True or False
Empathy is understanding how others are feeling?
True
Juila worked really hard on her homework then left it at home?
disappointed/angry/frustrated/sad
I show empathy when I say "How Can I help?"
Yes, this is empathy
Beth's mom is in the hospital. She looks sad. What would you do?
Ask her why she is sad.
Tell her you know how it feels to have someone in the hospital.
You saw someone in your class tell another person that their artwork is terrible. What should you do?
1. Tell the person making the insult that it isn't nice and they shouldn't do it.
2. Tell the person that you think they did a good job on their artwork.
Having empathy shows someone that you don't care about them or their feelings?
False
Mike's best friend moved to another school.
Sad
Saying, "You seem upset!" or "Are are you ok?" shows empathy.
Yes, this is empathy.
What would you do? A friend of yours wanted to play with you during recess; but you already promised other friends that you would play a game with them.
Ask them to all play together
Talk with each of the friends about the situation
You notice a student in your class is crying.
1. Talk to them
2. Make them smile
Empathy is telling your friend that she overreacting to something?
False
Jade lost her championship soccer game.
disappointed, sad, frustrated
Saying no one cares to someone
No this is not showing empathy
You notice that one girl asked a group of girls if she could play the game they were playing. They all said, "No!".
Ask her to play with you.
Jude forgot to do his homework and got in trouble in front of class. He felt embarrassed and put his head down.
1. Talk to him
2. Try to make him smile
3. Let him know it has happened to you before.
Are all of your feelings are ok to have?
True
Angela won first place in the spelling bee.
Happy, proud, excited
You're being a baby, it's not a big deal.
No this is not showing empathy
You and your friend disagree about being friends with Josie. She asks you to not hang around with Josie because she doesn't like her.
Let your friend know that you like Josie and it is not okay for her to ask you to not be friends with her.
Your friend won an award at school. You really wanted to win that award and you feel jealous.
Tell your friend, "Great job!"
Your friend likes the NY Giants. You like the Dallas Cowboys. You should work hard to convince her that she is wrong for liking the Giants and that the Cowboys are the only team she should be cheering for.
False
Johnny kept cheating when playing a game with you. You felt...
mad/frustrated/fed up/
I am here to listen if you want to talk about it.
Showing empathy
What would you do? You saw a classmate take money out of another student's desk. Your teacher asked if anyone saw the money?
You believe that you should tell the truth, so you tell the teacher you saw your classmate take it.
Your parent/guardian will not allow you to go to your friend's house this weekend--even though all of your other friends will be there.
Talk with your parent about it. Maybe then you will understand better.
It's okay to be mad or sad--just don't yell or go overboard about it.