Lesson Plan

Walking in Their Shoes Plan

Students will define empathy and practice three daily habits—active listening, perspective-taking, and kindness—through interactive games, role-plays, a Bingo mingler, and guided reflection to strengthen peer connections.

Re-adding the Empathy Bingo game kicks off habit practice by having students actively seek and notice empathy in one another, setting a lively tone before deeper role-plays and reflection.

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Teacher Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up: Feeling Charades

5 minutes

Step 2

Empathy Bingo Mingler

6 minutes

Step 3

Introduction to Empathy

5 minutes

Step 4

Build Three Empathy Habits

6 minutes

Step 5

Role-Play Practice

6 minutes

Step 6

Reflection & Wrap-Up

8 minutes

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Slide Deck

Walking in Their Shoes

Warm-Up: Feeling Charades

What Is Empathy?

Three Empathy Habits

Role-Play Practice

Reflection & Exit Ticket

Empathy Habit Tracker

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Worksheet

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Warm Up

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Cool Down

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Walking in Their Shoes

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