How to Make and Keep Friends
Dear Friend,
Making friends and keeping friends is something that takes lots and lots of practice.
Everyone wants to have more friends so here is a list of things you can do to make friends and to keep them.
How To Make Friends
1. Smile a lot.
2. Look at people in their eyes when they are talking.
3. Use a friendly voice.
4. Use an inside voice.
5. Join in games and let others join in, too.
6. Use some of these words:
“Can I play, too?”
“When you are finished with this game, can I play?”
“What would you like to play?”
“I’ll share with you.”
“Would you like a turn?”
“Congratulations for winning!”
7. Say nice things to other people about how well they did something or how nice they look.
8. Use some of these words:
“I like your haircut.”
“You did a great job on the spelling test.”
“You are really good at playing basketball; good shot!”
“I like your shoes; they are really cool.”
“I like you because you always play fairly.”
9. TREAT OTHER PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU WANT THEM TO TREAT YOU!
Once you make friends, then you have to work very hard to keep them. Here is a list of things to do to keep your friends:
How To Keep Your Friends:
1. Smile a lot.
2. Only say nice things about your friend. NEVER say mean things to them.
3. All friends argue once in a while. Don’t stop being someone’s friend just because you don’t agree about something.
4. NEVER say mean things about your friend to others because it will always get back to them.
5. Let your friend have other friends. You DO NOT OWN your friends, you share your friends.
6. Tell your friend that even if you get into an argument, you still like them.
7. Don’t EVER tell other people who to play with. That is their business, not yours.
8. Take turns picking a game and take turns going first.
9. Don’t ever boss your friend around because you wouldn’t want them to do that to you.
10. Don’t be bossy! Friends hate that!
11. TREAT OTHER PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU WANT THEM TO TREAT YOU!
I hope this will help you make new friends and keep your friends. You may have to do these things for weeks and weeks before you have lots of friends, but never, ever give up!
Take this home and ask your mom, dad, grandma or grandpa to help you practice these friendship tricks. GOOD LUCK!!
I certainly am glad you are my friend,
Mrs. Schmidt
Making friends and keeping friends is something that takes lots and lots of practice.
Everyone wants to have more friends so here is a list of things you can do to make friends and to keep them.
How To Make Friends
1. Smile a lot.
2. Look at people in their eyes when they are talking.
3. Use a friendly voice.
4. Use an inside voice.
5. Join in games and let others join in, too.
6. Use some of these words:
“Can I play, too?”
“When you are finished with this game, can I play?”
“What would you like to play?”
“I’ll share with you.”
“Would you like a turn?”
“Congratulations for winning!”
7. Say nice things to other people about how well they did something or how nice they look.
8. Use some of these words:
“I like your haircut.”
“You did a great job on the spelling test.”
“You are really good at playing basketball; good shot!”
“I like your shoes; they are really cool.”
“I like you because you always play fairly.”
9. TREAT OTHER PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU WANT THEM TO TREAT YOU!
Once you make friends, then you have to work very hard to keep them. Here is a list of things to do to keep your friends:
How To Keep Your Friends:
1. Smile a lot.
2. Only say nice things about your friend. NEVER say mean things to them.
3. All friends argue once in a while. Don’t stop being someone’s friend just because you don’t agree about something.
4. NEVER say mean things about your friend to others because it will always get back to them.
5. Let your friend have other friends. You DO NOT OWN your friends, you share your friends.
6. Tell your friend that even if you get into an argument, you still like them.
7. Don’t EVER tell other people who to play with. That is their business, not yours.
8. Take turns picking a game and take turns going first.
9. Don’t ever boss your friend around because you wouldn’t want them to do that to you.
10. Don’t be bossy! Friends hate that!
11. TREAT OTHER PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU WANT THEM TO TREAT YOU!
I hope this will help you make new friends and keep your friends. You may have to do these things for weeks and weeks before you have lots of friends, but never, ever give up!
Take this home and ask your mom, dad, grandma or grandpa to help you practice these friendship tricks. GOOD LUCK!!
I certainly am glad you are my friend,
Mrs. Schmidt