Resources for Teacher & Educators based on Ellie and Lou – The Meaning of Friendship

Children’s picture book about friendship

Ellie and Lou – The Meaning of Friendship will lead kids down the path of understanding how to be a sympathetic friend, how to help a friend during a tough situation, and how to tell when someone is a genuine friend.

Ellie and Lou book The Meaning of Friendship
Ellie and Lou – The Meaning of Friendship by Kiana Sosa. An illustrated children’s book about empathy, helping a friend in need, as well as cooperation, friendship & resilience.

 

Read aloud kindness & friendship activities for K – 3rd-grade

Ellie and Lou book interactive read-aloud and lesson plans about building friendships. Ellie and Lou – The Meaning of Friendship is a great book for building classroom community at the beginning of the year.

teacher resources free printable ellie lou meaning friendship

 

A lesson plan to get your class discussing friendship, kindness, empathy, and resilience.

  • Guiding Questions to accompany read along
  • Discussion questions for after the read focusing on the themes
  • Vocabulary Guide
  • Story map
  • Writing prompts as a personal response to the ideas of friendship and helping others
  • Social-emotional learning activity

 

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Friendship Freebie - Free activities for children

 

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