Empathy




Healing Heart
Grades K+
This is a popular one with both students and teachers. Great visual for ESL students as well!
Here's the sequence, as it was taught to me...
 
  1. Fill in the blank
    1. I feel _____ when…
                                                               i.      When someone makes fun of me
                                                             ii.      When someone pushes me in line
                                                            iii.      If I won a million dollars
                                                           iv.      When I forget my homework
                                                             v.      When I get dressed up for a party
                                                           vi.      When I do well on my school work
                                                          vii.      When I see a stranger
                                                        viii.      When I am lost
  1. After feelings, talk about 2 kinds of pain
    1. Physical
    2. Emotional
    3. Bring big, red paper heart
                                                               i.      What do kids do or say that hurts our heart?
1.      As they say things, crumple the heart
2.      See what happens
3.      People might be walking around with their heart like this.  Do you want to be responsible for someone’s heart feeling like that?
4.      How can we heal this heart?
a.       Be nice.. how?
b.      Invite, compliment, etc
5.      Uncrumple
a.       Is it better?
b.      Is it the same?
c.       Not like before, still shows that it’s been hurt
6.      Be careful with someone’s heart.


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