1. Types of Friends
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2. What is a FRIEND? A person who is important to you
Like to spend time together
Enjoy doing some of the same things (have things
in common) !
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3. What is a FRIEND?
A person you think about even if they are not with you.
A person who is kind and is interested in you
A person who notices your feelings
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4. True Blue Friends Make you feel included
Show interest in your life and hobbies, even if they have different interests
Tell the truth, keep promises, say sorry & forgive mistakes
Don’t stay mad at you
(They don’t hold grudges)
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5. True-Blue Friends Stay your friend in good times and bad times
Make you feel good about yourself when you are with them
Notice your feelings
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6. Talk about Which character was the True Blue Friend to Mildred
How do you know he was a True Blue Friend?
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7. Fair-Weather Friends
Sometimes act like your friend, sometimes do not act like your friend.
might make you feel bad
Might just ignore you sometimes if you are having a rough day
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8. Fair Weather Friends
Tease & talk mean about you when you are not there. (“Behind your back”)
Make you feel excluded and confused
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9. Talk about Which character was the Fair Weather Friend to Mildred?
Give 3 reasons why you think this
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10. Talk about What kind of friend do you think Mildred was to Ed? Why?
What did Mildred learn?
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11. DNEIRF (Backwards “Friend”) A type of Fair Weather person
Person who pretends to be your friend, but really just wants something from you
“Uses” you as a friend
Might try to make you do things you are not comfortable with (take dares, etc.)
Might put you down (insult) or tease you in a mean way in front of other people
DNEIRF behavior is a type of bullying
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