Noticing how saying sorry can help repair a friendship.
Considering how it feels to forgive a friend who says sorry.
Thinking about how friends can stick up for each other.
Exploring how being honest about a mistake takes courage.
Mei finds her friends at the big concert. Mei says sorry for letting her friends down and not sticking up for them. She explains that she was trying hard to please her Mum. Her friend Miriam is still a little hurt by what happened. The friends forgive each other and make up, feeling close again.
• What did you notice about how Mei said sorry to her friends?
• How did Mei's friends feel when she apologised?
• When have you said sorry to someone?
• How do you feel after you say sorry?
• What makes it hard to say sorry sometimes?
• What words can help when you want to apologise?
• How can you show a friend you really mean you're sorry?
• What could you do to make things right after a mistake?
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