Fifth graders build social awareness through empathy — understanding and sharing how someone else feels. They learn to listen, say kind words, and include others. They check the ideas, then practice an empathetic response.
Students will be able to…
How do you understand how someone else is feeling?
Project each one and have students answer about empathy.
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How would you feel if you were left out of a game?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the CASEL Framework for Social and Emotional Learning across its five core competencies.
Show empathy and understanding for others.
Take another person’s perspective.
Respond with care and kindness.
Recognize others’ feelings.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students plan a kind action for someone having a hard day. A printable kind-action sheet is in the SEL library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.