Role-Playing: Caring Words

Teaching the use of caring words to help children in developing friendships.

Here are some words that help you be a good friend.

-       Let’s share.

-       Excuse me.

-       Thank you.

-       Let’s play together.

-       Can I help you?

-       I’m sorry.

-       May I play with the toy?

-       Please pass the toy.

Using caring words tells other people that we care about them and their feelings. Friends talk to each other with respect. Respect means caring about each other.

Puppet Making Activity (Make paper bag puppets)

We are going to use our puppets to practice using caring words. What can we do to say if…?

-       You see someone with no one to play with. (Let’s play together.)

-       You bump into someone by accident. (Excuse me. I’m sorry.)

-       You make someone cry. (I’m sorry.)

-       Child shares a toy with you. (Thank you.)

-       Child is having trouble finishing a puzzle. (Can I help you?)

-       ­Child pushes you. (Please don’t push.)

-       Child picks the toy you wanted. (May I play with the toy too? Let’s share.)

Discussion Questions: How do using caring words show that you care? How does it help you to be a good friend?

Follow-up Activity: Caring Words “Hot Potato”

We are going to use caring words to play a potato game. (Sit in a circle) To get a potato you must say, “Please pass the potato” and “Thank you” when you get it. We show we care when we say please and thank you. When you use these caring words it makes people feel good.