1. Getting Along Together Helping a Friend

2. Problem Solving – Our Part Agenda 1.Learn about empathy 2.Learn how to reflect feelings 3.Practice using empathy and reflecting feelings to help others 4.Discuss giving others encouraging words 1.What does it mean to empathize with someone? 2.How does reflecting feelings help others? 3.How can encouraging words make a difference in others’ lives?

3. Team Cooperation Points Explaining ideas and telling why When explaining ideas and telling why, you don’t just answer the question. You take the time to explain your THINKING and how you got to that answer.

4. The Pact What did Carla do to help Sam? Have you ever had a friend who helped you like Carla helped Sam? What did that feel like? Do you think Carla’s help made a difference in Sam’s life? How?

5. Empathy What does it take to empathize with someone? Do you think Carla empathized with Sam? How do you know? Have you ever felt like someone empathized with you? How did that feel?

6. Empathy How could reflecting feelings help someone solve a problem? Can you remember a time when someone reflected your feelings back to you? Was that helpful to you? How and why?

7. Reflecting Feelings Sentence-Starters It sounds like you’re feeling __________. It that right? If I were in your shoes, I’d be feeling _______. How do you feel? It sounds like that made you feel ________. Would I be right to say that? If it happened to me, I’d probably feel _______. Is that how you feel? Did that make you feel __________? Something like that happened to me once, and I felt _________. Is that how you feel right now? I’m not sure, but it sounds like you’re feeling _________. Is that right?

8. The Pact What’s just happened to Sam? Have you ever failed a big, important test? How did you feel about it? How do you think Sam feels about it? What does it sound like Sam is feeling here? If your friend just told you he had failed a big test, what might you say to him to show empathy?

9. Class Council Box What kind of comments are appropriate for the Class Council Box? What kind of questions are appropriate for the Class Council Box?

10. Reflection Why is empathy important? Do you have to have experienced something yourself to empathize with someone about it? What could you say if you really have no idea how someone was feeling? Learning Guide – What objectives and vocabulary words can we check off? Homework – “Powerful Positives” page