Learning How to Practice Empathy

Introduction

• Gather students into a circle either seated in chairs or on the floor.
• Remind students about the circle guidelines they created: the raised-hand attention signal and talking piece (every week, each student rotates and brings in a talking piece that means something to them).
• Have the student introduce the talking piece for the week.
• Welcome each student into the circle using the talking piece (each student welcomes another student in the circle).
• Share that today during circle time, they will be learning about empathy and doing a practice called "just like me" together.