Help students in grades 2–3 think about what makes a friendship genuine with this friendship lesson and interactive “The Chase” activity. Students consider clues about classmates’ behavior, decide whether each person is acting like a true or fake friend, and explain their reasoning.

What’s included

• A lesson plan with a friendship discussion, learning objective, materials, activity directions, and assessment suggestion.
• The “Find the Evidence” worksheet, where students sort friendship traits into true-friend and fake-friend categories.
• The interactive “The Chase” presentation in PowerPoint and PowerPoint Show formats. Students follow clues about six characters and identify the friendship behavior that matters.

How to use it

Begin with the guided discussion in the lesson plan. Invite students to describe genuine friendship qualities such as listening, helping, keeping promises, and treating others kindly. Then present “The Chase” and have students take turns examining clues, deciding whether each character is a true or fake friend, and explaining which clue supports the decision. The lesson plan suggests allowing about 15 minutes for the interactive activity. Use the worksheet for a follow-up sorting task and a simple check of students’ understanding.

Skills and setting

Designed for elementary school counseling or classroom lessons, this resource supports friendship vocabulary, recognizing helpful and hurtful behaviors, decision-making from clues, and discussion of how to be a reliable and respectful friend. The presentation includes interactive clue prompts and feedback that reveals the relevant behavior, giving students opportunities to notice details and explain their answers.

Preparation

The lesson plan lists a board and marker, along with the interactive activity. The worksheet is printable, and the activity is provided as both a PowerPoint presentation and a PowerPoint Show file. Check that your presentation setup supports the interactive controls before using it with students.