Teaching Empathy: 20 Resources During This Very Trying Time

“ARTICLES, LESSONS, WORKSHEETS
3 Ways to Teach Kindness and Empathy– from McGraw Hill

4 Proven Ways for Teaching Empathy– from Edutopia

Ages and Stages: Empathy– from Scholastic; covers PreK- Grade 2

Can Empathy Be Taught?-by F. Diane Barth, LCSW; Psychology Today Magazine

Can Virtual Reality Teach Empathy?– from Innovation Education in VT

Developing Empathy Through Retold Fairy Tales– from PBS Learning Media; grades 5-8

Empathy Lesson Plans for Middle School

Empathy Worksheets– FREE download; grades 1-3

For Families: 5 Tips for Cultivating Empathy– from the Harvard School of Education’s Making Caring Common Project

How to Be More Empathetic– NY Times article written by Claire Cain Miller; for older students to adults

How to Teach Empathy in the Classroom– from TeachThought

Nine Competencies for Teaching Empathy– by Michele Borba, educational psychologist and parenting expert

Someone Else’s Shoes– activity for middle school kids

Teaching Tolerance– includes lessons, learning plans, articles, publications and much, much more

What is Empathy? And Why is it So Important?– from educator and author David Geurin

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