🤝 Part 1: What is Empathy?

1. Circle the best definition of empathy:

Feeling sorry for someone

Understanding and sharing the feelings of another person

Agreeing with everything someone says

Telling someone what to do when they're upset

2. Fill in the blanks:

Empathy helps us _____________ healthy relationships by allowing us to see things through someone else's _____________.

3. Why is empathy important in friendships? Write your answer below:

👀 Part 2: Perspective-Taking

4. Read this scenario: Your friend Sarah has just moved to New Zealand from another country. She sits alone at lunch and looks sad.

a) How might Sarah be feeling? Check all that might apply:

Lonely

Nervous

Homesick

Excited

Confused

Left out

b) What could you do to show empathy? Write three ideas:

5. Complete these empathy sentence starters:

I feel _________________________ because _________________________

I can imagine you might be feeling _________________________ when _________________________

What can I do to help _________________________?

🎭 Part 3: Empathy in Action

6. Match each situation with an empathetic response:

1. Friend fails a test

2. Classmate drops their lunch

3. Someone is left out of a game

4. Friend is nervous about speaking

A. "Would you like to join us?"

B. "You can share my lunch if you'd like"

C. "That must be disappointing. How are you feeling?"

D. "It's normal to feel nervous. You'll do great!"

7. Think of a time when someone showed empathy to you. Draw or write about it below:

💭 Part 4: Reflection and Planning

8. Circle the ways empathy can improve relationships:

Builds trust

Creates arguments

Shows you care

Makes people feel understood

Helps solve problems together

9. What are three different types of empathy we can show?

10. Write about one way you will show empathy this week:

11. How does understanding different perspectives help us respect diversity in our school community?

Understanding Empathy in Relationships

Understanding Empathy in Relationships

🤝 Part 1: What is Empathy?

👀 Part 2: Perspective-Taking

🎭 Part 3: Empathy in Action

💭 Part 4: Reflection and Planning

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