Friendship Behavior Sort | Visuals for Social Emotional Learning

Help young learners build positive friendship skills with this engaging Friendship Behavior Sort designed especially for PreK, Kindergarten, and early SPED learners. This hands-on social emotional learning activity uses clear visuals and real-life scenarios to help children identify expected and unexpected behaviors when interacting with peers.

Perfect for SEL lessons, morning meetings, small groups, counseling sessions, and behavior support, this resource encourages meaningful discussion around kindness, sharing, personal space, and self-control — all in a simple, kid-friendly way.

🌟 What’s Included

✔ Friendship behavior sorting cards using real-life scenarios

✔ Clear YES / NO visual supports to guide discussion

✔ Color and blackline versions for flexible use

✔ Print-and-go PDF format

✔ Visuals ideal for cut and paste, sorting mats, or pocket charts

🧠 Skills This Resource Supports

• Social emotional learning (SEL)

• Friendship and peer interaction skills

• Identifying appropriate vs inappropriate behaviors

• Emotional awareness and self-regulation

• Language development through discussion

• Visual discrimination and decision making

👩‍🏫 How Teachers Use This

• Whole-group SEL lessons

• Small-group intervention

• SPED and autism support

• Behavior expectations review

• Counseling and social skills groups

• Morning meeting or circle time

• Calm-down corners and SEL centers

👧 Best For

PreK

Kindergarten

Special Education

Autism Support

Social Skills Intervention

❤️ Why Teachers Love It

Teachers appreciate how simple, visual, and discussion-ready this activity is. Kids love the clear YES and NO cues, and teachers love having an easy, no-prep SEL tool that actually sparks conversation instead of confusion.