How can I show Empathy? 

Instructions:

1. Display pre-taken pictures of children of each classroom mimicking different pleasant and  unpleasant situations (e.g.: fell down and has an ouchie, they sent their favorite snack from home).

2. Make sure that the pictures and situations reflect in their faces  emotions like: happy, excited, calm, sad, angry, scared, worried, shy/ashamed, lonely.)

3. Encourage children to choose a picture. 

4. Discuss the picture with the kid and make Powerful Interactions.

5. Encourage children to choose pictures of both their friends and peers with whom they have limited interaction or occasional conflicts.

6. Invite them to play and to identify any of the emotions they saw in the pictures. 

7. Extend powerful interactions.

Powerful InterACTions PK3:

1. How does your friend look?

2. What happened to your friend?

3. How does that make you feel?

4. How can you show you care?

5. How will that help them if you’re trying to help them?

6. How do you feel when your friends help you?

Powerful InterACTions PK4:

1. How is your friend feeling in the picture?

2. What happened to your friend in the picture?

3. How do you know they feel that way?

4. What do you see in their face or body that lets you know they feel that way?

5. How does that make you feel?

6. How would you show them you care?

7. How will that help them if you are trying to help them?

8. What would you do if that doesn’t help them?

9. Do you think friends should feel empathy for each other? Why?