Welcome students! Introduce yourself and today’s topic. Explain that we’ll learn how to “walk in others’ shoes” by understanding feelings. Share objective: we will explore empathy through story, charts, role-play, and reflection.

Ask: “What does it mean to care about how someone else feels?” Record student ideas on chart paper. Highlight keywords: feelings, kindness, understanding.

Introduce the story passage. Read aloud slowly, pausing at key moments. After each pause, ask: “How might this character feel?” and have students share.

Hand out the Feeling Chart Template. Instruct students to list emotions from the story and draw faces or write words. Walk around to support pairs as they discuss.

Divide students into groups of 3–4. Give each group a prompt. Encourage clear expression of each character’s feelings. After each role-play, lead a brief class debrief.

Distribute the reflection worksheet. Ask students to write or draw one way they can show empathy this week. Invite volunteers to share. Close by summarizing that caring actions build a supportive classroom.

Thank students for their participation. Encourage them to practice empathy daily and remind them they can refer back to this lesson anytime.