About 5 minutes
No prep for you. Do it at breakfast, after school or before bed.
What do you say when your child feels left out?
The Friendship program is 15 five-minute story lessons that teach kids 7 to 11 how to start a friendship, be a good listener, handle being left out, and navigate changing friendships.
Reviewed and endorsed by Katherine Amanda Slatin, M.Ed., SEL educator.
See a moment from the lesson ↓No card needed.
Sound familiar?
I don't know how to ask to play.Lesson 6- My friend was upset and I kept talking about me.Lesson 7
- Everyone went to the sleepover except me.Lesson 8
- Why did they get picked? I wanted that part.Lesson 9
- I didn't want to, but I went along anyway.Lesson 10
- Everyone was laughing about someone who wasn't there.Lesson 11
- Some older kids were picking on the new kid.Lesson 12
- We're not friends anymore.Lesson 13
- My best friend has new friends now.Lesson 14
- Someone sat alone at lunch and nobody went over.Lesson 15
Each of these is a lesson in the Friendship program.
🌱 RESEARCH-INFORMED
How it works
Every lesson follows the same research-informed steps. The core lesson takes about 5 minutes, plus optional practice together.
STEP 1
Look back
A quick recap brings back what your child learned earlier.
Retrieval practiceSTEP 2
Today's story
Relatable characters face a familiar moment.
Learning from storiesSTEP 3
Think it through
Your child picks what the character should do, then sees what happens and why.
Thinking before the answerSTEP 4
Plan for real life
A simple promise to try this week, then a check-in.
If-then plansSTEP 5
Practice together
You and your child act out short conversations.
Active practice · Optional
Help Now
What to say in common tough moments, the moment you need it.
Practice together
2-minute role-plays in every program, so your child practices the words.
Little and often
Learning spread over several days helps children remember more than cramming it all at once. Lessons are short, so they fit into a regular family routine.
Our programs draw on the five social-emotional skill areas described by CASEL:
- Self-awareness
- Self-management
- Social awareness
- Relationship skills
- Responsible decision-making
Why it works
Each day, your child practices one real-life skill in about five minutes: a short story, a choice to think through, a plan to try this week, and a quick practice with you. That design follows the four practices shared by the most effective social-emotional learning programs in a review of 213 studies (Durlak and colleagues, 2011): skills taught step by step, active practice, focused time on each skill, and clear goals. LessonFive itself hasn't been tested in its own study yet.
See the researchLessonFive gives parents the words and strategies for the moments many of us naturally fumble through.
Transforming just five minutes together into opportunities to build confidence, resilience, stronger relationships, and lifelong skills. I've worked in social-emotional learning for over 15 years. I highly recommend this app to any family looking for simple, effective ways to help their child thrive.
Katherine Amanda Slatin, M.Ed.
Curriculum Developer & SEL Educator
Katherine Amanda Slatin, M.Ed. was commissioned and compensated to professionally review all 10 LessonFive programs and the LessonFive app. Her endorsement was provided voluntarily and was not required or guaranteed as part of the review.
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Frequently asked questions
Give your child the words for the hard friendship moments.
Try the first lesson of every program free. No card needed.