Howard B Wigglebottom Friendship Lesson | K–2 SEL Activities & Counseling Lesson
Struggling with students who have difficulty getting along, sharing, or using kind words?
This engaging K–2 SEL lesson uses Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns We Can All Get Along to help young students learn friendship skills, kindness, cooperation, and respectful choices in a way that truly sticks.
Not sure how to teach what being a good friend actually looks like?
This ready-to-use print-and-teach resource gives you everything you need to lead a meaningful friendship lesson with confidence.
What’s Included
- Detailed friendship lesson plan
- Lesson-at-a-Glance guide for quick planning
- Teaching Script at a Glance for easy delivery
- Read-aloud discussion guide
- Friendship Find & Share icebreaker cards
- Compliment starter cards
- Friendship Scenario Cards (used for sorting, scoot, and discussion)
- Friendly or Unfriendly card sort activity
- Friendly or Unfriendly Scoot Game
- “Ways to Use the Cards” guide for flexible implementation
- Student reflection pages (differentiated options)
- “I Am a Good Friend” headband craft
- Family connection letter
How This Helps
This lesson helps students:
- Understand what it means to be a good friend
- Recognize friendly and unfriendly behaviors
- Practice kindness, empathy, and cooperation
- Build stronger peer relationships
- Make respectful friendship choices
Perfect For
- Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
- School Counselors
- Classroom Teachers
- Small Groups
- Whole Group SEL Lessons
- Behavior Support Lessons
Why Teachers & Counselors Love This
This is one of those lessons you can pull out and use right away.
Everything is designed to make friendship skills easy to teach with young learners through engaging discussions, movement activities, hands-on practice, and meaningful reflection.
The clear lesson flow, teaching script, and ready-to-print materials save prep time while keeping students actively involved.
Bonus Tip
Want to extend the lesson even further?
The animated version of the book is available free at wedolisten.org.
Note
Lesson shared with permission from author Howard Binkow.
Part of the Howard B. Wigglebottom SEL Lesson Series for K–2.
