Friendship and Social Skills intervention Upper KS2 – Item 103

A six week intervention suitable for any member of support staff to deliver. The lessons have been written in detail for ease of delivery. This is a general intervention which addresses emotions, social skills, relaxation and self-esteem.

Learning objectives:

• Lesson 1
• I can co-operate and be part of a group
• Lesson 2
• I can tell you how I can make a difference with my friends
• Lesson 3
• I understand that I can hurt people’s feelings
• Lesson 4
• I know that I am unique and different and I am proud of who I am
• Lesson 5
• I can understand how worries can build up
• Lesson 6
• I can take part in a group discussion on bullying

Included in the pack:

• Planning booklet (6 lessons)
• Warm-up games for circle-time booklet (57 circle-time games)
• Relaxation and calming down strategies booklet (20 relaxation exercises)
• Emotion wheels (7 emotions plus ‘something else’ for the child to think of some other emotion not included in the wheel)
• Assessment wheels
• Circle-time rules
• Certificates
• Teacher assessment
• Emotions vocabulary (emotion words in alphabetical order)
• Speech bubbles
• Starfish story
• Starfish worksheets
• Make a difference cards (27 scenarios about making a difference)
• Max and his hurt feelings story
• What is bullying (reduce the word)