Inclusive Teaching E05 Teaching Children Social Relationships

This discussion from inclusiveteach.com offers eight strategies for teaching children the difference between friends and acquaintances. The Podcast details eight different approaches to helping children understand this distinction, including using visual tools like the Friendship Spectrum and Friendship Pyramid, role-playing scenarios, and creating "recipes" for making a friend versus an acquaintance. Additionally, the pod includes a six-week plan for an SEN class to teach friendship concepts, linking each week to a Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) strand. The overall goal is to equip educators with the tools they need to teach children about the nuanced world of social relationships.