Skills: Compares, Reflects, Respects, Inquires, Respects, Empathises, Engages
Audience: Years 5-12
Resource description:
In this activity from the Teaching Tolerance website, students complete this questionnaire to find out how empathetic they are.
Teaching and learning ideas:
Write your own definition of empathy. Discuss with a classmate why empathy is important, and an
occasion when you felt empathy or wish someone had shown you empathy. Did you fnd any differences of opinion about what empathy looks, sounds and feels like? Why might these differences exist?
Audience: Years 5-12
Resource description:
In this activity from the Teaching Tolerance website, students complete this questionnaire to find out how empathetic they are.
Teaching and learning ideas:
Write your own definition of empathy. Discuss with a classmate why empathy is important, and an
occasion when you felt empathy or wish someone had shown you empathy. Did you fnd any differences of opinion about what empathy looks, sounds and feels like? Why might these differences exist?
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