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See Another View

Overview

Students explore how people can see the same situation in different ways.

Learning Objective
Students understand that different people may have different feelings and perspectives.

Resources needed

  • None

Lesson stages

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  1. 1 Explain that people can think and feel differently about the same situation.
  2. 2 Give a simple example and describe two different points of view.
  3. 3 Ask students what each person might feel and why.
  4. 4 Put students into small groups and give them a new situation.
  5. 5 Ask them to think about at least two different perspectives.
  6. 6 Encourage discussion about feelings and reasons.
  7. 7 Invite groups to share their ideas with the class.
  8. 8 Finish by discussing why understanding others is important.

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Variations

  • Role play perspectives.
  • Pair discussion.
  • Student-created situations.
More information

Teach: think, feel, maybe, different, understand.

Use simple situations.

Can students describe more than one perspective?

No materials needed.

Students think only one view is correct.

Empathy supports positive relationships.

Activity details
Secondary Medium 20 minutes no prep Small Group Indoor & Outdoor
Topics
Empathy