The faculty of philology

2.2 EXERCISES, ACTIVITIES, GAMES
Activity 2a Show and Tell. 5 min
Materials: Childs choice
Objective: to improve pupils social skills
Each child can choose to show off their favorite, toy, stuffs, book, game, etc. to the others. This is a great way to encourage social skills while they get to know one another. Be sure and have extra things available for those who might forget their favorite show and tell thing. It wont be their favorite thing, but it will give them something to talk about with the others, so they wont feel left out. 
Activity 2b Where is my Friend? 5 min
Materials: Music; Large blanket
Objective: to check the results
Play music while the children walk freely around the room. When the music stops, they must crouch down where they are and close their eyes, no peeking! Cover one of the players with a blanket. Once the player is covered tell the others to open their eyes and guess who is under the blanket. 
Activity 3a Friendly Musical Chairs 8 min
Materials: Music; Chairs (one less than the number of children)
Objective: to check the results
Objective: to improve pupils solving problem skills
Start with everyone standing still. When the music starts, they must walk around the chairs anticipating when the music will stop. When the music finally does stop, they must all sit down. The object of this activity is to remove a chair each time a new round begins. The children must sit down so they will need to sit in the same chair with a friend or pile onto laps. When the game is finished there should be only one chair remaining and the children must all be in that one chair. 
Activity 3b In the space provided below, write a want ad for your new friend.
Make sure that you write at least five full sentences.
Use your best spelling and grammar.
Objectives
● to teach students about the concept of positive, healthy friendships
● to acknowledge the links between healthy friendships and positive self-esteem
● to consider the reasons it is important to have good friends
● to allow students to think about their own criteria for healthy friendships
● to discuss the healthy signs, warning signs and unhealthy signs in friendships
● to have students explore strategies to deal with difficult situations in friendships
● to identify the effects of social influences on gender roles and equity