Friendship Reflections – Item 737

Our Friendship Reflections activity helps children explore what friendship means, how they can be a kind and supportive friend, and how to navigate tricky moments. It’s designed to be child-friendly, neuroaffirming, and gently structured to support wellbeing, social skills, and emotional literacy.

This resource focuses on positive relationships, encouraging children to reflect on their own qualities as a friend and how to build strong, respectful connections with others.

What’s Included in Friendship Reflections:

Main Worksheet
A creative, shape-based activity sheet covering 10 areas of friendship:

• Good Friend – what makes a good friend?
• One Step – What small step helps friendship?
• Talk – how do you talk with friends?
• Tricky – what’s tricky in friendships?
• Empathy – how do you understand your friend’s feelings?
• Like – what do you like about your friends?
• Qualities – what good qualities do you have as a friend?
• Respect –how do you show respect in friendships?
• Memories – what happy memories do you have with friends?
• Include – how do you include others?

Prompt Sheet for ELSAs/Adults
Clear, child-centred questions to support discussion, writing, or drawing for each section.

ELSA Instructions
Step-by-step guidance to help structure the activity at the child’s pace, with space for modelling, role-play, or creative expression.

Individual Shape Practice Sheets
Each area of friendship has its own large shape version for extra scaffolding, mini-sessions, or one-to-one focus.

Who is it for?

Perfect for KS1 and KS2 pupils in ELSA sessions, nurture groups, or 1:1 pastoral support. Especially helpful for children who find friendships tricky, are developing social awareness, or need extra support building positive peer relationships.

Why it works:

• Builds self-awareness about what helps friendships grow
• Encourages reflection on both giving and receiving kindness
• Helps children problem-solve tricky moments in friendships
• Designed with a neuroaffirming, inclusive approach in mind

Example learning objectives:

• I can say what makes a good friend.
• I can show ways to be kind, respectful, and include others.
• I can think about what to do when friendships feel tricky.
• I can notice my own strengths as a friend.