Lesson 4: Empathy

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2. Review means“I’ve got your back!”

3. TURN AND SHARE Tell a classmate about something you did using your strengths (magic sunglasses) since our last Aevidum lesson. How did you see things positively?

4. Today’s lesson: Learning how to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. • Aevidum Word: • Empathy

5. Your actions can create ever-lasting damages. A-Man

6. empathy Recognizing another person’s feelings, thoughts, experiences, and motivations “walking in another person’s shoes”

7. Empathy is: Seeing with the eyesof another

8. Empathy is: LISTENINGwith the EARS of another

9. Empathy is: FEELINGwith the HEART of another

10. Putyourself in Hailey’s shoes

11. empathy THINK: If that were me, how would I feel?

12. Aevidum!

13. Put yourself in Anna’s shoes

14. empathy THINK: If that were me, how would I feel?

15. Aevidum!

16. How to Be Empathetic? (LALA) Step 1: Look at the person’s face Ask yourself how they are feeling Step 2: Ask questions Ask the person, “How are you feeling?” and “Why are you feeling this way?” Step 3: Listen to THEM SPEAK Step 4: AEVIDUM - HELP THEM!

17. Braydon always played kickball with Keith at recess. Each day the boys would play together. But one day Keith decided he wanted to play football with another boy in his class and did not telling Braydon about his plan. This left Braydon with no one to play with. How do you think Braydon feels? What could Keith do to make this situation better?

18. Matt’s pet turtle of 10 years died on Sunday night. Matt came to school on Monday but did not say much to any of his classmates. At recess he played alone and at lunch he sat by himself. How do you think Matt feels? What could his classmates do to try to make him feel better?

19. empathy Ask: “How do you feel?”and “Can I help?” Say: “Don’t worry, I have your back and I am here to help. Let’s put on our magic sunglasses on together and have a great day!”

20. 4-6 Extension Scenarios Eddy: We should have inside recess so we can play a good game of checkers. Joe: Absolutely not. We need some exercise so I want outside recess so we can play some hardcore football. Eddy: One time I tried to play hardcore football a couple years ago, and I got tackled and I almost broke my wrist but it was just a sprain. I don’t think that’s for me. Joe: If you aren’t going to play football with us, you should go sit under the tree! This might make Eddy feel like he’s a loser, and it would also make him feel disappointed. continued…

21. Eddy: We should have inside recess, so we can play a good game of checkers. Joe: I don’t think we should indoor recess. We are growing children and we need the exercise. Let’s play hardcore football instead. Eddy: One time I tried to play hardcore football a couple years ago. I almost broke my wrist but it was just a sprain. I don’t think that’s for me. Joe: Well we can just change it to two-hand touch, so that you could play with us. Eddy: Sweet. Count me in. If you were in class with Eddy, what would you have done? Which scenario would you choose to do? Why?

22. 4-6 Extension Scenarios Jenny drops her tray at lunch. Jenny: Oh no, my new shirt is all ruined. Reid: What the heck are you doing? You just ruined my new kicks! Jenny: I’m sorry. It was an accident. I tripped on my shoelace. Reid: Oh wow, you’re pretty bad at making up excuses. If you were Reid, what would you? If you were Jenny, what would you do? How can you change the scenario to be empathetic?

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