Friendship resources for EYFS and primary

Promote empathy in your early years or primary classroom with these hand-picked friendship activities and lesson resources

Tes Resources Team

Paper people cut outs holding hands showing friendship activities and lessons for EYFS and primary pupils

Top lesson ideas and classroom activities to help young learners develop meaningful friendships

Support your early years and primary learners to reflect upon themes of friendship, empathy and working together with this hand-picked selection of thought-provoking resources from the Tes community, with everything from friendship activities to positive friendship lessons and posters on solving friendship issues.

If you are also looking for supportive resources and lesson ideas on conflict resolution, why not explore the Resolving conflict collection?

Friendship activities for EYFS

PSHE Friendship Tokens
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PSHE Friendship Tokens

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Friendship tokens for children to colour in and cut out and exchange with one another - for example, when someone shared with them, when someone plays with them in the playground, when someone is kind to them. I used these during SEAL / PSHE lessons. Formatted with easy-to-cut guidelines for the pa...
Elsa Support Friendship Potion Social Skills activity
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Elsa Support Friendship Potion Social Skills activity

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This is a friendship potion activity for young children. It is visually appealing with clear images to help the pupils understand the words. Make up the cauldron and bin with the pockets. Cut out and laminate the bubble circles. Simply help the pupil sort out those good qualities for a friend and p...
Resolving conflict / Saying Sorry - EYFS PSHE
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Resolving conflict / Saying Sorry - EYFS PSHE

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Apologising and Saying I'm Sorry - EYFS PSHE lesson. A detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for EYFS/Reception age children. This lesson has been designed for use with children in Reception, however, the PowerPoint and activities could be adapted for use with other age groups. In this...

Friendship activities and lessons for KS1

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Naomi Lokkers

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This KS1 frlendship lesson explores what makes a good friend. The Friendship PowerPoint explores the characteristics of a healthy friendship and explains what it means to be kind, loyal, generous, caring, fun to be with and good at listening. It teaches the lesson that to have a good friend, you nee...
Resolving Conflict - KS1
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Resolving Conflict - KS1

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**Resolving conflict KS1 PSHE lesson. ** A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1. This lesson has been created for Year 2, however, the activities may also be suitable for younger KS2 children (Year 3). In this lesson, the students will learn how to avoid and ...
Friendship & Social Skills Unit
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Friendship & Social Skills Unit

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Build a classroom family from Day 1! Foster connection, kindness, and teamwork with this massive **Building Friendships Activity Pack.** Designed for **Grades 2-5**, this "Hidden Class Gem" goes beyond simple icebreakers. With **25+ Low-Prep Activities**, including a printable board game ...