Third graders build social awareness by learning empathy — noticing and caring about how other people feel — and how understanding others helps them be kind, make friends, and treat everyone well.
Students will be able to…
Have you ever felt exactly what a friend was feeling — happy when they’re happy, or sad when they’re hurt? That’s empathy! Why does understanding other people’s feelings matter so much?
Project each item and have children answer about empathy. The tool explains understanding and caring about others’ feelings.
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Have you ever felt what a friend was feeling? That’s empathy — what does it mean?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Recognize and understand the feelings of others.
Take the perspective of another person.
Show concern for others’ feelings.
Respond to others with kindness.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students be “empathy detectives” — noticing how classmates feel and finding one kind way to help someone today. A printable empathy sheet is in the SEL library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.