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Perspective Taking Bookmarks — Bright Illustrated Set

Grades K–5 · Social Awareness · Bookmarks

Ask a second grader why a classmate is upset and you will often hear their own side first. These perspective taking bookmarks nudge readers to wonder what someone else might be thinking.

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Ask a second grader why a classmate is upset and you will often hear their own side first. These perspective taking bookmarks nudge readers to wonder what someone else might be thinking. This bright illustrated set for Grades K–5 features a fennec fox reading, a hermit crab and a cozy reading tent, with chunky lettering early readers can make out on their own. They build Social Awareness as an SEL fit for a novel study told by two narrators or a buddy-reading week.

What students practice

Trying to see all sides
Asking questions to learn more
Learning from different opinions
Listening to understand

What’s inside these perspective taking bookmarks

20 full-color bookmarks: 10 affirmations and 10 quotes
Mixed set: 5 pages with 4 different bookmarks per page
Class set: 20 pages with 4 copies of the same bookmark per page
29 pages

A look inside

Affirmations: “I try to see all sides.” “I ask questions to learn more.” “I learn from different opinions.”
Quotes: “Understanding starts with listening.” “Be curious, not critical.”
Art: a turtle, a fennec fox reading, a parrot, a hermit crab, a fox cub, a reading tent and a seal.

Pairs well with

These printable bookmarks for students come in a mixed perspective taking layout and a class-copy layout. Hand one out after your perspective taking activities. The same 20 messages come in black-and-white as Perspective Taking Bookmarks to Color. For feelings-focused messages, see Empathy Bookmarks — Bright Illustrated Set.