Eighth graders build social awareness by learning perspective-taking — seeing a situation from someone else’s point of view — through listening and asking questions, a key to empathy and getting along.
Students will be able to…
Two people can see the same thing completely differently. Trying to see it from THEIR side is called perspective-taking. Why does it matter?
Project each item and have students answer about perspective-taking. The tool explains seeing another point of view.
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Two people can see the same thing very differently — why?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
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Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Take the perspective of others.
Show empathy and compassion.
Listen to understand others.
Consider others’ views in choices.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students practice seeing one situation from another person’s point of view this week. A printable perspectives sheet is in the SEL library.
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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.