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Friendship Role Play Scenarios

Athena and her dad are in their front yard. Next door, Bosco, who moved in a few weeks ago, is shooting baskets in his driveway.

  • 20 scripted scenes
  • 100 discussion cards
  • Printable

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Grades
2–5
What you get
20 scripted scenes
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About this resource

Athena and her dad are in their front yard. Next door, Bosco, who moved in a few weeks ago, is shooting baskets in his driveway. These friendship role play scenarios give Grades 2–5 twenty scripted scenes across five parts of friendship, so students can rehearse the words and choices before they need them. The scenes build Relationship Skills.

What students practice

  • Starting a Friendship
  • Building Trust
  • Showing Loyalty
  • Handling Jealousy in a Friendship
  • Forgiving a Friend and Moving On

What’s inside

20scripted scenes, each with characters, a setting and full dialogue
100discussion cards, five after every scene
  • A detailed teacher script and a shorter outline for a more flexible lesson
  • Teacher notes on objectives, materials and tips; 50 pages

A look inside

Two BasketballsAthena and her dad are in their front yard.
Book Four From HomeCyprien has read the first four books in the Owl Island series.

Cocoa and Button, How Is Bolt?, Keeping a Secret Safe are among the other scenes.

How to use these friendship role play scenarios

Opening talk (5–7 minutes) to connect the topic to students’ own lives
Act out a scene (10–15 minutes)Students take the roles while the class watches
Sharing and discussion (5–10 minutes), with the five discussion cards after each scene
Redo a scene with a different choice and compare the outcomes, as an SEL extension

Grade fit

The scenes are set at school, at home and around town, in situations elementary students meet. Students can read these role play scripts aloud or use their own words, which keeps them workable across Grades 2–5.

Good to know

You choose who plays each role while the rest of the class watches and discusses, so plan for a little open space and a few simple props.

Pairs well with

Questions teachers ask

How long does a lesson take?

The detailed script plans 5–7 minutes for the introduction, 10–15 minutes for the role play and 5–10 minutes for sharing and discussion.

Do students need to read well?

No. Students can read the scripts aloud or act the scene in their own words after you read it.

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