This teacher and counselor activity guide is designed to accompany the I Lost My BFF chapter book, which focuses on the evolution of friendships that happens over time, particularly with girls.
This guide includes the text from the story, along with discussion questions and activities for each chapter!
Engage students in meaningful conversation and relevant activities to help with their prosocial development.
A synopsis of the story is below:
Sophia and Aaliyah have been the best of friends for a long time now "€" since first grade! They do EVERYTHING together. They like the same things, and they always have fun!
So imagine Sophia's surprise when Aaliyah starts spending more time with Christabel, and it's interfering with Sophia and Aaliyah's time together. All of this change is hard, and Sophia finds herself wondering why. Does this mean Sophia did something wrong? Does it mean Aaliyah likes Christabel better? Sophia finds herself thinking]€] I Lost My BFF.
Sophia decides to try some different strategies, and with help from her mom, starts to figure out how friendships change over time.
Through honest conversations and open-mindedness, Sophia, Aaliyah, Christabel and Asha soon learn that it's okay for friends to have other good friends, and not everyone needs to like to do the same things all of the time. If they are kind and respectful toward one another, their friendships can grow and change.
This quick-read chapter book is part of the Navigating Friendship book series, which is great for 4th-7th graders who are struggling with changing friendships, learning about self-advocacy, and figuring out how to get along with others.
Language
Place of publication
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Third Grade
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 276 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
ISBN-13
978-1-944882-68-6 (9781944882686)
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Jennifer is an award-winning children's book author who has worked as a school counselor for over a decade. She loves writing social and emotional books to help children and preteens through challenging times. Jennifer's books teach children strategies to work through their issue, and the stories give children the comfort of knowing they're not alone in their struggles. Her books focus on topics such as anxiety, depression, and friendship struggles. Jennifer's books use a quick-read chapter format and are geared toward children ages 9 to 13.
Through working with children of all ages, Jennifer has seen the benefits of social-emotional learning books firsthand. Children lose themselves as they're immersed within the stories. They're able to understand complex issues from so many different perspectives by seeing the story through the eyes of the characters.
Counseling children, as well as raising two children of her own, has taught her a universal truth: all children want to be loved, valued, and respected for the unique individuals they are. She channels this truth, the importance of providing support to children as they navigate social and emotional issues, and her love for creativity into all her children's books. Her goal is that all children who read one of her books will feel like the stories are speaking directly to them.
Author
Jennifer Licate
Illustrated by
Suzanne Beaky
