Welcome students and introduce today’s focus: empathy. Explain that empathy helps us connect with others by understanding their feelings.

Explain Emotions Charades rules: volunteers act out an emotion silently, classmates guess. Emphasize noticing non-verbal cues.

Display and read the definition. Invite 2–3 volunteers to share quick examples of when someone showed them empathy.

Discuss each bullet with the class. Ask: Which benefits have you experienced in your friendships?

Introduce the Perspective-Taking Role Play. Model one scenario with a student volunteer first.

Share example: “I feel sad when I get left out because I care about being included.” Encourage students to adjust wording and tone for sincerity.

Invite 2–3 pairs to role-play their scenario and empathetic responses in front of the class.

Preview the next session: apologies. Explain that we’ll learn why apologies matter and how to apologize sincerely.

Welcome students and introduce today’s focus: apologies. Connect back to empathy: understanding feelings helps us make better apologies.

Recap last session’s empathy practice. Have students pair-share quickly.

Display and read the definition together. Emphasize taking responsibility.

Introduce each component and ask for student examples to record on chart paper.

Explain the role-play steps. Model one example if time allows.

Introduce and run the team game to reinforce the components under time pressure.

Lead a whole-class debrief, tying back to real-life application.