Building Empathy and Understanding: NSW Department of Education Activities
NSW Department of Education provides learning intentions and activities to help students understand the difference between sympathy and empathy, recognize problems, and develop empathy through various exercises. Students engage in tasks to describe, differentiate, and apply sympathy and empathy in real-life situations. Through hands-on activities and reflections, students build empathy for specific community sectors.
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NSW Department of Education Learning intentions Success criteria Today we will learn: Be able to describe the difference between sympathy and empathy What sympathy and empathy are. Recognise a problem in a That a problem presents a need situation To learn through empathy Explain how a situation affects others not just ourselves 2
NSW Department of Education Sympathy or empathy Complete the below activities on the worksheet provided to you: Use a dictionary search to write a description of the difference between sympathy and empathy in your own words. Describe a situation where you would see sympathy given to a person? Describe a situation where empathy would give you understanding? 3
NSW Department of Education What is a problem? A situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome 4
NSW Department of Education Problem example Dog keeps jumping the fence Dog keeps jumping the fence Problems created: Dog gets lost Dog gets injured People get scared Costs owner money 5
NSW Department of Education What is empathy Empathy is .. Empathy is .. Seeing with the eyes of another Listening with the ears of another Feeling with the heart of another We will be completing activities that build empathy for specific sections of the community 6
NSW Department of Education Activities What you need to do 1. Form groups of about 3 people 2. Rotate between the 3 stations 3. Complete the tasks and reflection activities on the worksheet. 7
NSW Department of Education Station 1 Simulates an older person who has lost strength in their arms One person lays on the ground on their side. Another student hands them a ball or object to hold behind their back Once the person on the ground is holding the object, they then try to stand up Crew members must ensure that the person does not fall but cannot help them stand Complete the reflection exercise on the worksheet. 8
NSW Department of Education Station 2 Simulates a person who has lost a hand and has a prosthetic limb Sit down and untie your shoelaces Use the tongs in one hand and retie your laces Complete the reflection exercises on your worksheet. 9
NSW Department of Education Station 3 Simulates a person with a severe vision impairment Blindfold one member of your crew As a crew, set up a simple obstacle course using the cones provided while the person cannot see Using only your voices, talk the person through the obstacle course Make sure someone is next to the person to ensure their safety, but this person cannot speak 10
NSW Department of Education Reflection Exercises Make sure you complete all the reflection exercises on the worksheet prior to the start of your next lesson so that we can analyse your responses. 11
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