Friendship activities fit well with Montessori education, which emphasizes peace education and lessons in courtesy. They’re especially helpful at the beginning of the school year but are great at any time. Of course, kindness/friendship activities are wonderful around Valentine’s Day, but here I’m focusing on friendship activities for back to school or any season.
Today, I’m sharing a roundup of Montessori-inspired friendship activities for home or school from around the blogosphere.
Montessori Ideas on Friendship
“Are Children Allowed to Socialize in a Montessori Environment?”
Primary 3-6: What About Socialization? from Montessori for Everyone
Why Does Montessori Have Mixed Age Group Classrooms? by Tiffany Cavegn from White Bear Montessori School
Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities
Free Friendship Songs and Rhymes {Character Education Resources} (lots of great songs for line time/circle time) at my Bits of Positivity Blog
Grace and Courtesy for a New School Year (my post)
Grace and Courtesy: Offering Help from Montessori Primary Guide
Friendship Flower Activities (Images from North American Montessori Center Printables)
Friendship Flower Activities – my post about friendship flower activities and North American Montessori Center’s 3-6 Montessori Homeschool Program
Introducing and Cultivating Peace in Our Homes and Classrooms from Simply Montesori
Montessori-Inspired Peace Education Activities (my roundup post)
“Capturing Ordinary Days: Socialization in the Primary Setting” from Montessori Guide
Focusing On Desired Behavior: Friendship as a Theme for the Montessori Classroom from North American Montessori Center
Friendship Corner (Photo from Confessions of a Montessori Mom Blog)
Create a Friendship Corner to Improve Your Child’s Sharing Skills from Confessions of a Montessori Mom Blog
Making Greeting Cards (Photo from To the Lesson)
Friendship Tree, Acting Out Poetry with a Friend, and Making Greeting Cards (photo) from To the Lesson!
Friendship Theme from Stay at Home Educator
Friendship Bracelets from On The Shelf: A Picture Diary of Montessori Work In Our Classroom
Friendship Bracelet (Photo from Teach Preschool)
Making Friendship Bracelets in Preschool from Teach Preschool
How to Make Easy Friendship Bracelets from Nurture Store
Simple Friendship Bracelet from Toddler Approved
Friendship Bracelet (Photo from A Mom with a Lesson Plan)
Friendship Bracelets from A Mom with a Lesson Plan
Friendship Bracelet Braiding Disk (Photo from Almost Unschoolers)
Friendship Bracelet Braiding Disk from Almost Unschoolers
Wool bracelets – Simple Kumihimo style (friendship bracelet braiding disk tutorial) from My Kid Craft
Beach Friendship Bracelets (Photo from Little Wonders’ Days)
Beach Friendship Bracelets from Little Wonders’ Days
Modern DIY Bracelets (a roundup of friendship bracelet tutorials for elementary age through teens) from Modern Parents Messy Kids
Making Amish Friendship Bread (Photo from Montessori Messy)
Amish Friendship Bread: A Lesson in Patience from Montessori Messy
Making Friendship Bread and Sharing with Friends from A Mom with a Lesson Plan
Teaching Kids Life Skills: Being a Good Friend by Kristina from Toddler Approved at Kids Activities Blog
Do you have favorite activities to encourage friendship in your children and/or students?
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What a great resource. Thanks for putting this together. Pinned!!
Thanks so much, Erica! I really appreciate your pinning my post. 🙂
You know, I was searching for a class idea for our homeschooling co-op this quarter, and you might have given me a great idea – I wonder if having a “Friendship Class” would be fun for the kids. Maybe do some friendship games, talk about resolving conflicts peacefully, make something (friendship bracelets?) . . . sounds like a good time to me!
I think that sounds like a great idea, Dionna! My kids would have loved that when we were homeschooling. 🙂
Fun ideas! Our son starts preschool (sadly non Montessori; there is no Montessori preschool in our city) in a couple weeks and we hope he makes some good friends!
Thanks, Crunchy Con Mom! It is sad that Montessori schools aren’t available everywhere. Fortunately, there are lots of great non-Montessori preschools, too. I hope your son has a fabulous experience. 🙂
I love the idea of doing friendship bracelets! My son’s been making some for himself recently, but it’s time we branched out. 🙂
Thanks, Lauren! My daughter and her friends loved making friendship bracelets of various kinds. It’s great that your son has already been making some. 🙂
There are so many great ideas here! I’m honored to have my post about sharing included in your links. Thanks for the reminder about the Carnival of Natural Parenting, too – it has been ages since I participated, and I miss it! 🙂
Thanks, Melissa! I was happy to share your post … great ideas! It’s amazing to think that I’ve been participating in the Carnival of Natural Parenting since 2010. It is awesome!
Wow! What an awesome collection of links! Thank you!
Thanks, Momma Jorje! I hope you find some that work well for your family. 🙂
These are wonderful friendship activities!
Thank you for sharing this information. I will use for homeschooling my 2 years old boy and to the Toddlers Sunday school.