Empathy Activities and Worksheets for Students

Empathy starts with noticing and grows with practice. These empathy activities and worksheets help students read feelings from faces and situations, imagine how someone else might feel and respond with kindness.

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Perspective Taking Reading Comprehension Passages — Grade 4

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Perspective Taking Reading Comprehension Passages — Grade 5

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Perspective Taking Scenario Cards — Printable & Digital

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Perspective Taking Task Cards — Printable & Digital

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Role-Playing Emotional Responses — Empathy Activity Kit

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Story Time Role-Play — Empathy Activity Kit (K–1)

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Understanding Emotions Bookmarks — Bright Illustrated Set

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Understanding Emotions Bookmarks to Color

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Understanding Emotions Coloring Pages — Affirmations and Quotes

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Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes — Perspective Taking Kit

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Scenario cards, role plays and reading passages give students realistic moments to talk through. Use them in morning meeting, a classroom community unit or after a conflict. Most sets come in print and digital.

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