Good Friend vs Bad Friend – Social Skills & Friendship Sorting Activity

Help students develop strong social-emotional skills by learning the difference between a good friend and a bad friend! This engaging printable activity encourages self-reflection, classroom discussion, and emotional awareness as students explore what healthy friendships look like.

With a simple, student-friendly layout and interactive sorting activity, this resource is perfect for building social awareness, empathy, and respectful relationships in early primary and lower middle years.

What’s Included:
✅ 2–3 sentence friendship introduction (in student voice)
✅ 5 reflection questions to promote deeper thinking and class discussion
✅ 30 mixed-up friendship traits (15 positive, 15 negative)
✅ Cut-and-paste style sorting activity (Good Friend vs Bad Friend)

Supports development of:
✔ Positive relationship skills
✔ Recognising healthy and unhealthy social behaviours
✔ Empathy, kindness, and emotional literacy
✔ Self-awareness in peer interactions

Perfect for:
✔ Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons
✔ Health and Wellbeing units
✔ Friendship and bullying prevention discussions
✔ Small group work or individual counselling sessions

Print & Go – No prep needed! A great addition to your friendship, kindness, or anti-bullying resource collection.