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How Would You Feel? Learning About Empathy

13 minutes 21 seconds

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2 girls and 2 boys gather around a kitchen counter; 1 girl looks ashamed or embarrassed. Caption. Matt, stop making fun of McKensie.

Short vignettes demonstrate empathy, the practice of seeing and feeling a situation from another person's point of view. Shows what to do, what to say, what to do about teasing, and sharing how you feel. Examples show the value of empathy in practical ways.

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Runtime: 13 minutes 21 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Social Science
Subtopic: Friendship, Human Behavior, Interpersonal Relations
Grade/Interest Level: K - 4
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Release Year: 2001
Producer/Distributor: Sunburst Visual Media
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2-page view of a storybook. The left page contains red, blue, yellow, and green stars across the top and bottom, with story in the middle. The right page is a cartoon of a blonde girl using a frog puppet for a brunette girl inside a living room.

A hermit crab with no shell walking along the ocean floor as fish swim behind. Caption: I must find a new house soon.'

Color illustration of 1 female and 2 male band members. The woman is playing the drums, the 2 men are holding electric guitars and looking at each other. Spanish Caption. "Que nos haga sentir mejor."

Boy with dark curly hair sits at a desk and smiles up to the side. Other children out of focus in background. Caption. If I have a bully.

Still image from: Archie the Brave

Color illustration. Man leans over, pointing a finger at an animated donut that looks back in surprise. Caption. Narrator. Just then, Arnie looked up and saw a man pointing right at him.

Color illustration in a picture book. Cup of pastel crayons spills on left while young animals dressed in children's clothes play with a ball, swing on a swing, or dressup in firefighting hat.

Adolescent girl seated at a school desk, looking up towards the front of class with a pensive expression. Caption. And I want Jessica, Valesca, and Gavin.

Color illustration of 2 girls standing beneath a rain shower. 1 holds out a yellow umbrella over the other. Title card reads, "Be Kind."

Color illustration of a brown bear curled up in a hole. A snowy landscape appears in the background. Caption. He sleeps through the day, he sleeps through the night.

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Sarah D. (Mason City, IA)

March 30th, 2016 at 12:11 PM

Excellent for students in 2nd-4th grade.