Lesson Plan
Building Bridges: Social Awareness
Engage students with interactive activities and discussions that enhance empathy, perspective taking, and overall social awareness skills over a 5-session series.
Building social awareness empowers students to navigate relationships and self-regulation challenges by understanding diverse perspectives and developing empathy.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Review Materials
15 minutes
Step 1
Session 1: Introduction
30 minutes
Step 2
Session 2: Empathy in Action
30 minutes
Step 3
Session 3: Engaging Activity
30 minutes
Step 4
Session 4: Game-Based Learning
30 minutes
Step 5
Session 5: Consolidation & Reflection
30 minutes
Script
Worksheet
Reading
Discussion
Activity
Game
Slide Deck
Introduce the lesson series, its objectives, and the agenda. Emphasize the importance of social awareness and empathy. Use this slide as an overview before moving into detailed session content. Consider showing a brief video clip such as 'Brené Brown on Empathy' to spark interest and illustrate what empathy looks like in practice.
Session 1: Introduction. Explain key terms such as 'empathy' and 'perspective taking'. Include an icebreaker activity and overview of upcoming sessions. You can also include a short video clip to illustrate the importance of active listening, like 'How To Be A Good Listener'.
Session 2: Empathy in Action. Define empathy with concrete examples. Introduce scenarios using the worksheet and deep discussion prompts from the discussion guide. Include short video clips if possible to reinforce the concept.
Session 3: Engaging Activity
Session 3: Engaging Activity. Recap previous sessions quickly, then introduce the Social Bridge Builders activity. Encourage group collaboration and creative thinking while sharing different perspectives.
Session 4 & 5: Game-Based Learning, Consolidation, and Reflection. Outline the game rules and reflection process using the Social Awareness Challenge Game. Consider a video recap of concepts at the end.