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Joel was running in the hallway in school. He ran past a teacher and she gave him a look. What kind of look do you think was on her face and why? What do you think Joel should do?
The teacher was angry and upset. Joel could apologize to the teacher. Joel could show that he is respectful by walking nicely in the hallway.
Terrance was playing cards with some kids from class when Tiffany burped out loud. Her face turned red and everyone looked at her. Why did her face turn red? How do you think she felt? What could you say or do for?
Tiffany felt embarrassed and ashamed. You could tell Tiffany it is okay, we all burp sometimes.
Joe wanted to go to Dave & Busters, but his mom said no because she didn’t have time to wash the dishes, pick up his sister, and get him to Dave & Busters on time. How do you think joe feels about this? What could he do to help his mom?
Joe is feeling upset. Joe could tell his mother that he will help her wash the dishes.
The teacher asked Raymond a question in class, but he didn't know the answer. How do you think he feels? What could you do to make him feel better?
Raymond feels embarrassed. You could ask the teacher if you could help him out by giving him a clue/ tell him that it is okay to not know the answer every time.
Isaac’s trip was canceled because of the rain. He will have to stay for classes the rest of the day. How do you think Isaac feels? How can you cheer him up?
Isaac is feeling upset and disappointed. Cheer Isaac up by sitting next to him at lunch and letting him express how he feels to you.
Ryan keeps calling john a “wiggy” in class. each time ryan calls john a “wiggy,” mark laughs. How do you think John feels about being teased? Is Mark wrong for laughing?
John feels embarrassed and left you. Even though Mark did not call him a "wiggy" he is participating in the bullying by laughing.
Which statement is an empathy statement? I feel, when you, because... OR You sound, Because I, Next time I will..
You sound, Because I, Next time I will..
Empathy is.......
a. thinking the best possible thing will happen, and hoping for it even if it's not likely.
In order to empathize with someone you must ask yourself ...
how is the person feeling? What does this person need to feel better? What can i do to help?
Why is empathy important?
Empathy allows up to build strong relationships, display flexible thinking, and support our friends.
True or False: You can only have empathy if you gone through the same exact situation?
FALSE
Tommy continuously teases mike about loosing weight. calling him a “big back” and saying “go ahead eat all the pizza” at lunch. mike got so angry that he punched tommy in the head. how was tommy wrong? what could mike of done better?
Tommy was cruel and mean for name calling. Mik could have told a teacher or established boundaries with Tommy.
John rushed into social studies and sat in Ryan’s seat. John refused to move out of Ryan’s seat. Ryan started to push John b/c he would not move out of his seat. Why did john sit in Ryan’s seat? Did john handle the situation appropriately?
John sat in Ryan's seat because he was angry at him. John did not handle the situation appropriately.
Jen has been getting bullied by girls from another class almost everyday at lunch. When Jen tells Sophia what is happening, Sophia tells her to, “get over it...it’s only a joke.” Was Sophia showing empathy? Why? Why not?
No, Sophia did not take the time to try and understand how Jen was feeling and how unkind words were affecting her.
