Personal & Social Development·Friendship & Cooperation·conceptual
Makes someone a good friend
Understand what makes someone a good friend — being kind, honest, reliable, and including others — and recognise behaviours that are not friendly, such as being bossy, leaving people out, or saying mean things
Suggested ages 5–7
Learning journey
Your child is developing essential friendship skills — learning to ask for help when needed, understanding what makes a good friend, listening to others properly, and sharing and taking turns in group activities.
Evidence of understanding
- List at least four qualities of a good friend
- Identify unfriendly behaviour in a story or real situation
- Reflect on a time they were a good friend and explain what they did
Assessment prompt
Can Makes someone a good friend describe what makes a good friend and recognise when someone — including themselves — isn't being a good friend?
Standards alignment
PSPE.INT.P1.CU.4International · ib-pyp-pspe
PSPE.INT.P1.CU.4
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence