For this week's lesson we started out talking about things that give us clues as to how someone else is feeling. We discussed how observing someone's facial cues & body language can provide clues. We also noted that considering the situation and placing ourselves in the other person's "shoes" can also provide clues, but we concluded that there is no way to truly know exactly how someone else is feeling. We considered how our words and behaviors might change if we were able to truly see how others felt.
We read the book Arthur's Eyes by Marc Brown. We discussed the way Arthur felt when his classmates made fun of his new glasses. We also discussed Arthur's poor choices as he attempted to solve his problem and possible alternative choices he could have made. Our students always impress me with the great ideas that they generate.
Using pipe cleaners, we created our own Arthur glasses modeled above. We pretended that when we put these glasses on we were able to "see" exactly how others feel prompting us to treat everyone with kindness and respect. We briefly discussed disabilities and how even though someone might look different than us or have different needs such as glasses, hearing aids, wheelchairs etc, we all experience the same feelings.
We read the book Arthur's Eyes by Marc Brown. We discussed the way Arthur felt when his classmates made fun of his new glasses. We also discussed Arthur's poor choices as he attempted to solve his problem and possible alternative choices he could have made. Our students always impress me with the great ideas that they generate.
Using pipe cleaners, we created our own Arthur glasses modeled above. We pretended that when we put these glasses on we were able to "see" exactly how others feel prompting us to treat everyone with kindness and respect. We briefly discussed disabilities and how even though someone might look different than us or have different needs such as glasses, hearing aids, wheelchairs etc, we all experience the same feelings.