Sentence Stems
Journaling Prompts
Sample Activities
Cross Curricular
Collaborator: How can you help others feel happy at school?
Empathy: How do your actions affect how others feel?
Learner: What did you learn about being kind?
Collaborator: How did the character learn to be part of the group?
Empathy: How did others feel about her actions?
Learner: What did you learn about treating others kindly?
Collaborator: How did sharing help the character make friends?
Empathy: How did the other fish feel at the beginning vs. the end?
Learner: What did you learn about sharing and friendship?
Collaborator: How did the characters work together to solve the problem?
Empathy: How did it feel to be left out?
Learner: What did you learn about including others?
Collaborator: What could the character have done differently to build a friendship?
Empathy: How did the other student feel when she was left out?
Learner: What did you learn about missed opportunities to be kind?
Collaborator: How did the characters solve their conflict?
Empathy: How did their feelings change throughout the story?
Learner: What did you learn about friendship and understanding others?
Collaborator: How did the characters solve their disagreement?
Empathy: What helped them understand each other’s differences?
Learner: What did you learn about respecting others?
Collaborator: How did the character help someone else in the end?
Empathy: How did he understand what his friend needed?
Learner: What did you learn about putting others first?
Collaborator: Who helped Melody feel included and supported?
Empathy: How did others misunderstand her experiences?
Learner: What did you learn about listening and including others?
Collaborator: How did the characters work together to solve problems?
Empathy: How did they learn to understand each other?
Learner: What did you learn about teamwork and friendship?
Collaborator: How did the main character begin to work better with others?
Empathy: How did learning about his past change how he treated people?
Learner: What did you learn about second chances and making better choices?
Collaborator: How did the class learn to work together after challenges?
Empathy: How did students begin to understand each other’s feelings?
Learner: What did you learn about being part of a community?