what a good friend actually does.

  1. What happened in the clip?
  2. How do you think the characters felt?
  3. When has something like this happened to you?
  4. What could you try the next time it does?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: feelings, friend, kind, together.

Try it: Draw or write about one time you did this — or one time you will try to.