Everybody Be a Friend on Valentine’s Day
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What's Inside
Children practice friendship language, social and emotional skills, and Valentine's Day vocabulary in this short poem. These are important skills at this age because young children are learning how to care for others and join in with classmates.
The book asks, What do good friends do? That simple question gives adults a chance to talk about kindness, sharing, and respectful behavior. It works well for preschoolers and early primary students who are learning how to be a friend.
Read this book when you want a quick conversation starter about caring for others on Valentine's Day and every day.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Everybody Be a Friend on Valentine’s Day into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Valentine's Day vocabulary
- Friendship and kindness
- Social and emotional skills
- Poem awareness
- Talking about good choices
Discussion Questions
- 1 The title says Everybody Be a Friend on Valentine's Day. What do you think a good friend does on a day like that?
- 2 When you hear the question What do good friends do? what kinds of actions come to mind?
- 3 How can people show friendship with their words, their hands, or their choices on Valentine's Day?
- 4 What are some ways to be kind to someone who feels left out or needs a friend?
- 5 Why do poems about friendship and Valentine's Day help us think about how we treat other people?
- 6 After reading, what is one friendly thing you could do today for a classmate, family member, or neighbor?
Words to Learn
- friendship
- A friendship is a kind relationship between people who care about each other.
- kindness
- Kindness means using caring words and actions to help someone feel good.
- Valentine's Day
- Valentine's Day is a day when people often share friendship and caring.
- poem
- A poem is a special kind of writing that can have rhythm or rhyme.
- social skills
- Social skills are the ways we talk and act with other people.
- emotions
- Emotions are the feelings we have, such as happy, sad, or kind.
- share
- To share means to give some of what you have or do something with someone else.
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