Summer Camp has many benefits for youth. They are exposed to important life skills including communication, teamwork and accepting differences. One of the things they will likely remember forever is the friendships that they make at camp. Youth who participate in summer camp programs grow in many ways including developing social skills that help them make new friends.

This series of lesson plans emphasizes the life skill of communication in the context of friendship: how we speak to our friends, how we listen to them and how we work together.

These activities are designed for youth in grade 3, but can be enhanced or simplified for younger or older groups. Each activity can be completed in about 60 minutes.