Stand in My Shoes by Bob Sornson is a great book for introducing the concept of empathy to children; one of the most important social emotional learning skills. This resource is a companion lesson plan for the story. Students engage in cooperative learning to practice identifying feelings in others and figuring out how to show they care. The lesson is interactive and engaging and allows for movement.
This resource now includes a Google Slides (TM) version with the story embedded plus interactive slides with the scenarios.
All scenarios included are related to school or classmates – and you get to select which ones are the best fit for your students. This makes it more likely for them to actually apply this tricky skill of empathy at school after the lesson!
Lesson includes:
• Written plan with ASCA behaviors/mindsets and CASEL competencies
• Discussion questions that partner with the story, as well as an interactive visual aid for additional scaffolding
• Materials for creating scenario folders that students will practice showing empathy with: 18 shoe photos, 9 lower level scenarios, and 13 upper level scenarios
• Editable PPT slide to add your own scenario
• 2 processing worksheet options
*I recommend having 5-10 file folders to use as part of this lesson. It’s more fun with them but totally doable without!*
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