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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Friends Song | Verbs Song for Kids | The Singing Walrus

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The sharing song - Nursery Rhymes - Toobys

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Jannie and Friends Play at the Playground Park | Kids Learn to Share and Play Together

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This is a fun story about how not everyone likes to recieve hugs and kisses from friends. Usually, when you look up friendship books, this isn't what you would consider to find. But I added this because I believe especially in District 75, students should acknowledge what their peers may or may not like. The story talks about how we should respect boundaries and learn more about our friends. I think this is a great addition to the friendship theme that often time we forget! Not everyone likes hugs and kisses, some just like a wave :)

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Fred and Mavis is another story about unlikely friends that have to help each other through obstacles. Students can relate to this story because it provides a funny way of interpreting real life experiences with friends. Often times, students can have trouble in their friendships.

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The Sour Grape is about how he holds a big big grudge, and learns that to keep his friends it must be removed! I liked this story because it depicts some troubles within friendships that our students can experience at any level. The Sour Grape is a great story with personification and awesome pictures to talk about friends can make mistakes and grow too :)

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Let' s Play is a book about how to make friends by playing with toys, at school or even at the playground! This book is very relatable to students with their peers in the classroom or even family friends too! This book ties into the friendship theme because playing with our friends is a big part of the relationship! Learning how to be play, interact and be mindful with our peers is a key element of friendship.

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Like other stories on the Padlet, It's Mine talks about how these three little frogs struggle to share. This is another part of the friendship experience because students will encounter situations in which they have to share with others. I thought this was a great about sharing. It also sheds a light on what happens when we learn not to share! Also, Leo Lionni has great drawings and really captivate my students so I figured I would add him to my friendship theme :)

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A World of Kindness by Anne Featherstone 

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A World of Kindness by Anne Featherstone 

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A World of Kindness is a great story that asks questions about kindness and how it relates to you. I think it takes a different, unique approach for students to show how and why they will demonstrate compassion and consideration for others. This can allow students to answer and participate with one another. In addition to this, it shows how kindness impacts one another and connects the world together. It provides a meaningful perspective to the friendship theme. And it draws attention to social interactions that kids can have on a day to day basis.

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This book is about how Chloe loves to go to school but isn't included in school parties. She feels sad and alone. It conveys messages of confidence and conflict resolutions within friendships. Chloe finally learns to stand for herself and learn, like a recipe, how to create a long lasting friendship. This book also includes characters in wheelchairs and different cultures so it highlights diversity and inclusion in friendships too :)

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This book talks about Faizah and her friends on picture day. Faizah's culture and heritage are special and don't necesarily match with everyone else. Faizah's friends inspire her and help her with acts of kindness to find love in her culture and friends. This book goes great with the friendship theme and ties into diversity and inclusion. Being in New York City, alot of our students are in extremely diverse classrooms. This brings into light the variety of friends to be made in school and how to support them with a little help and care :)

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This book relates to the friendship theme because it talks to how to be respectful and mindful for peers. This book talks about how we can learn to be respectful to others and ourselves. I like how the story has a comic book feel to it, so kids can be engaged with the fun pictures and text! This also provides valuable lessons that students can build upon how they can show respect to their classmates and families.

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This is a great book on friendship that can be used in our classrooms. I like this book because it can help bilingual students read and expand on her experiences with friends. I added this link because I think this story as a read aloud is great so students can hear what the Spanish translation sounds like. It can also be a great way for students to learn how our friends come from different background and speak languages different from us :)

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My Friends by Taro Gomi - read aloud children's book

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Fun interactive video of children explaining the theme of friendship in their perspective! This can allow an opportunity in classroom after an activity or the activity itself so that students can share what friendship means to them! This can be done with writing exercises or even think- pair- shares

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This Sesame Street video was a good media representation of the friendship theme. It's relatable to students and a fun way to show complex parts to friendship!

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Sesame Street: How to be a Good Friend | Tamir on the Street #3

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Stick and Stone is a fun story about two unlikely friends that help one another. By helping each other navigate some challenges, they grow a friendship with one another. I liked this book because sheds light on how friends can help one another. For example, students can learn how to be there for one another if they are sad. In addition to this, it teaches how to stick up for one another. This can be a great book to introduce how to help our friends and find them anywhere we go :)

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This book caught my eye because it was a funny story about a bad apple and a silly worm becoming best friends. This book is different from the other mentor texts because it doesn't list ways to be a good friend; but rather a funny story that students can relate to and have fun engaging with! The story describes how the apple and the worm aren't destined to be friends but they finish each other' sentences and games haha! But the book is super cute and allows students to see how friendship comes in many different colors and fruits :)

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The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart

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The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart

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This books delves into friendship and our differences as individuals. I was looking forward to ordering this book for my students because I believe this ties into teaching friendship. There are many texts that describe good friend qualities, but this story speaks to our unique differences. The story details how we should embrace our differences and how we can make friends by learning and growing from one another!

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I used this book last month with my students. The book details attributes on how to be a good friend like active listening, being an ally and sharing with others. I adapted this book and my students loved to see the colors and words that related to their peers in class. I even expanded on the concept of "sharing" by having students practice sharing toys in class and modeling how to be kind to each other :) it was a lot of fun and they loved it too!

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Our Class is a Family was part of our September curriculum by my school district. I was introduced to the book and it was a great reading into the new school year! I love this book because it shows how diverse our classrooms and students are. For my students, they were able to see themselves reflected in the story and recognize their peers as well. The book speaks to making friends in the classroom, learning from mistakes and creating a class community through friendship :)