The
Compassion Project
Compassion is a social-emotional
skill that increases students’ sense of
well-being and improves
the learning environment for everyone. In a compassionate
classroom, disputes,
distractions, and disagreements don’t last long, and there’s
more time for what
truly matters: learning.
Lesson 1: Defining
Compassion
Objectives – Students will be able to…
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Describe and give examples of compassion
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Identify situations and emotions that indicate the need for
compassion
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Describe how to practice/perform acts of compassion
Section 1
– Introduction
Compassion is when you notice another person or animal is in need, and you have concern for them that you want to show.
Compassion can include several components: feeling in your heart for others, understanding and caring about the feelings of others, understanding what others need or want, and wanting to do something that might help.
To know if someone needs compassion, we look for clues, like emotions.
We show compassion
by saying and doing things that show others we care.
Compassion is when you SEE someone in need,
CARE about their feelings, and DO something to show you care.
Section 2
– Definition of Compassion
In this video, you learned that compassion is
when you SEE someone in need, CARE about their feelings, and DO something to
show you care.
Answer the questions below with a partner then
click the questions mark (?).
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1. |
Define
compassion. |
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2. |
Who in
this story needed compassion? |
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3. |
Why do
you think they needed it? |
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4. |
What did
David do when he saw that Tye needed compassion? |
Section 3 – Elements of
Compassion
To know if someone needs compassion, we look for clues, like emotions.
We show compassion by saying and doing things that
show others we care.
The Three
Elements of Compassion:
1.
When you SEE someone
in need
2.
CARE about their feelings
3.
DO something to show you
care.
Look at each Scenario Cards below and discuss with a partner what you would do
to show compassion.
