What is empathy?
Feelings
How would you feel if...
Reading others' feelings
Supportive comments
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What is the definition of empathy?
The ability to read and understand others' feelings and thoughts, and letting the person know you understand in a positive way.
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Name an event that could cause you to feel upset.

losing a pet, getting a bad grade, losing a race, forgeting your lunch, etc...

100
someone said that your clothes were ugly.
embarrassed, upset, sad, ashamed, mad, angry
100
How would the following person feel? A boy on your baseball team dropped a fly ball and the other team won the game.
embarrassed, sad, mad, angry, disappointed,
100
What could you say to show empathy? Your friend received a cool video game for his/her birthday.
That's so cool! You're lucky. That's great! Congratulations! I'm so glad you got the game you were wanting. That's awesome!
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What is the definition of empathy?
It's the ability to read and understand another person's feelings and thoughts, and to show the person in a positive way that you understand.
200
Name an event that could make you feel excited.
Going on a cool vacation, winning a prize, having a sleepover, making a touchdown, etc...
200
your favorite dog ran away from home and you couldn't find her.
sad, upset, depressed, frustrated, angry
200
How would the following person feel? A boy is constantly getting teased on the bus for being chubby.
depressed, embarrassed, sad, angry, mad, furious,
200
What could you say to show empathy? Your classmate forgot his/her homework at home and is very upset because they get a conduct mark.
I'm sorry that you forgot your work. I'd be upset to get a conduct mark too. I understand how you feel because you never forget your work. I know how hard you're trying to get an E in conduct and I'm sorry.
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What is another definition of empathy?
It's the ability to understand why a person feels the way they do.
300
Name an event that could cause you to feel scared.
scary movies, the dark, being lost, seeing a snake, etc...
300
you won 2nd place in the spelling bee.
jealous, mad, frustrated, glad, happy, relieved
300
How would the following person feel? Jennifer won the Rodeo Art competition and received a medal.
Excited, happy, proud, thankful, surprised,
300
What could you say to show empathy? Your sister has a huge mess in her room that her friends left.
This stinks. I'll help you clean this up. I know how a messy room bothers you. Can I help you? I'd be upset too if my friends made a mess in my room and didn't clean it up.
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What's another definition of empathy?
It's the ability to put yourself in another person's place and understand how they feel.
400
Name an event that could cause you to feel jealous.
Someone else being the line leader, getting 2nd place, losing a game, a baby brother that gets more attention, etc...
400

you had a sister or brother that others made fun of.

angry, mad, upset, sad, embarrassed,

400
How would the following person feel? A girl in your class was chosen to sing a solo in the school musical and she went blank in front of the entire audience.
embarrassed, shocked, nervous, shy, sad, upset, disappointed
400
What could you say to show empathy? Your brother keeps getting farther and farther in his new video game.
Wow! You're really good at this. You rock! I'm so proud of you! You're the best!
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Give a definition of empathy.
1. The ability to read and understand another person's thoughts and feelings. 2. Showing another person you understand in a positive way. 3. Putting yourself in someone else's place to see what it's like to be him/her.
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Name an event that could cause you to feel embarrassed.
falling down, spilling your lunch on the floor, being made fun of, missing a catch, etc...
500

you had waited all week for you to have a nice lunch with your loves one but they cancelled

Hurt, upset, sad, mad, angry, furious, jealous, disappointed

500
How would the following person feel? A boy in your class never understands what the teacher is teaching and can't make good grades like the other students.
Jealous, embarrassed, upset, angry, frustrated, ashamed, sad,
500
What could you say to show empathy? Your friend was nervous to read in front of the whole class and started stuttering. Everyone started to laugh.
Stop laughing! We'd all be nervous too. Take a deep breath! I know you can do it! I'd have a hard time reading in front of all these people too. I know it's hard to get in front of a big group.
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