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The Friends theme explores different questions that students may consider as they reflect on their experiences with their friends.
The topics under the theme of Friends include:
Your Friends
One Special Friend
Languages with Friends at School
Communicating with Friends
Before you ask students to record their videos, it is always helpful to prepare them with some warm-up activities. We have included some suggestions as well as some worksheets that can prepare students for the speaking portion of the activities.
To go back to the full guide, click on Guides for Teachers
Friends Activity Guide (PDF)
Me Mapping Mini-Guide for Teachers - Friends Revised 2024.pdfThe section below includes detailed prompts and videos you can use to create your own Flipgrid Topic. You can copy or adapt the prompts below in your own grid. Additionally, you may want to download the video and upload it as a Media Resource in your grid.
For more information on how to use Flipgrid and create your own grids, please refer to the Flipgrid Educator's Guide.
Your Friends Antoinette.mp4Your Friends
Tell me about your friends.
Who do you like to spend time with at school?
Who do you like to spend time with outside of school?
Listen to these song about friends:https://youtu.be/mBsWZzbkLMA
One Special Friend Antoinette.mp4One Special Friend
Tell me about one of your friends.
Where did you meet your friend?
Is he/she from the same background as you?
Why do you like this person?
What qualities do you look for in a friend?
Talking about Friends & Friendship:
What is a best friend?
Copy of Languages at School.mp4Languages with Friends at School
What is your school’s policy on language usage on the playground and in the classroom?
Are you involved in any extra-curriculars at school? How is language used there?
What friends do you talk to at school and what languages do you speak?
Copy of Communicating with Friends.mp4Communicating with Friends
Think of a conversation with your closest friend.
How did you use different languages to communicate?
When you are using apps, how do you use different languages to communicate?
Finally, how does your language use change in different spaces?
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