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Brief Teaser: The quote given has a meaning behind it that is useful for  everyone, no matter the age. Understanding the meaning of the quote makes understanding another friend so much more worthwhile.
Teaching Lesson: Have kids reflect on the quote. Have them answer questions such as, What does the quote mean to them? How can you make meaning out of the quote?

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Author: Philip C. Stead
Illustrator: Erin E. Stead
Publication Date: 2010
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approx. Text Level: I
Brief Teaser: Amos McGee is sick. Will his friends take care of him and make sure he is ok? Amos see's who his true friends are when his friends show up to take care of him.
Teaching Lesson: Have students write a reflection on certain sacrifices they have made to show their friends they care about them.

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Author: Marc Brown and Laurie Krasny Brown
Illustrator: Marc Brown and Laurie Krasny Brown
Publication Date: 2001
Genre: Non-Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approx. Text Level: K
Brief Teaser: How do you chose to treat friends that care about you and that are in your life? Within the book is valuable points about how to treat others who care about you. Treating others how you would want to be treated is a great point for children to follow.
Teaching Lesson: Discuss the book with the class. Then have children describes things that they do in their personal life to show that the are a good friend to someone.

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Brief Teaser: A picture is a great way for students to grasp a concept and discuss ideas with other students. The picture also depicts different activities for children to do together , such as, hobbies, sports, and interests.
Teaching Lesson: Show the class the picture. As a group, have them comment on what they see. Ask them if they can relate to anything in the picture in anyway. Then have the students pair up and have them discuss things about their personal likes and dislikes.

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Brief Teaser: The song discusses how friends can work together and interact with each other effectively. It also adds in points about trust and loyalty to one another within a friendship.
Teaching Lesson: Have students describe a personal experience to a partner about a personal experience where they had to trust another person that they are close too.

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Best Friends | Popular Nursery Rhymes song for children, kids and toddlers | Patty Shukla

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Brief Teaser: Within this song it discusses the different aspects that students need to learn to be a good person to every friend that they have. The different points made are vital things for children to practice when they have a friendship that they care about.
Teaching Lesson: Have children make their own groups. Have each child go around and give at least one positive comment about each student

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Brief Teaser: The song explains how to make amends and work around different controversies that children have with others. It sings about kids being kind to one another. The song uses animals and nature as a form to show the examples of how friendship can be used.
Teaching Lesson: Have children get together with a partner and discuss key points from the song. Then have them talk about their favorite animal and why. See if children have similar interests with one another.

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Friendship Song | English Rhymes For Kids | Animation Cartoon Song | Colorful Video For Babies

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Author: Kevin Henkes
Illustrator: Kevin Henkes
Publication Date: 1988
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approx. Text Level: M
Brief Teaser: Two Friends, Chester and Wilson, do the same things together all the time and have their own way of doing everything. When
Lilly moves to town and has a different way of doing things. How will the two friends handle it?
Teaching Lesson: There is not much of an interactive lesson to give with this topic. You can run a group discussion on how to accept people and adapt to new things. Tell children it is okay to try new things.

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Author: Marcus Pfister
Illustrator: Marcus Pfister
Publication Date: 1992
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Pre-K-3
Approx. Text Level: M
Brief Teaser: The Rainbow Fish has many more possessions than anyone else. He learns that the right thing to do is to share all of his things so that other may enjoy as well.
Teaching Lesson: Give students an interactive activity about specific vocabulary words and their meanings. For example, a matching game.

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[Special Effects] The Rainbow Fish | Read Aloud Books for Children

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Brief Teaser: This a great song to introduce the topic of friendship. It explains the concept of friendship in ways that children would understand.
Teaching Lesson: Have kids listen to the song in groups and mention one good trait that each kid in the group possesses. You could have everyone switch and have the kids cycle from group to group. Real life connections could be made between each of the students as well.

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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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Author: Russell Hoban
Illustrator: Lillian Hoban
Publication Date: 1969
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approx. Text Level: K
Brief Teaser: France does not think her little sister can be apart of her and her friend group, but when her bestfriend Albert leaves her out of their "no girl" baseball game, se reconsiders.
Teaching Lesson: This lesson should be focussed around inclusion. When participating in activities, make sure you include anyone who shows interest. Try and not leave anyone out.

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Author: Barney Saltzberg
Illustrator: Saltzberg, Barney
Publication Date: 2008
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approx. Text Level: L
Brief Teaser: Stanley shows up to school with crazy hair thinking that is it crazy hair day but it is actually school picture day. What will he do and how will his classmates react?
Teaching Lesson: This should be focussed around flexibility of students and being able to accept students mistakes. It keeps bullying away.

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Author: Arnold Lobel
Illustrator: Lobel, Arnold
Publication Date: 1970
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approx. Text Level: K
Brief Teaser: Frog and Toad spend all of their time together and are there for each other no matter what. Frog notices one day that he needs to spend more time alone. How will Toad react?
Teaching Lesson: When conducting a lesson for this book, focus on independence. Students should be able to notice that it is ok to try new things and be alone at some points.

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Author: Hollie Hobbie
Illustrator: Hobbie, Hollie
Publication Date: 1999
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: Pre K, 1-2
Approx. Text Level: L
Brief Teaser: Toot is a pig who continues to mope around throughout the whole story. Puddle is determined to make him happy but how easy is it going to be for him to cheer him up?
Teaching Lesson: Have children collaborate in groups with an activity based around "positive enforcements".

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Author: Numeroff, Laura
Illustrator: Bond, Felicia
Publication Date: 1985
Genre: Fiction
Approx. Interest Level: K-2
Approx. Text Level: K
Brief Teaser: As a young adult, we have all had our helpful share of both good and toxic friendships. This book presents the idea of being taken advantage of and it teaches students to not be greedy and continue asking for more.
Teaching Lesson: Do a lesson based around the question "How would you make a friend?" and have students write about them and a friend from a personal standpoint.