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Empathy and Friendship Exploration

Lesson Plan

Empathy and Friendship Exploration

Learning about friendships and empathy

This lesson aims to help Year 8 students understand the concepts of empathy and friendship through experiential and active learning strategies. By engaging with a video and participating in interactive activities, students will explore how empathy can enhance friendships and improve social interactions. This lesson is important as it fosters emotional intelligence and social skills, which are crucial for personal development and building healthy relationships.

Audience

Year 8 Students

Time

40 minutes

Approach

Experiential Learning, Active Learning

Materials

Video: Brené Brown on Empathy, Worksheet: Empathy and Friendship Reflection, and Pens and paper

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on what students think empathy and friendship mean.
  • Introduce the lesson's objective: understanding how empathy can enhance friendships.

Step 2

Video Viewing

5 mins

Step 3

Group Activity

15 mins

  • Divide students into small groups.
  • Each group discusses a scenario where empathy could improve a friendship.
  • Groups share their scenarios and insights with the class.

Step 4

Worksheet Completion

10 mins

  • Distribute the "Empathy and Friendship Reflection" worksheet.
  • Students individually complete the worksheet, reflecting on their own friendships and how empathy plays a role.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Gather students for a closing discussion.
  • Ask students to share one new thing they learned about empathy and friendships.
  • Summarize the key takeaways from the lesson.
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Worksheet

Empathy and Friendship Reflection

This worksheet helps students reflect on their understanding of empathy and its role in friendships. Students will answer questions that encourage them to think about their own experiences and how they can apply empathy in their relationships.

Define empathy in your own words.

Think about how empathy involves understanding and sharing the feelings of others.







Describe a time when you showed empathy to a friend. What was the outcome?








How can empathy strengthen a friendship? Provide an example.








List three ways you can practice empathy in your daily interactions.








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