Empathy Activities - Perspective Taking & Kindness - SEL Worksheets

No-prep SEL worksheets for grades 3-5 that teach students about empathy and compassion. These print-and-go worksheets help students consider how someone else may feel, think about what may have shaped that feeling, and explore ways to show they care.

With this resource, you'll be able to:

• Introduce empathy and compassion in student-friendly language.
• Guide a discussion on understanding feelings that may differ from our own.
• Help students consider what may have led someone to feel a certain way.
• Send worksheets home so families can continue the conversation.

What's Included

Empathy & Compassion Worksheets

Five worksheets help students explore how understanding another person's feelings can guide a caring response. Each one includes a discussion question and a short activity to apply what they have learned.

• 5 worksheets, 2 pages each
• Discussion question and student activity on each worksheet
• Printable PDFs in color and black and white
• Digital Google Slides version with fill-in text boxes

10 pages | PDF + Google Slides | Black & white included

What These Worksheets Cover

1. Introduce empathy and compassion.
2. Explore how we can recognize someone else's feelings even when they are different from our own.
3. Consider what may have led someone to feel a certain way.
4. Explore ways to show someone that we care about how they feel.
5. Reflect on what they learned and ways they can show empathy and compassion.

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“Very great resource, my students enjoy working and learning about one another!” - Paloma J.

“Great resource. Can be used as a weekly resource or it also works well all at once.” - Devin K. 

“Love these activities for my daily SEL periods.  They are engaging and the kids love them!” - Priscilla R.

“My only wish is that I had found these items sooner in the year. It's a perfect way to keep my students engaged and work on social/emotional skills that can be tough for kids with ASD.” - Stephanie O.

Ways You Can Use This

• Use the worksheets with a whole class, small group, or individual student to introduce empathy and compassion.
• Use the discussion questions to explore how someone may feel and what may have shaped that feeling.
• Complete the short activities together or use the Google Slides version for students to consider caring responses independently.
• Send the worksheets home to give families a simple way to continue conversations about empathy and compassion.

Do I need Google Classroom? You don't need to use Google Classroom, but you do need a Google account to use Slides.

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