Greeting: Teachers and students greet one another as students enter the room.
Share Activity: “Talk To Me Tuesday”
What is one thing that not many people know about you?
Can share, write on post-its, write on board, etc.
Daily News: Ask if students have any news that they would like to share with the group.
How do you perform CPR?
Write daily theme on the board or somewhere that all can see.
Gather in a complete circle.
Determine who will lead (teacher or 1 student).
Have each student either answer the daily question or say “pass.”
Share news from the night/day before that the students would like to talk about.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018:
Greeting: Teachers and students greet one another as students enter the room.
Share Activity: “Wizard Wednesday”
You are given a magic wand. What do you do with it?
Can share, write on post-its, write on board, etc.
Daily News: Ask if students have any news that they would like to share with the group.
How do you perform CPR?
Write daily theme on the board or somewhere that all can see.
Gather in a complete circle.
Determine who will lead (teacher or 1 student).
Have each student either answer the daily question or say “pass.”
Share news from the night/day before that the students would like to talk about.
January - Tolerance/Empathy (part 1) Week 2 Date: 1/17/18 OVERVIEW & PURPOSE - Focus: What is empathy? Am I empathetic towards others? How can I better show empathy toward others? “When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes. When you leave him, you judge him by his heart.” - Russian Proverb MATERIALS NEEDED1. Are you Empathetic? sheet 2.Youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU3QfyqvHk8 (Empathy Can Change the World) 2:23
Introduction (1 minute):
Advisor says: Can you think of a time - maybe during an argument with a friend or when the boy or girl you liked hurt your feelings - when you wished that someone understood how you felt? When we try to relate to what another person is going through, we’re being empathetic.
Watch Youtube video (2:23)
Advisor says: Do you think you’re an empathetic person?
Activity (3-5 minutes): Are You Empathetic? As a class, use Are You Empathic? sheet Ask the students to respond “thumbs up” if it describes something they do or “thumbs down” if they don’t do what is described to each of the statements on the “Are you Empathetic?” sheet.
Advisor says: If you answered mostly “yes”, you probably do a good job of showing empathy toward people. The statements you answered “no” to are things you could do to be more empathetic. One way you can try to imagine what it feels like being in someone else’s shoes is to ask yourself, “How would I feel in this situation?” How else can you try to understand how others feel?
Advisor says - When you listen to others, making eye contact, not interrupting the speaker, and asking follow-up questions can show that you’re making a genuine effort to understand what they’re going through. This is called being an empathetic or active listener. What other behaviors might show someone that you are being an empathetic listener?
Close the lesson Next week we will review what it means to have empathy and practice being empathic listeners by putting ourselves in someone else's shoes.
Advisory Challenge: This week I challenge you to reflect on how often you practice being an empathetic listener when someone comes to you with a problem.
Now you are going to practice what you’ve learned about being empathic. You will each receive one character card from Someone Else’s Shoes. You are going to complete the rest of the activity as this character, so take some time to think about how he or she feels in the given situation.(Pass out a situation card to each student)
Pair up with a classmate (be sure your partner’s character card is different from yours; if you have the same character, you need to pair up with someone else). As your character, tell your partner about your situation. Your partner should practice being empathetic as he is listening to your story. Then, switch roles: practice being empathetic as your partner, as his character, tells you what he is experiencing.
With your partner, discuss how she/he showed empathy toward you, how it made you feel and what you wish she/he had done differently. (Use statements like, “I could tell you were really listening to me because you maintained eye contact with me during the entire conversation and that made me feel like you care.”)
Close the lesson (5 minutes)
Everyone in the class should now stand. Go around the room, sharing something you learned about practicing empathy, sitting after you share. If someone else shares your thought, sit down. Continue around the room until everyone is sitting.
Advisory Challenge: This week I challenge you to ask at least 5 people how they are feeling or doing and practice empathetic listening.
Thursday, January 18, 2018:
Greeting: Teachers and students greet one another as students enter the room.
Share Activity: “Think About It Thursday”
"Education is the most powerful weapon for changing the world," -Nelson Mandela. What does this quote mean to you?
Can share, write on post-its, write on board, etc.
Daily News: Ask if students have any news that they would like to share with the group.
How do you perform CPR?
Write daily theme on the board or somewhere that all can see.
Gather in a complete circle.
Determine who will lead (teacher or 1 student).
Have each student either answer the daily question or say “pass.”
Share news from the night/day before that the students would like to talk about.
Friday, January 19, 2018:
Greeting: Teachers and students greet one another as students enter the room.
Share Activity: “Freaky Friday”
If you could trade lives with one person for a day, who would it be and why?
Can share, write on post-its, write on board, etc.
Daily News: Ask if students have any news that they would like to share with the group.
How do you perform CPR?
Write daily theme on the board or somewhere that all can see.
Gather in a complete circle.
Determine who will lead (teacher or 1 student).
Have each student either answer the daily question or say “pass.”
Share news from the night/day before that the students would like to talk about.