Empathy and Respectful Relationships

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🤝 Part 1: Understanding Empathy

1. What is empathy?

Telling someone what to do

Understanding and sharing another person's feelings

Ignoring how others feel

Only caring about your own feelings

2. Which of these are empathetic responses? (Tick all that apply)

"I can see you're upset, how can I help?"

"That's your problem, not mine."

"I understand how you feel."

"That sounds really hard."

"Just get over it."

3. Your friend falls over in the playground and starts crying. What would an empathetic response be?

Laugh at them

Walk away and ignore them

Help them up and ask if they're okay

Tell them to stop being a baby

4. Fill in the blank: Empathy helps us build _____________ and _____________ relationships.

Empathy helps us build _____________ and _____________ relationships.

💭 Part 2: Empathy in Action

5. A new student joins your class and looks nervous. Write two empathetic things you could say to them:

6. Your friend tells you their pet has died and they feel very sad. Describe how you would show empathy through:

Your words: _________________________________________________

Your body language: _________________________________________________

Your actions: _________________________________________________

7. Think about a time when someone showed empathy to you. How did it make you feel?

8. Complete this sentence: "When I show empathy to others, it helps them feel..."

When I show empathy to others, it helps them feel _________________________________

🎭 Part 3: Role-Play Reflection

9. After doing the role-play activities, which scenario did you find most challenging to respond to with empathy? Why?

10. List three empathetic phrases you can use when someone is feeling upset:

1. ________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________

11. How does showing empathy help create a supportive classroom environment?

12. Write one goal for how you will practice empathy this week:

My empathy goal: ___________________________________________________________

Empathy and Respectful Relationships

Empathy and Respectful Relationships

🤝 Part 1: Understanding Empathy

💭 Part 2: Empathy in Action

🎭 Part 3: Role-Play Reflection

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