SEL Feelings Detectives

What is empathy?

• when someone understands another person’s feelings and thoughts.

• when someone displays another persons same emotions

• when someone is colorful

You moved to a new house and have to share a room with your brother/sister.

• Excited

• Confident

• Angry

• Worried

• Sad

Your best friend invited you to go see a scary movie.

• Excited

• Angry

• Worried

• Sad

• Happy

Your class is going on a school trip to a ski resort.

• Excited

• Angry

• Worried

• Sad

• Happy

You lost your homework on the way to school.

• Happy

• Angry

• Excited

• Worried

• Sad

All of your friends want you to play laser tag with them.

• Confident

• Angry

• Happy

• Sad

• Worried

Your neighbor’s dog jumped on you to lick your face while you were walking to school.

• Excited

• Angry

• Worried

• Sad

• Happy

You are invited to a sleepover at your new neighbor’s house whom you just met.

• Excited

• Angry

• Worried

• Sad

• Happy

In these scenarios, were you surprised that people had feelings different than your own?

• Yes

• No

What clues you can look for to figure out how someone is feeling?

• Tone of their voice

• Facial expressions

• Body expressions

• Physical actions

• All of the above