This activity pairs perfectly with the book "Stand in My Shoes: Kids Learning About Empathy" by Bob Sornson. There is a video of the book being read aloud on YouTube. Kids identify what gives them certain emotions and learn that they can know how others feel by thinking "how would I feel if it were me?"
Empathy is one of the most important social-emotional learning skills, and the empathy scenarios in this lesson are the perfect tool for practice. Students engage in cooperative learning to practice identifying feelings in others and figuring out how to show they care. The lesson is interactive and engaging and allows for movement. These empathy activities […]
This unit on empathy includes an exploration on WHAT it is, Why it is important, and HOW we can exercise empathy. This Empathy Unit includes: A PowerPoint explaining the importance of empathy in kid friendly language 5 Engaging Lesson Plans ELA integration through a problem and solutions framework Empathy Reflection Pages Three Simple Steps to Empathy 60 Feelings words to promote emotional literacy 16 Empathy Skit Cards ELA integration is done through a Read-a-loud called Stand in My Shoes, by Bob Sornson. This is honestly one of the best books on empathy I've ever come accross and it lends itself to problem and solution! Teach ELA and Social Emotional Learning at the same time! I hope you enjoy the lessons. Please let me know if there is anything I can improve. With lots of love, Sarah Stone TeachWpurpose
Empathy is one of the most important social-emotional learning skills, and the empathy scenarios in this lesson are the perfect tool for practice. Students engage in cooperative learning to practice identifying feelings in others and figuring out how to show they care. The lesson is interactive and engaging and allows for movement. These empathy activities […]
This post contains affiliate links. Many moons ago (4 years and 3 months to be exact), I wrote a blog post about teaching empathy with the book Stand in My Shoes and a bunch of old shoe boxes. I used it a couple more times in the classroom and then a few more times in small […]
Empathy is one of the most important social-emotional learning skills, and the empathy activities in this lesson are the perfect tool for practice. Students engage in cooperative learning to practice identifying feelings in others and figuring out how to show they care. The lesson is interactive and engaging and allows for movement. These empathy scenarios can be used with or without a story book such as Stand in My Shoes by Bob Sorenson. This resource also includes a Google Slides (TM) version for having students respond digitally to the prompts. All scenarios included are related to school or classmates - and you get to select which ones are the best fit for your students. This makes it more likely for them to actually apply this tricky skill of empathy at school after the lesson! Lesson includes: Written plan with ASCA behaviors/mindsets and CASEL competencies Slideshow for teaching and modeling what empathy is (great for if you don't want to use a book with the lesson) Discussion questions that partner with the book Stand in My Shoes, as well as an interactive visual aid for additional scaffolding Materials for creating scenario folders that students will practice showing empathy with: 18 shoe photos, 9 lower level scenarios, and 13 upper level scenarios Editable PPT slide to add your own scenario 2 processing worksheet options *I recommend having 5-10 file folders to use as part of this lesson. It's more fun with them but totally doable without!* ✨Glowing Praise for This Resource✨ “Another great resource! This lesson is my starter lesson for my empathy unit! Such powerful messages. My students really took it all in. The digital activities are a bonus!” ~Stephanie F. “This resource is great because you can do so much with it, either whole class instruction, individualized or small group, the text is easy to follow, and you can bend it towards your specific goals and needs, very happy that I got it. TX!” ~ Coai C. ********************************************************************* ★Open the preview for more details!★
Empathy is one of the most important social-emotional learning skills, and the empathy scenarios in this lesson are the perfect tool for practice. Students engage in cooperative learning to practice identifying feelings in others and figuring out how to show they care. The lesson is interactive and engaging and allows for movement. These empathy activities […]
Stand in My Shoes is written by Bob Sornson and illustrated by Shelley Johannes. It is about a little girl in her quest to learn to thi...
This post contains affiliate links. Many moons ago (4 years and 3 months to be exact), I wrote a blog post about teaching empathy with the book Stand in My Shoes and a bunch of old shoe boxes. I used it a couple more times in the classroom and then a few more times in small […]
Complete 8 page Activity for conducting a lesson on empathy. Goes along with the book "Stand in My Shoes", by, Bob Sornson- A MUST HAVE for Counselors and Teachers alike. Includes: Empathy Worksheet Empathy Scenario Cards Shoes Pics to correspond with Scenario Cards Lesson: I cut the shoes and scenarios out- past them front and back of bright construction paper, then laminate. Students work in groups to complete worksheet to demonstrate what it means to empathize with another's situation.
I loved and used this lesson for a few years, but made some definite updates and upgrades. I wrote about my newest version of Stand in My Shoes Empathy Lesson here. Inspired by this lesson, and the fact that my 4th graders are choosing to be unkind on an all too frequent basis, December’s social […]
Students need to understand what is inside their control and what is outside of their control. This resource is a great for effectively and engagingly teaching about the circle of control or locus of control. This is the type of resource that you will find yourself pulling out and using over and over again with students! Teaching about what’s in our […]
These activity cards with scenarios allow students to express empathy. These are used in conjunction of the story "Stand In My Shoes".
Empathy is one of the most important social-emotional learning skills, and the empathy scenarios in this lesson are the perfect tool for practice. Students engage in cooperative learning to practice identifying feelings in others and figuring out how to show they care. The lesson is interactive and engaging and allows for movement. These empathy activities […]
This post contains affiliate links. Many moons ago (4 years and 3 months to be exact), I wrote a blog post about teaching empathy with the book Stand in My Shoes and a bunch of old shoe boxes. I used it a couple more times in the classroom and then a few more times in small […]
This post contains affiliate links. Many moons ago (4 years and 3 months to be exact), I wrote a blog post about teaching empathy with the book Stand in My Shoes and a bunch of old shoe boxes. I used it a couple more times in the classroom and then a few more times in small […]
In this Christmas lesson and activities, students will work on building empathy and perspective taking skills by standing in someone else’s shoes. Activities focus on building student understanding that people feel, think, experience, and act differently in reaction to the same situations. Students are provided with engaging characters, relatable situation cards, and a writing and drawing activity where they have to think about another person’s perspective and understand why. This activity is perfect for small group counseling, classroom social-emotional learning lessons, and even for parents who want to work on empathy with their child. What You Get A 3-Step Lesson Plan for Perspective Taking and Empathy Elf Character Posters Student Stop & Jot Sheets for comprehension Relatable Perspective Taking Situation Cards How Would They Feel Cards & Example Situations In An Elf’s Shoes Independent Perspective Taking Activity & Brainstorm Sheet Student Perspective Taking Skill Progress Sheet Details This resource is perfect for classroom teachers and school counselors looking to add more social emotional learning activities at Christmas.
