Lesson Plan

Empathy Adventure Lesson Plan

Students participate in role-playing scenarios that develop empathy, encouraging them to appreciate diverse perspectives and practice teamwork to solve community challenges.

This lesson fosters compassionate relationships and helps students understand the importance of empathy in resolving conflicts and building a supportive community.

Audience

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Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

15 minutes

Step 1

Introduction and Story Setup

10 minutes

Step 2

Role-Playing Activity

30 minutes

Step 3

Reflection and Discussion

10 minutes

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Slide Deck

Welcome to Empathy Adventure

Introduce the Empathy Adventure. Explain that today's lesson will be a role-playing activity focused on understanding empathy and working together to solve a community challenge.

What is Empathy?

Define empathy and its importance. Encourage students to share what they already know about empathy.

Our Community Challenge

Present the story-based community challenge that sets the context for the role-playing activity. Remind students to pay attention to details as these will be important for their role-playing.

Role-Playing Activity

Explain the role-playing instructions. Highlight that students will be divided into groups and assigned different roles to solve the challenge by exploring various perspectives.

Reflection & Discussion

Guide the students into the reflection phase. Ask them to consider what they learned about empathy and how it helped resolve the challenge.

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Activity

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Worksheet

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Empathy Adventure

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