Lesson Plan
Empathy in Action: 4th Grade Project
empathy building
This lesson plan aims to build empathy among 4th-grade students through project-based and blended learning strategies. Over three classes, students will engage in activities that help them understand and express empathy. The lesson is crucial as it fosters social-emotional learning and helps students develop skills to better relate to others.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Step 1
Introduction to Empathy
10 mins
Step 2
Empathy Activity - Pairs
20 mins
Step 3
My Empathy Journal
15 mins
Step 4
Class 2 Review
10 mins
Step 5
Group Project - Empathy Scenarios
30 mins
Step 6
Reading & Discussion
5 mins
Step 7
Class 3 Review
10 mins
Step 8
Reading Discussion
15 mins
Step 9
Empathy Post-it Wall
15 mins
Step 10
Exit Ticket
5 mins
Worksheet
Reading
Quiz
Empathy Exit Ticket
