Building Empathy

When you have empathy, you ______.

• Are mean to other people

• Understand how other people feel

• Only think about how you feel

True or False: Everyone always feels the same way about everything.

• True

• False

At the beach, the boy’s friend’s eyes were wide, and his hands were shaking. This shows that he was feeling ________.

• Scared

• Happy

• Proud

When the boy’s friend tells him he’s afraid to swim at the beach, what does the boy do?

• He tells him he shouldn’t be scared of the water

• He laughs at his friend

• He imagines a time he felt scared

What does the boy at the beach do to show empathy for his friend?

• He tells him he should go in the water

• He says he knows what it’s like to be scared. He suggests they go play

• He goes swimming without his friend

What is Lia doing that shows she is sad?

• She’s crying

• She’s sitting by herself

• She’s running slow and pouting

Why is Lia sad?

• She cut her knee

• Her dog ran away

When Lia tells her friend at the park that she’s sad, what does he do?

• He listens to her and puts himself in her shoes

• He tells her to cheer up

• He says she’s just being silly