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Grade Range: 1 - 5
This lesson provides activities for upper elementary students to help them understand the meaning of empathy and includes activities that help them identify ways to become more empathetic. The lessons include real-life situations that ask students to put themselves into others’ positions and then rewrite scenarios that demonstrate how others show empathy. Registration on Tolerance.org isn’t necessary to print and use materials found in this lesson; however, it allows you to bookmark favorite lessons for use later.
In the Classroom
Include this lesson and others found at Tolerance.org as part of your teaching the character trait of empathy. Engage students as you gather responses to questions using Google Jamboard, <a href="/single.cfm?id=18901">reviewed here</a>. Post a question onto your Jamboard, then share the link with students and ask them to add sticky notes onto the board with their response. Have students return to the Jamboard throughout your activities to modify or add additional responses. Use the extension activities to encourage students to produce and create scenarios that teach younger students about empathy. Have students use the tools found at Adobe Spark for Education, <a href="/single.cfm?id=18378">reviewed here</a>, to create short video presentations, flyers, and engaging web pages to share.
At Home
Take advantage of the ideas and stories found in this lesson to use when discussing empathy with your student. Use the ideas to help your student understand how to place himself in others’ shoes to understand all perspectives in difficult situations.
Tags
bullying, character education, empathy,