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C A R I N G / F A I R N E S S

GRADE: KINDERGARTEN

Core Cu rri c u lu m : Su pp l em ents social stu d i e s

Foc u s : In terpers onal skill s , ch a racter bu i l d i n g

Overvi ew: E m p a t hy is the abi l i ty to see things from another pers on’s vi ewpoi n t . At this age , ch i l d ren

a re very sel f - cen tered . Exercises that all ow them to feel what others ex peri en ce can help them begin to

devel op em p a t hy and com p a s s i on .

G oa l : Ch i l d ren wi ll be able to state how certain acti ons might make other people feel .

Ma teri a l s : Activi ty sheets for this lesson can be found in the stu dent work boo k . Crayon s , d rawi n g

p a per

Fa m i l y / Home Ac tivi ty: The family / h ome activi ty can also be found in the stu dent work book and is for

e ach stu dent to take home to do with their paren t / g u a rd i a n .

Lesson Plan

( Re ad from the Activi ty 2 work s h eet (a copy of t h e

work s h eet is also in the stu dent work book) or make

Tell stu den t s : Kn owing how your actions wi ll affe ct

up your own list.)

ot h er pe ople is an impo rtant thing to learn . Tod ay,

we’re going to talk about how ot h er pe ople fe el wh en

Ac tivi ty 3: Ask stu dents to draw a pictu re of s om e-

you do so m et h i n g . Un d erstanding how ot h er pe opl e

thing they could do that would make som eone el s e

fe el is call ed “em pa t hy.” ( Have stu dents repeat the

feel bet ter. Af ter they have finished , l et them show

word “em p a t hy.”) Pe ople who have em pa t hy try not

t h eir pictu res and explain what they would do to

to hurt ot h er pe opl e’s fe el i n gs .

m a ke som eone else feel bet ter.

Ac tivi ty 1: Tell stu den t s : Tod ay, we’re going to pl ay

Ref l ec ti on : Tell stu den t s : Tod ay, we talked abou t

“ How Would You Fe el ? ” I’m going to tell you so m et h i n g

em pa t hy and you learn ed how your actions make ot h er

I might do and ask you how it would make you fe el .

pe ople fe el . You learn ed that wh en you do things to

Re ad from the Activi ty 1 work s h eet (a copy of t h e

ot h er pe ople that are not nice , it makes them sad,

work s h eet is also in the stu dent work book) or make

a n gry, or fru s tra ted .

up your own list.

But you also learn ed that you can do things that

As k : If I did these things , t h ey would make you fe el

m a ke ot h er pe ople fe el bet ter. You can help ch e er up

s a d , a n gry, or unhappy wou l d n’t they? If you did these

pe ople who are lonely. You can help co m fo rt pe ople wh o

t h i n gs to ot h er pe opl e , h ow do you think they wou l d

a re sad. W h en you do these things we say you care

fe el? W h en you understand how ot h er pe ople fe el , you

a b out pe ople; you have em pa t hy.

h ave em pa t hy.

As k : Can you think of pe ople who are sad, l o n ely,

or bored? What could you do that would make them

Ac tivi ty 2: Tell stu den t s : Now, I’m going to tell you

fe el bet ter? Could you visit them? Draw them a pret ty

h ow someone fe els wh en he or she is tre a ted ba dly, a n d

p i ctu re? Ta ke them a bou q u et of f l owers from you r

I want you to tell me so m ething you could do that

ya rd? Or may be help your mot h er ba ke some cook i e s

would make him or her fe el bet ter. For exa m pl e , i f

for them ?

Wanda fe els sad that no one wi ll pl ay with her at re ce s s ,

what could you do that would make Wanda fe el bet ter ?

LEARNING FOR LIFE

E M PAT H Y

C A R I N G / FA I R N E S S

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Empathy Worksheet - Grade: Kindergarten

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