Free Friendship Activities | Good Friend or Not a Good Friend Social Skills Task
Are you looking for engaging friendship activities to help students learn about expected social behaviors and what it means to be a good friend? These FREE Good Friend or Not a Good Friend Task Cards are a fun and interactive way for students to explore real life social situations while building important social skills and SEL skills.
These friendship sorting cards are perfect for:
- Special education classrooms
- Autism classrooms
- Social skills groups
- SEL lessons
- Kindergarten and first grade
- Counseling activities
- Speech therapy
- Independent work
- Centers and task boxes
Students look at each social scenario and decide whether the behavior shows a good friend or not a good friend. This hands-on activity helps students build social understanding in a clear, visual, and engaging way.
What’s Included?
- 13 friendship sorting task cards
- Real life social scenarios
- Color version included
- Black and white version included
- 2 sorting choices on each card: Good Friend and Not a Good Friend
Skills Students Can Practice
These social skills task cards help students work on:
- Friendship skills
- Social emotional learning
- Understanding expected vs unexpected behaviors
- Identifying positive social interactions
- Decision making
- Categorizing
- Communication skills
- Perspective taking
How to Use
Simply:
- Print the task cards
- Cut and laminate for durability
- Students decide whether the behavior shows a good friend or not a good friend
Students can respond by:
- Using a dry erase marker
- Placing a clothing peg on their answer
- Pointing to the answer
- Giving verbal responses
These task cards work great for:
- Small groups
- Independent work
- Social skills lessons
- Morning tubs
- Centers
- Counseling sessions
- Early finishers
- Autism support classrooms
Why Teachers Love This Resource
Teachers love these friendship social skills activities because they are:
- Low prep
- Easy to reuse
- Visual and structured
- Great for discussion opportunities
- Easy to differentiate
- Perfect for social emotional learning lessons
The clear visuals and simple expectations make this activity especially supportive for students who benefit from structured and visual learning approaches.
These FREE friendship activities are a great way to introduce, practice, and reinforce positive friendship skills in a fun and student friendly way.
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