Welcome to Session 1 of “Walking in My Shoes.” Today we’ll introduce empathy and learn how to recognize and name basic feelings. Use a friendly, encouraging tone and guide the student through each activity.

Explain empathy in simple terms. You can say: “Empathy means noticing how someone else feels and caring enough to help.” Reinforce that we all have feelings and caring makes us good friends.

Show four random story cards one at a time. Ask the student to name the emotion on each card and share a personal example. If needed, model your own example first.

Select two cards and read the excerpts aloud. Pause after each to discuss clues. Encourage the student to point out words or pictures that show how the character feels.

Introduce the rules clearly before starting. Encourage enthusiastic participation. After each turn, discuss what nonverbal clues helped identify the emotion.

Hand over the worksheet and support the student as they draw and write. Praise effort and creativity. Preview that next session will include role-play scenarios.

Welcome to Session 2 of “Walking in My Shoes.” Today we will practice empathy by stepping into others’ shoes through role-play scenarios. Use an encouraging tone and remind the student of basic emotions.

Warm up by reviewing emotions. Show one sample [Perspective Role-Play Cards](#perspective-role-play-cards) and ask how that person might feel. Emphasize today's activity of practicing caring responses.

Explain the guided role-play activity. Walk through drawing cards, acting, and responding with caring words and actions. Model the first round if needed.

Lead a debrief discussion about two of the role-play scenarios. Ask the student to identify feelings and effective responses. Highlight listening, kind words, and offers of help as key actions.

Provide the reflection worksheet. Encourage the student to write/draw their scenario and helping actions. Praise their work and preview next session: making an empathy collage.

Welcome to Session 1 of “Walking in My Shoes.” Today we’ll introduce empathy and learn how to recognize and name feelings. Use a friendly, encouraging tone and guide the student through each activity.

Explain empathy in simple terms. You can say: “Empathy means noticing how someone else feels and caring enough to help.” Reinforce that we all have feelings and caring makes us good friends.

Show four random cards from Feelings Story Cards one at a time. Ask the student to name the emotion on each card and share a personal example. If needed, model your own example first.

Select two cards and read the excerpts aloud. Pause to discuss clues that show how the character feels. Encourage the student to point out facial expressions, body language, or words that signal each feeling.

Introduce the rules clearly before starting. Encourage enthusiastic participation. After each turn, discuss which nonverbal clues helped identify the emotion and how that helps us understand friends.

Hand the worksheet to the student and support them as they draw and write. Praise their effort and creativity. Preview that next session will include role-play scenarios for practicing empathy.

Welcome to Session 2 of “Walking in My Shoes.” Today we will practice empathy by stepping into others’ shoes through fun role-play scenarios. Use an encouraging tone and remind the student of basic emotions.

Briefly review what we learned last session. Emphasize today’s focus on acting out feelings and responding with kind words and actions.

Warm up by asking about feelings. Show one card and invite the student to guess the character’s emotion.

Explain each step clearly. Model one round if needed, then let the student take turns acting and responding.

Lead a short debrief after two rounds to reinforce key learnings.

Hand out the reflection worksheet and guide the student as needed. Preview that next time they’ll make an empathy collage.

Welcome to Session 3 of “Walking in My Shoes.” Today we’ll use everything we’ve learned about feelings and caring to create our own Kindness Card. Use an enthusiastic, supportive tone and recap that the goal is to show empathy through art and words.

Briefly review the empathy skills: naming feelings, charades nonverbal cues, and role-play responses. Introduce today’s hands-on project using the [Kindness Card Project](#kindness-project) steps.

Guide the student to choose someone who might need a kind message. Support brainstorming of a caring sentence that notices their feelings and offers encouragement.

Encourage neat drawing and clear lettering. Remind the student to decorate in ways that feel warm and friendly. Offer assistance as needed.

Prompt the student to reflect in writing or drawing. Introduce the rubric and explain each criterion briefly.

Celebrate the student’s effort and empathy growth. Encourage sharing the card and continuing to look for ways to help others.