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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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

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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

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