About This Lesson
Help children aged 5–7 explore Peers, friendship and making kind choices with Piper and her dog, Biscuit, in this engaging RESPECTisms Kidz classroom lesson.
Hide the Ball or Play Together?
Piper’s friends suggest hiding Biscuit’s ball. Piper isn’t sure it is a good idea. She thinks about how Biscuit might feel, speaks up and suggests playing together instead.
The story opens up an age-appropriate conversation about friendship, thinking for ourselves and considering how our choices affect others.
What’s included?
This complete classroom lesson gives teachers everything they need to take the story beyond the video and turn it into a meaningful learning experience.
- Piper and Peers classroom lesson presentation
- Complete teacher lesson plan
- Discussion and reflection questions
- My Kind Choice drawing and talking activity
- Colour and low-ink printable activity sheets
- Opportunities for speaking, listening and personal reflection
- Teacher guidance for extending the conversation
Learning focus
Children are encouraged to:
- Understand that friends can have different ideas
- Recognise that they can think for themselves when friends suggest something
- Consider how their choices might make someone else feel
- Explore kind ways to speak up and suggest another idea
- Think about games and activities everyone can enjoy
- Connect Piper’s experience with situations in their own lives
Ideal for
Ages 5–7 | KS1 | PSHE | Character Education | Personal Development | Wellbeing | Circle Time
About RESPECTisms Kidz
Piper represents the P – Peers in RESPECTisms:
Responsibility • Education • Say No • Peers • Expectations • Consequences • Time
Part of the RESPECTisms Kidz character education series, reimagining the original RESPECTisms programme for a new generation of children.
No right or wrong answers — just opportunities to think, talk and learn.
