Empathy & Social Awareness Book Activities, Book Companion Lesson & SEL Crafts

This Social Emotional Learning Empathy and Social Awareness Lessons & Book Companions Bundle includes 5 weeks of social awareness activities and 5 read aloud lessons on popular picture books to teach kids empathy in Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade.

⭐Teach important lessons on social awareness with engaging activities and book companion lessons that promote empathy, perspective-taking, and compassion.

⭐No more wasting your precious teacher planning time looking for the RIGHT books to teach about social awareness. This bundle has curated lists of mentor texts ready for you to grab and go! Kids will love the follow-up activities that are included in each book companion!

⭐Children will participate in classroom discussions and book chats, reflect on our feelings and behaviors, and engage in fun, meaningful activities that build the knowledge of compassion and empathy using both books and activities. Use them to build off one another for an in-depth exploration of social awareness.

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1. Social Awareness SEL Curriculum
2. Empathy Book Companion Bundle

What does the Social Awareness SEL K-2 unit cover?

⭐️Our Feelings & Behaviors Affect Others. Lesson 1 teaches children how to understand that their feelings and behaviors affect others and helps them learn ways to make adjustments.

⭐️Developing Empathy. Lesson 2 teaches children to understand what empathy is and why it is important. They will learn to identify and describe people’s needs depending on the experience.

⭐️Displaying Empathy. Lesson 3 teaches children to describe ways of being empathetic (looks, sounds, feels) and not. The lesson and activities will encourage children to act in empathetic ways.

⭐️A Community of Compassion. Lesson 4 teaches children to understand what compassion means. They will learn to describe and demonstrate ways that they can show compassion to others.

⭐️Building an Inclusive Community. Lesson 5 teaches children to understand what community means and work together to build a classroom community with compassion for others.

Activities included in the Social Awareness unit:

• Discussion Starters cards
• Anchor Chart pieces
• Coloring Quote Posters
• Boardgame
• Tons of literature connections & writing prompts
• Mini-Book
• Sorting activity
• Community art project
• Stand In My Shoes craftivity
• Class welcome book
• Pennant template & Compassion banner
• & more!

What is Included in the Empathy book companion pack:

• 5 Children’s books related to being empathic, showing compassion and kindness, and being a friend to others
• Detailed lesson plans
• Book chat cards to guide discussion
• Anchor charts
• Book responses & writing prompts
• 4 follow-up activities for every book (2 in digital format)
• Book companion guide with safe links
• Google Slides ready for use in Google Classroom
• Images for use in Seesaw
• Interactive PowerPoint file

5 Empathy Book Companions Included:

❤️1. You, Me, & Empathy by Jayneen Sanders

FOCUS: the meaning of empathy

Kids will learn how others feel and what they need because we have felt the same before.

4 Activities in the You, Me, & Empathy book companion:

1. Connection Cards - empathy question cards
2. "What Would You Do? role play empathy scenario cards
3. Empathy coloring quote posters
4. Empathy videos & journal

❤️2. Hey, Little Ant by Phillip & Hannah Hoose

FOCUS: perspective-taking

Kids will learn the perspective of the boy and the ant. They will learn that showing respect and empathy for all living creatures is important.

4 Activities in the Hey, Little Ant book companion:

1. Ant directed drawing & writing prompt
2. Caring for Living Things sorting activity
3. Squish or Save vote & graphing activity
4. Don't Squish Me! ant craft activity

❤️3. The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig

FOCUS: feeling invisible

Kids will learn when others may feel invisible. They will learn how to include others.

4 Activities in The Invisible Boy book companion:

1. Brian character directed drawing & writing prompts
2. "Find Someone" empathy Bingo game
3. Feeling Invisible photograph/self-portrait
4. What to Say empathy talking prompts

❤️4. The Buddy Bench by Patty Brozo

FOCUS: being a buddy

It will inspire kids to act like a buddy with classmates and use a “Buddy Bench.”

4 Activities in The Buddy Bench book companion:

1. How to Set Up a Buddy Bench school kit with letters & decorations
2. The Buddy Bench craft activity
3. Be a Buddy pledge & certificate
4. I am a Buddy poem & activities

❤️5. I Am Human by Susan Verde

FOCUS: what it means to be human and how we are all alike

Kids will learn to act with compassion and practice empathy.

4 Activities in the I Am Human book companion:

1. Empathy wall display & note cards
2. Making Good Choices role play empathy scenario cards
3. I am Human hat empathy craft activity
4. Showing Empathy game

↑↑↑ Look at the PREVIEW for the mind+heart Empathy & Social Awareness SEL and Book Companion BUNDLE up close, the individual units, and the variety of lessons and activities included!↑↑↑

Don’t own a copy of a book? No problem! Safe links to video recordings of books being read aloud are included, as well as a book list of more books to use during your lessons.

DISCLAIMER: The video links to the read-alouds and supplemental lesson content are subject to change at any time. Proud to be Primary is not the creator of these videos, and therefore the links may be removed by the creators or authors of the content at any time at their discretion. If you find a broken link in the resource, please let us know by leaving a Q&A, and try searching YouTube for an alternate video to watch instead. Read alouds online are also available for teachers via the library website Hoopla.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Teacher Spark says, "I love the bundle for all the options to teach and learn about empathy."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Amanda H. says, “My students loved this! The lightbulb moment with the wrinkled heart activity made my day. It really helped my students with their words and caring for others. Thank you!"

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This Social-Emotional Learning and Book Companion BUNDLE gives you an entire YEAR’S WORTH of SEL lessons (41) and HUNDREDS of activities along with 40 Book Companions covering many important social-emotional topics all young children need to learn and practice.

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