Teaching Compliments to Build Empathy
Teaching students to give compliments and receive compliments is a key social emotional skill for building empathy. Break it down into simple steps.
ReadAbout This Resource
This is a winter social-emotional learning activity to help elementary students practice giving compliments. It will support a positive classroom community and foster relevant social skills.
Key points during the activity:
- Compliments are nice things we say to others.
- Compliments are true, positive, and specific.
- Compliments are something you admire or like about someone or something you notice that they did well.
What's Included?
Structured activity guide
Slides for teaching and activity (PowerPoint & PDF)
- What a compliment is
- What makes a good compliment
- What can you compliment
- Ways to start a compliment
Supporting visuals
Complimittens student sheets (2 versions)
Bulletin board letters
All materials are in blackline and color.
If you want to use Google Slides
- Upload the PowerPoint file to your Google Drive
- Open with > Google Slides
- File > Save as Google Slides
