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Empathy Through Play

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Lesson Plan

Empathy Through Play

Empathy

This lesson aims to foster empathy in non-verbal ASD students through a game-based learning approach. By engaging in a simple, interactive activity, students will learn to recognize and respond to emotions, enhancing their social-emotional skills. This lesson is crucial as it helps students develop a deeper understanding of empathy, which is essential for building connections and improving communication skills.

Audience

ASD Non-Verbal Students

Time

10 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning

Materials

Printable Emotion Cards, and Video: Brené Brown on Empathy

Step 1

Introduction

2 mins

  • Briefly introduce the concept of empathy using simple language and gestures.
  • Explain that empathy is about understanding and sharing the feelings of others.

Step 2

Video Viewing

3 mins

Step 3

Empathy Game

4 mins

  • Use printable emotion cards with different facial expressions.
  • Show a card and use gestures to express the emotion.
  • Encourage students to mimic the expression and gesture, fostering a shared understanding of the emotion.

Step 4

Closure

1 min

  • Use simple gestures to thank students for participating.
  • Reinforce the idea that understanding others' feelings is important.
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Worksheet

Printable Emotion Cards

These cards display various facial expressions to help students recognize and mimic emotions, fostering empathy through non-verbal communication.





Happy








Sad








Angry








Surprised








Scared








Calm




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