Since most fights or arguments happen to kids that don't really know each other, here are some steps to follow when getting to know other kids in order to keep fights from happening.
 | Step 1: Look around and find someone who you would want to talk to or play with. |
| Step 2: Walk up to the person with a friendly face. |
| Step 3: Say hello and your name, then ask the other person what their name is. |
| Step 4: Ask open-ended questions to get and give information. (an open-ended question has answers that have more than two or three words) Some examples of open-ended questions can be: *What are you playing with? or *What games do you like to play? |
| Step 5: Find an activity or game to play on the playground, during free time, or some other time. |
Now that you have that part of making new friends down packed, here are some books about making new friends that you may want to read. You will be able to find them at your school, in your local library or in your favorite book store.
A friend is someone who likes you, by Anglund, J.W.
I want to play, by Crary, E.
New Friend, by Zolotow, C.
Will you be my friend?, by Iwasaki, C.
If you are interested in finding more exciting books about friendship and making new friends check out the following website, www.ldonline.org. In order to get into the section you are going to need to enter for more books do the following: 1-click on LD in depth, 2-click on Friendship and Stories, 3-scan about half way down until you see the section titled Other Books About Making Friends. This is where you will find more books to read on friendship and making new friends.
| Doing Better in School |