EMPATHY LESSON – IN YOUR SHOES – Discussion Cards – Counseling Activities

How do you teach students to imagine how someone else might feel? Our Empathy Activities, “In Your Shoes”, give students 52 real-life scenario cards to discuss, so they practice stepping into someone else’s shoes.

Ideal for school counselors, social workers, SLPs and teachers, our discussion cards build social awareness, emotional literacy, compassion and perspective taking in small groups, classrooms or one-on-one sessions.

What’s included in our Empathy Activities:

• 52 “In Your Shoes” scenario cards, 4 per page
• Everyday scenarios such as a friend moving schools, a lost pet, being left out of a party or no room to sit at lunch
• A row of feelings visuals on every card so students can point to or name the emotion
• Teacher notes page with tips for prompting reflective questions

Ways to use our perspective taking cards:

• Small group counseling and social skills groups
• Whole-class SEL discussions or morning meetings
• Speech therapy sessions targeting perspective taking and emotion vocabulary
• Kindness or anti-bullying weeks

Why you’ll love it:

• Relatable scenarios spark honest, meaningful discussion
• Built-in feelings visuals support every learner
• Print, cut and laminate for years of use

Help students understand how others feel with our Empathy Activities, a simple set of discussion cards for any classroom!

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🩷 Looking for more Empathy resources?

• Compassion Escape Challenge
• Empathy & Judging Lesson
• Empathy Brochure
• Empathy Elephant Craft
• Empathy Rainbow Craft & Bulletin Board
• Empathy Restorative Circle Questions
• Forgiveness & Empathy Workbook
• How Would They Feel – Empathy Workbook
• Kindness Club Social Narrative
• Someone Said – Empathy Lesson
• Walk in My Shoes Empathy Digital Game

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