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.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
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

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


Warm Up


Cool Down


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