Lesson Plan

Empathy Adventure Plan

Guide the student to recognize and label emotions in herself and others, demonstrate caring behaviors, and replace mean comments with supportive words through engaging stories, activities, and role-play.

Targeted empathy training supports social-emotional growth, reduces peer conflict, and builds positive relationships for a 2nd grader with ADHD and ODD by giving her concrete strategies for kindness.

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10 minutes

Step 1

Story Read-Aloud

5 minutes

Step 2

Guided Discussion

5 minutes

Step 3

Feelings Identification Worksheet

5 minutes

Step 4

Supportive Words Replacement

7 minutes

Step 5

Kindness Role-Play and Reflection

8 minutes

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Empathy Adventure

The Story Begins

Luna Shows Empathy

A Teasing Moment

Turning Mean into Kind

Your Turn to Practice

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Activity

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Game

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Discussion

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Empathy Adventure

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Samantha Miranda

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