EMPATHY PROJECT Dear Parents, I am so excited to let you know that we are starting a new unit on Empathy. During June we will be discussing what empathy means and how we show empathy around us. Our lessons will include discussions about our uniqueness, differences and how to understand them. Empathy is an ability to put ourselves in other people’s shoes. It improves everyday interactions with people and especially appreciated in difficult times like we experience nowadays with COVID-19. Some children are born compassionate, others need a great chunk of time to develop this skill. We are living in an interconnected world where children come into contact with many people, learning such important skills as collaboration, communication, critical thinking, etc. Ego-centrism is a characteristic that prevails with children below the age of 7-8 years. That means children do not yet understand that someone could mean something different from what he/she understands. Being able to truly step into somebody else`s shoes will show us that we all have something in common and bring people closer in caring for each other way. That means we can improve relationships with others, becoming more connected to them. This also helps us to develop and deepen our knowledge about the world. How can we teach empathy at home and also at schools? We can model empathy to our children by showing
At home, please, discuss empathy with your child. Some questions you may want to include -What is empathy? What does it mean to you? -Has someone ever helped you when you were struggling? -Can you be friend with someone who is different than you? -When this happened (example) how do you thing he/she felt? Watch one or two videos about empathy by pushing the button below and have a discussion with your child about what empathy means to you. One of the best ways to teach about Empathy is to volunteer with your family in the community. Below is the link to 35 service projects for children that develop Empathy. Some of them are the ideas that we have been working on from the beginning of the year in our school. For example, we had senior children to come to our class and read stories to share their talent with younger children. Our class has also put on gloves and picked up litter around the school. Children also made their gifts for winter potluck and welcomed guests to our school. Look through the ideas below, discuss them with your child and see if anything sparks an interest in your child. You can start with a simple idea of planting a plant in your garden or selecting gently used items for donations. Literacy Assignment 1 Read "I am a Human" a book of Empathy by Susan Verde and answer the questions below (Epic books). -What does it mean to be a human being? -Does it mean you will always know what to do? -Does it mean you will always make the right choice? -Always be happy? Turns out that each of us along with our billions of fellow humans will make a mistake now and then. We can learn to share love and kindness even after we have said unkind words. https://www.getepic.com/app/read/59868 Assignment 2 One of my favourite stories that helps children to explore their own identity is the story written by Francie Dillon 'A Red Crayon'. This story helps children to understand the idea that we all special and each of us is unique in its own way. Questions to ask During Reading - At the beginning of the story no one noticed that Red was blue. I wonder why everyone expects Red to draw red things… Look at the page that says: “Everyone seemed to have something to say.” I wonder how Red felt when everyone was talking about him… Red meets someone who makes him feel special. What does Berry do to make Red feel that he can be himself? Special friends make you happy to be who you are. Tell us about a friend you like to be with and what makes them a special friend to you. After reading Think about your Super-Powers (what you’re good at) and create a drawing of what makes you special and unique. Share your Super-Powers with others and create a display. Writing activity Please use one of the following prompts below and complete the sentence My super power is.... I am good at...because... I am unique because.... I am special because.... Math Inequalities In most math problems you are trying to find the exact answer. We use the equal sign "=" to say that two things are the same. For example 2=2, 3=3. However, sometimes we just want to show that something is bigger or smaller than something else. Or maybe we just want to say that two things are not equal. These cases are called inequalities. Special Signs There are special signs used with inequalities to indicate which side is bigger, which side is smaller, or that the two sides aren't equal. Here are three major inequality signs: < less than >greater than ≠ not equal If you need to remember which way the greater than or less than sign should point, you can remember it this way. Think of the sign as an alligator's mouth. The alligator wants to eat the larger side. Like this: Sing along songs are below. Assignment 1 Place one of the signs co compare numbers < less than >greater than ≠ not equal Enjoy your week!
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