Empathy - Stand in my shoes
Today we talked about EMPATHY. We learned that this means understanding how others feel. We also learned that some adults refer to this as "standing in someone else's shoes." We read a book called, Stand in My Shoes by Bob Sornson. We talked about how important it is to notice people; to look at people's faces, bodies, and actions to get clues about how they are feeling.
Once we have identified a clue, it helps us figure out an appropriate response. We can usually guess what we should say or how we should act around that person.
We even did a silly activity where we looked at a lot of different shoes to get clues about what the owners might feel like or be like. Once we recognized a clue, we talked about what we could say or do to connect with that person. Our favorite one was a pair of shoes that looked like dogs (and we guessed the owners might have a dog or love dogs)! A great way for you to follow up at home is play a quick game of charades! Use your face and body to convey different feelings or situations. Instead of stopping at just guessing the feeling/situation-ask them to go a step further! If they saw someone acting like this, what would be an appropriate response?
Once we have identified a clue, it helps us figure out an appropriate response. We can usually guess what we should say or how we should act around that person.
We even did a silly activity where we looked at a lot of different shoes to get clues about what the owners might feel like or be like. Once we recognized a clue, we talked about what we could say or do to connect with that person. Our favorite one was a pair of shoes that looked like dogs (and we guessed the owners might have a dog or love dogs)! A great way for you to follow up at home is play a quick game of charades! Use your face and body to convey different feelings or situations. Instead of stopping at just guessing the feeling/situation-ask them to go a step further! If they saw someone acting like this, what would be an appropriate response?