Year 6 PSHE: Autumn 2 worksheet

“Fixing a Friendship Argument” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 6 PSHE unit “PSHE: Autumn 2”, for children aged 10 to 11, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 7 to 12 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Fixing a Friendship Argument

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 6 · PSHE · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can use restorative questions and paraphrasing to talk through a friendship argument.

A Look back3 min

1.
Which feeling sits at the stormy end of the weather scale? Circle one.
calmhopefulfuriousrelaxed
2.
Put these three steps in the right order. Write the numbers in the boxes.
1. Choose what to do next
2. Stop and notice the feeling
3. Take one slow breath
3.
Which kind of voice is most likely to help a hard talk go well? Circle one.
soft and steadyloud and sharpshoutingmumbled

B Watch me, then you4 min

Two friends argue about a secret. A restorative talk asks three questions: what happened, how people felt and what next. Read each line, then see which box it belongs in.

Watch me

“You shared my secret.” That is what happened.

“I felt really let down.” That is how they felt.

“Please check with me first next time.” That is what next.

Now you

1.
Sort these cards into the three columns.
Jo told the class my secretI felt let down and hurtJo should say sorry to me
What happened How people felt What next
2.
Read this: “I was really cross when you cancelled our plans.” Which part is the feeling? Circle one.
I was really crossYou cancelled our plansLet's meet on Friday instead

C Your turn8 min

Sort, choose or write. Read each card closely and look for the words that show where it belongs.

School canteen tables at lunchtime, with chairs pushed in and no people

1.
Sort these cards into the three columns.
Kit read my message out loudI felt upset and left outLet's agree to ask before sharing
What happened How people felt What next
2.
Sort these four cards into the three columns.
Mia moved my bag off the benchI felt cross and embarrassedMia felt guilty when she saw my faceWe both say sorry and move on
What happened How people felt What next
3.
Sam says: “You told the whole group my secret.” Which reply is a paraphrase? Circle one.
So you feel your secret was shared and that hurt.You always tell everyone everything!Fine, I won't tell you anything either.
4.
Priya says: “You laughed at my drawing in front of everyone.” Write a paraphrase that starts “So you feel…”

Say it out loud: Which card was hardest to place? What clue in the words told you which column it belongs in?

D Spot the mistake3 min

An empty school bench beside a playground fence at lunchtime

Mia says: “A restorative talk is for finding out who is to blame, so we start there.”

1.
What should Mia change about her idea? Write one sentence.

E Think deeper4 min

Think it through, then write your answer.

A school corridor with lockers and a bench, with no people in sight

1.
Two friends fall out, and the rest of their friendship group notices. Who else might be affected? What fair question could you ask that person to hear how they feel? Write two sentences.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Fixing a Friendship Argument · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. furious If they pick hopeful, ask them to point to where that feeling sits on the scale, then compare it with the stormy end.

2. 1 Stop and notice the feeling · 2 Take one slow breath · 3 Choose what to do next If they put choose first, remind them that the pause and the breath come before the choice, so the choice is made calmly.

3. soft and steady If they pick loud and sharp, ask which voice would make the other person want to keep listening.

B

1. What next: Jo should say sorry to me · What happened: Jo told the class my secret · How people felt: I felt let down and hurt If the feeling card lands under What happened, ask them to find the word that names a feeling, such as hurt or let down.

2. I was really cross

C

1. What next: Let's agree to ask before sharing · What happened: Kit read my message out loud · How people felt: I felt upset and left out If the next-step card lands under How people felt, ask them whether it names a feeling or tells us what to do now.

2. What next: We both say sorry and move on · What happened: Mia moved my bag off the bench · How people felt: I felt cross and embarrassed, Mia felt guilty when she saw my face

3. So you feel your secret was shared and that hurt. If they pick either angry reply, ask them what Sam just said. A paraphrase repeats Sam's point in new words before giving a view.

4. Look for: Restates Priya's point in new words, such as feeling embarrassed or hurt because they laughed at her drawing in front of others, with no blame or excuses added.

D

1. Look for: Says the questions are about what happened, feelings and next steps, not blame. If they only write that Mia is wrong, ask them to name one of the three parts the questions separate.

E

1. Look for: Names at least one other person, such as a group member or family, and a fair, open question to ask them.

Words to use

Say“Before we decide what to do, which box do your words belong in: what happened, how people felt, or what next?”

Instead of“Tell them who was in the wrong and what the punishment should be.”

After the sheet

Use two mugs on the kitchen table to role-play a small argument. Before each reply, the speaker paraphrases the other person, then you swap roles. Tell your child they will never be in trouble for telling a trusted grown-up if a friend shares something that worries them. Childline 0800 1111 is there for children; the NSPCC helpline for adults is 0808 800 5000.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Is This Online Friend Real?(with a plan)
Brains, Hormones and Big Feelings(with a plan)
Real or filtered?(with a plan)
Asking before you share(with a plan)
Connecting the big ideas from this term(with a plan)

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