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Friendship and Empathy Adventure

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Lesson Plan

Friendship and Empathy Adventure

Learn empathy and making friends

In this lesson, students will explore the concepts of friendship and empathy through engaging storytelling and interactive role-playing activities. By participating in these activities, students will learn to listen and respond to others with kindness and understanding, which are essential skills for building positive relationships. This lesson is important as it helps young learners develop social-emotional skills that are crucial for their personal and academic growth.

Audience

Kindergarten

Time

30 mins

Approach

Learn empathy and making friends

Materials

Storybook about friendship, Role-playing scenario cards, Discussion questions, and Printable empathy cards

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Gather students in a circle and introduce the topic of friendship and empathy.
  • Explain that today they will learn how to be good friends by understanding and caring for others.

Step 2

Story Time

10 mins

  • Read a storybook about friendship to the class.
  • Pause at key moments to ask questions about how the characters might be feeling.
  • Encourage students to share their thoughts on the characters' actions.

Step 3

Role-Playing Activity

10 mins

  • Divide students into small groups and provide each group with a role-playing scenario card.
  • Instruct students to act out the scenario, focusing on listening and responding with kindness.
  • Rotate roles so each student has a chance to practice empathy.

Step 4

Discussion and Reflection

5 mins

  • Bring the class back together and discuss what they learned from the role-playing activity.
  • Use discussion questions to guide the conversation about empathy and friendship.
  • Encourage students to share how they can apply these skills in real life.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Distribute printable empathy cards to each student.
  • Ask students to think of one kind thing they can do for a friend and write it on the card.
  • Collect the cards and display them in the classroom as a reminder of their commitment to being good friends.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions: Friendship and Empathy

A set of questions to guide a discussion on empathy and friendship after the role-playing activity.

What does it mean to be a good friend?

Encourage students to think about qualities like kindness, sharing, and listening.







How can we show empathy to others?

Discuss examples of understanding others' feelings and offering help.







Why is it important to listen to our friends?

Highlight the importance of making others feel heard and valued.







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Worksheet

Role-Playing Scenario Cards

Cards with different scenarios for students to act out, focusing on empathy and friendship skills.




A friend is feeling sad because they lost their toy.







A new student is sitting alone at lunch.







Two friends want to play with the same toy.







A friend is happy because they won a game.




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Worksheet

Printable Empathy Cards

Cards for students to write down one kind action they can do for a friend, to be displayed in the classroom.




I will share my toys with a friend.







I will listen when my friend is talking.







I will help a friend if they are sad.







I will invite a new friend to play.




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