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Friendship, cooperation and belonging

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Friendship, cooperation and belonging
A buddy activity should be a choice that can change
Make partnership optional and define the shared task clearly.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
A compromise needs to address the stated needs
Compare proposals against what each participant needs from the activity.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
A disagreement pause needs a way back
Establish a supported way to stop and return to the issue.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
A disputed game move may reveal a missing rule
Keep discussion focused on the rule and a shared next step.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
A group agreement needs actions people can recognise
Write commitments that participants can understand and review.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
A group decision check-in should make concerns expressible
Confirm that participants understand the decision and next step.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
A shared project benefits from one small decision before making
Agree on a shared goal and first action.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
A visible turn system can reduce the race for materials
Make the order understandable and revisable.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
After an accidental disruption, ask what repair would help
Identify the effect and a practical next action.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
An exclusion discussion works better with invented characters
Identify barriers and propose changes without inviting public accusations.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
An invitation to play should leave room for no
Practise an optional invitation with a clear way to accept or decline.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Ask for the particular material and agree what happens next
Practise asking for a specific item without grabbing.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Asking an educator for help can be a specific task skill
Identify when and how to ask an available educator for assistance.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Celebrate a shared outcome by noticing different contributions
Recognise contributions to the group task.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Challenge the proposal rather than the person
Separate a proposal from the person offering it.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Conversation cards should allow a comfortable pass
Provide low-pressure ways to share interests.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Discuss a kind action without labelling the whole person
Examine actions and effects without labelling children as good or bad.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Encouragement can describe a strategy without promising success
Notice a specific action rather than promising success.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Explain a game so the newcomer can try the next turn
Give a newcomer the information needed to participate.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Feedback between partners should name a change they can make
Link feedback to the task and offer a possible next action.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Group roles can change as the project changes
Distribute useful contributions without fixing children into labels.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Help a newcomer ask about joining the activity
Give a concrete phrase and a way to understand the activity.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Leaving a shared activity can include a useful handover
Make leaving understandable while preserving the remaining group's plan.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
One shared tool need not stop the whole project
Plan parallel contributions so a shared tool does not leave most partners waiting.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Paraphrasing checks understanding; it does not require agreement
Check understanding before replying.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Perspective-taking leaves room for more than one explanation
Consider possibilities without claiming to know another person's feelings.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Practise a clear boundary and the response it deserves
Offer clear language for stopping an unwanted action.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Reflect on cooperation without giving friendship grades
Review task processes rather than judging relationships.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Specific thanks names the contribution and its effect
Name what someone did and why it helped.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Talk about belonging without asking for a personal account
Let children contribute imagined welcoming features.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
Use the name and pronunciation the person offers
Ask and use the form the person offers.
Friendship, cooperation and belonging
When someone declines, a brief respectful answer is enough
Accept the answer without demanding a personal explanation.