Classroom Empathy Development Inspirations…
- Sharing circles – encourage expression of thoughts and feelings
- Role play – provide resources for children to develop empathy through imaginative play
- ‘Hello’ game – children pair up and respond to teacher prompts by sharing with each other times when they felt a certain way (e.g. Share about a time when you felt happy and why)
- Feelings art – children create art to represent different feelings and refer to these as discussion pieces when talking about emotions in the classroom at any time
- Class Friend …
