The Empathy Library 4-8

Developed by TC² for the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation, The Empathy Library has been created for grades 4-8 with the intention of supporting students in thinking deeply about important concepts related to social and emotional learning while also developing the thinking tools they need to make meaning from what they are reading and learning.

Subject: English/Language Arts, Health

Grade: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Type of resource: Lesson Plans

Language: English

Overview

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Overview

These educator guides offer:

Literacy-based learning activities that encourage thoughtful discussions, foster social-emotional competencies, and strengthen reading comprehension through story.
Flexible design with instructional ideas and materials that can be used as standalone activities, full lessons, or enhancements for existing social-emotional programs.

What’s inside?

Ready-to-Use Lesson Plans: Designed for any stories that feature emotions, these lessons help learners make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections to recognize, describe, and understand emotions.
Curated Book Lists: Suggestions for books that represent diverse identities, experiences, and emotions.
PowerPoint slides accompany each lesson.

Table of Contents

Lessons
Lesson 1: We Recognize Our Big Feelings
Lesson 2: Relating To Self and Others in Healthy Ways
Lesson 3: Caring For Myself When I Have Big Emotions
Lesson 4: Creating Communities of Care
Lesson 5: Repairing Harm In Our Relationships

Appendix: Book Lists
Grades 4-6
Grades 7-8

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