Friendships change over time
Understand that friendships change over time — that it's normal for friends to drift apart or for new friendships to form — and develop strategies for making new friends and handling friendship changes without feeling like something is wrong with them
What a learner can do afterwards
- Explain that friendships changing is normal and doesn't mean something is wrong
- Describe a strategy for making new friends, such as joining a club or inviting someone to play
- Talk about a friendship that changed and how they handled it
The lesson
Friendships change as people grow. A friend you sat with every day last year might not be your closest friend now, and that is normal. It does not mean you did anything wrong.
Maya and Priya were best friends in first grade. By third grade, Priya joined the soccer team and started eating lunch with her teammates. Maya felt a little sad at first. Then she joined the art club and met Jordan, who loved drawing dinosaurs just as much as she did.
To make a new friend, look for people who like the same things you do. Join a club, ask to sit with someone new at lunch, or invite a classmate to play at recess.
It is okay to feel a little sad when a friendship changes. You can still be friendly with that person and build new friendships too. New friends do not erase old ones.
Friendships change as people grow, and that is normal. You can handle it by staying open to new friends, like joining a club or inviting someone to play.
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