Learning intention
- To consider the thoughts and feelings of others.
Success criteria
- I can use clues to guess others’ feelings
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Move, Pause, Share Ask the learners to stand and move freely around the space. Tell them that when you say pause, they stop and turn to the nearest person. Learners take turns answering one prompt linked to Lesson 2: The Power of Calm: Name one calming strategy. Say when that strategy might help. Explain how…
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Differentiation
Students needing additional support:
- Should use the Activity: Empathy in Action: Support Version.
Students needing additional challenge:
- Could create their own empathy scenarios for the class to act out.
- Could keep an empathy journal where they record daily observations of empathy in action, both in their own actions and in others’.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Students with good understanding will be able to:
- Identify and interpret
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Vocabulary definitions
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body language
Non-verbal communication through gestures, postures, and movements.
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empathy
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 5th January, 2026
Lesson 4: Being Inclusive
Exploring how empathy leads to inclusivity.
Lesson 2: The Power of Calm
Exploring what strong emotions feel like inside our bodies and what actions students can take...
Lesson 1: Understanding Emotions
Learning how emotions, thoughts and actions are connected.
Lesson 5: Building Bridges
Working in teams to cooperate and collaborate, building bridges.
