Lesson Plan
Empathy in Action Plan
Guide 6th graders to identify emotions, practice perspective-taking, and reflect on their experiences through interactive activities, role-play, and group discussion.
Fostering empathy helps students build stronger relationships, improve social skills, and support a positive classroom environment. This unit equips 6th graders with strategies to understand and share others’ feelings, aligned with CASEL’s relationship skills.
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Prep
Teacher Preparation
20 minutes
Step 1
Session 1: Recognizing Emotions & Perspective-Taking
60 minutes
Step 2
Session 2: Empathy Through Role-Play
60 minutes
Step 3
Session 3: Reflection, Application & Share-Out
60 minutes

Slide Deck
Walk in Their Shoes: Introduction to Empathy
CASEL Relationship Skills
What Is Empathy?
Reading Emotions: Nonverbal Cues
Scenarios: Walk in Their Shoes
Next Up: Emotion Charades
Reflection Question

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