Being a Good Friend

Grade 1 · Health · Study Guide

Learn what it means to be a kind and caring friend to others.

A friend is someone you like to spend time with and who treats you with kindness. Good friends care about each other and make each other feel happy and safe.

Being a good friend means being kind. You can show kindness by sharing your toys, taking turns, and using polite words like please and thank you. Good friends also include others who might be sitting alone and feeling left out.

Good friends are honest. That means they tell the truth even when it is hard. If you accidentally break something, a good friend admits what happened instead of hiding it.

Good friends listen. When your friend is talking, you look at them, pay attention, and show that you care about what they are saying. When a friend is sad or upset, good friends try to comfort them and ask if they are okay.

Sometimes friends disagree, and that is normal. Good friends talk about their feelings instead of yelling or hitting. They say things like 'I feel sad when you do that' and work together to find a solution. Making up after a disagreement makes a friendship even stronger.

Key terms

friend
Someone you like spending time with who treats you with kindness
kindness
Being nice, helpful, and caring toward others
honest
Telling the truth even when it is hard
include
To invite someone to join in and be part of a group
disagree
When two people have different ideas or opinions about something
comfort
To make someone feel better when they are sad or upset

Flashcards

friend
Someone you enjoy spending time with who is kind to you
kindness
Being nice, helpful, and caring toward others
honest
Telling the truth even when it is hard
include
To invite someone to join in so they do not feel left out
listen
To pay careful attention to what someone is saying
comfort
To help a friend feel better when they are sad
share
To let others use or have some of what you have
disagree
When you and a friend have different opinions; good friends talk it out calmly

Questions

  1. What should you do when a classmate is sitting alone at lunch?

    1. Ignore them
    2. Laugh at them
    3. Invite them to sit with you
    4. Walk away quickly
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    Answer: Invite them to sit with you

    Inviting someone to sit with you shows kindness and helps them feel included.

  2. Good friends always tell the truth, even when it is hard.

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    Answer: True

    Honesty is an important part of friendship; good friends tell the truth even when it is difficult.

  3. What should you do when a friend is talking to you?

    1. Look away and play with something else
    2. Listen and pay attention
    3. Talk over them
    4. Walk away
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    Answer: Listen and pay attention

    Listening shows your friend that you care about them and what they have to say.

  4. When friends disagree, they should talk about their _______ instead of yelling.

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    Answer: feelings

    Talking about feelings helps friends understand each other and solve problems without fighting.

  5. Good friends hit each other when they are angry.

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    Answer: False

    Good friends never hurt each other; they use words to work out disagreements.

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