Students develop understanding of empathy through associating their feelings to specific scenarios including, but not limited to, videos, stories, or pictures. Students learn to recognize empathic characteristics by identifying with characters who have had similar experiences. ​

Students express emotions through a game of charades. By guessing what the emotion their classmates are portraying, they demonstrate the foundation of empathy: understanding emotion and sharing feelings with others. Students practice critical thinking and collaboration with classmate​s.

Students define feelings to help better understand their own. Students learn new terminology and define these emotions: happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, fear, surprise. By working together to define the emotions using their personal experiences, this activity provides an opportunity for creativity and problem-solving.

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