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�Showing Compassion

Second Grade Core Curriculum

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Review

  • When you notice and understand how another person is feeling, you often do something to show your care and concern.

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  • In our last lesson, what did Tiana do to show Brandon she cared when she noticed that he didn’t want to hold the worm?

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  • What helped Tiana understand Brandon’s feelings?
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Brain Builder: Mum’s the Word

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  • Forbidden Number is 4
    • Replacing 4 with the “word sun”

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  • Forbidden Number is 6
    • Replacing 6 with the word “rain”

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Ayako

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Think, Turn and Tell

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  • What could Kareem do to show his concern?

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Compassion

  • Showing concern for someone is called compassion.
  • Compassion is empathy in action!

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  • When you have empathy for someone, ask yourself….
  • -What’s a kind thing to say?
  • -How can I help?

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Think, Turn and Tell

  • Have you ever shown compassion for someone? What did you say or do?

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  • Think of one time you showed compassion for someone. Share with your partner and tell them how it felt to be compassionate.

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Skill Practice

  • Your partner lost his favorite pencil

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  • Your partner is being left out at recess

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  • Your partner fell down during P.E.

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  • Your partner is being teased by an older student

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  • Your partner spilled milk on his or her books

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Wrap Up

  • Let’s listen to The Empathy Song. Each time you here the word compassion give yourself a hug!

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  • Today you learned:

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    • Noticing and understanding how someone is feeling will help you to have empathy
    • When you have empathy for someone you can show your care or concern by saying or doing something kind.
    • Showing care and concern is called showing __________!

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  • How can showing compassion make this school a better place?

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