Teaching empathy to middle schoolers

Teaching empathy is important. In the simplest of terms, empathy is the ability to notice, understand, and share the emotions of others. It is a critical social skill for all people to have. In many ways, empathy is the social skill that paves the way for all other social skills. It helps us to take

Where do you even start when you are trying to create activities for teaching empathy to the middle schoolers? First, answer this question: how do you define empathy?

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Reading any book is a wonderful way to help children develop empathy. Here are seven books for middle-grade readers that go the extra mile in teaching kids to be empathetic. I’ve been thinking a lot about how to teach kids to be more empathetic and kind lately. After writing a very emotional post about my...

Empathy is a critical skill for kids to develop and one of the hallmarks of emotional healing as detailed in the Grand Feelings Exit Plan (Signs of Emotional Health). The Empathy Map is a great way to get kids thinking about and understanding empathy for others. It is adapted from a business setting where it is used to understand clients but works great with kids.Here's What You Need A large sheet of paper or a board. Markers. Sticky notes. Pen/PencilHere's How To Set Up the Empathy Map (as…

Hi Everyone! I wanted to share a really awesome lesson and activity that I did with my 8th graders. Our entire English Language Arts theme for my 8th graders is empathy. Our main novels and literature (To Kill a Mockingbird, “Flowers for Algernon”, and The Diary of Anne Frank) are all linked to the theme […]

Check out a few suggestions for empathy activities for middle schoolers and find new ways for teaching empathy in the classroom.

3 Ways of Developing and Teaching Empathy Through Children’s Literature by Charlotte Lim of Colourful Teaching For You. Empathy activities for elementary and middle school kids to integrate with lessons on behavior management in the classroom. Behavior interventions and management in the classroom. https://www.colourfulteachingforyou.com/2022/04/3-ways-of-developing-and-teaching-empathy-through-childrens-literature

Reading, writing, arithmetic...empathy? Yep! Empathy is linked to accelerated student learning and better peer relationships. Integrate this key #SEL skill into your middle-school instruction with these activities.