Friendship Recipe Worksheet
The Friendship Kitchen • Activity Sheet
The Recipe for a Great Friendship
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Just like baking bread, lasting friendships need the right ingredients. Too much jealousy can spoil the mix, but kindness, trust, and humor create a bond that lasts!
Part 1: The Essential Ingredients
Pantry Ideas: Trust, Empathy, Honesty, Humor, Inclusion, Apologies, Patience
Choose 4 friendship ingredients. Assign each a culinary measurement (e.g., 3 cups, 2 tablespoons, a pinch) and explain its purpose.
1. Amount: Ingredient:
Why is this ingredient essential to the mixture?
2. Amount: Ingredient:
Why is this ingredient essential to the mixture?
3. Amount: Ingredient:
Why is this ingredient essential to the mixture?
4. Amount: Ingredient:
Why is this ingredient essential to the mixture?
Part 2: Preparation & Mixing Instructions
Ingredients are only half the recipe—you also need healthy actions. Write your directions for each step below:
1
Stirring in Inclusion: How do you make sure someone new or quiet feels welcomed into your circle?
2
Simmering Through Disagreements: When opinions clash and tempers heat up, what step keeps the recipe from burning?
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Kitchen Troubleshooting & Taste Test
Handling Tough Moments & Personal Friendship Goals
Upper Elementary Guide
Part 3: Kitchen Emergencies (Solving Real Dilemmas)
Read each classroom situation. Describe which friendship ingredient is missing and explain how you would fix it.
Situation A (Recess Drama): Marcus and Jordan both want to be kickball captain. Marcus yells that Jordan is terrible at kicking, and Jordan storms off to sit alone on the bench.
Missing Ingredient:
Recipe Repair (First Step to Take):
What words could one of them say to repair the friendship?
Situation B (Group Exclusion): Maya and Chloe are whispering and giggling about an inside joke during a group project. Lily sits right next to them, feeling left out and ignored.
Missing Ingredient:
Recipe Repair (How to Include Lily):
How would you handle this if you noticed someone being excluded?
Part 4: Chef's Personal Taste Test
My Best Friendship Ingredient:
The quality I bring most naturally to my friends is:
Ingredient I Want to Add More Of:
One area I want to practice more often this term is:
Certified Friendship Chef Pledge
"I promise to mix kindness into my words, listen when tempers get hot, and make room at my table for everyone."
Chef Signature
Date Signed
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