GOOD FRIENDS/ BAD FRIENDS Scenario Choice Cards

Our “Friend or Foe: Good Friend/Bad Friendship Decoder Choice Cards” are an engaging and interactive resource designed to help students understand the qualities of good and bad friendships. This resource consists of 48 choice cards, each featuring a scenario and accompanying visuals to prompt students to reflect on whether the person in the scenario demonstrated good or bad friend behavior.

Each card presents a relatable scenario involving friendship, such as sharing toys, listening to others, standing up against bullying, or keeping promises. Alongside the scenario, there are clear visuals of a thumbs-up and a thumbs-down, representing good and bad friend choices. These visuals provide a simple and visual cue for students to assess the friend’s behavior.

BENEFITS OF USING “FRIEND OR FOE: GOOD FRIEND/ BAD FRIEND CHOICE CARDS:

• Promotes critical thinking and decision-making skills as students evaluate different friendship scenarios.
• Facilitates discussions on the qualities of good and bad friendships, fostering social-emotional learning.
• Engages students with relatable scenarios, making the concept of good and bad friend behavior more accessible and applicable to their lives.
• Reinforces positive social skills and helps students understand the impact of their actions on their friendships.
• Can be used in various educational settings, such as classrooms, counseling sessions, or social skills groups.

HOW TO USE:

1.Distribute the choice cards to individual students or small groups.

2.Instruct students to read each scenario carefully.

3.Prompt students to reflect on the behavior described in the scenario and determine whether it represents a good or bad friend choice.

4.Students can indicate their choice by pointing to the corresponding thumbs-up or thumbs-down visual on the card.

5.Encourage students to explain their reasoning and discuss their choices with their peers or as a whole class.

The “Friend or Foe: Good Friend/Bad Friend Choice Cards” is a valuable resource for encouraging thoughtful conversations about friendship and cultivating positive social interactions among students. It provides a fun and interactive way for students to explore and understand the importance of being a good friend.