Intervention Support Portal - Poor Peer Relationship

Does the student(s) display the following?

Frequent conflicts with peers
Frequent reporting of others’ ‘wrong-doings’
Have difficulty carrying on conversation or play
Exhibit immature or inappropriate play or interactions
Annoy and irritate others
Difficulty relating to others
Trouble sharing, taking turns, and compromising
Bother others to get their attention and then run away or laugh
Eat lunch alone or play alone during recess play
Disturb others, instigate, pushy, etc
Only want to play or do what they want to, unwilling to do what others want to do
Little to no interaction in classroom or during unstructured times
Trouble getting along in groups or pair work settings
Does not interact with other children in age-appropriate ways
Have difficulty making or maintaining friendships
Display inappropriate behavior or make inappropriate comments
Frequently argue or fight with others

Strategy 1: Assign a buddy

Strategy 2: Strategic seating

Strategy 3: Proximity to students

Strategy 4: Reassurance

Strategy 5: Reward System

Strategy 6: Talk privately with student

Strategy 7: Teach conflict resolution skills

Strategy 8: Talk to Parent

Strategy 9: Teach coping skills

Strategy 10: Teach relaxation techniques

Strategy 11: Teach relationship skills

Strategy 12: Teach social skills

How to make friends and be a good friend

Teacher can use this to help students make friends and maintain positive friendship

Emotional management affects Friendship

Teachers can use this to help students understand how emotions can affect their friends and how they can make a choice to maintain or build good relationship

I Statement for Effective Communication

Teacher can use this to help students express themselves clearly so that others can understand them and resolve small conflicts amongst themselves

Power of using I-Message in Communication

Teacher can use this to help students express themselves clearly so that others can understand them and resolve small conflicts amongst themselves

I-Message Poster

Teachers can print this to remind and encourage use of the I-message to communicate and resolve minor conflicts

I-Message Poster

Teachers can use this to reminnd encourage use of the I-message to communicate and resolve minor conflicts before approaching the teacher for help.

It’s WHAT You Say and HOW You Say It

Teacher can show this videos to students to teach them the importance of tone and choice of words in respectful communication.

Help Kids Understand the Effect of Their Words and Actions

This is a teacher resource to help design/implement a short lesson.

Teaching of Positive Friendship Skills

Teachers can use this resource to teach characteristics of a good and kind friend. The video can be paused at suitable intervals for teachers to address, discuss specific behaviours to facilitate discussions.

Do not hurt others with your actions or words!

a short story about two girls Eswa and Fita and how Fita learned not to hurt others.

How to be a good friend

Teachers can use this resource to help students discuss and understand examples of behaviours that were unkind or kind and friendly. Teachers ask students who had been unkind purposely to how they would feel if they were in the "victim's" shoes and what possible consequences would the "offenders" face and if they would enjoy such consequences, to encourage kind actions and words.

The Not so Friendly Friend Story

Teacher can ise this as a resource to discuss what makes a good friend and use the story to discuss behaviours that show that you are a good friend or an unkind friend.

Back to Behavioural Needs

Resource for teachers to teach students how to talk in class in respectfully.

Poster for teachers' use to impart conflict resolution skills

How I can be a good friend

Actions that show if you are a Good or Bad friend

Teaching students to delibrate before they speak

Teachers can use this tool to engage students to say what is appropriate.