Boris gets lost ... Dave and Boris talk about how to identify with people’s stories, especially impactful stories, where people almost get lost! Dave models empathy with Boris's emotions. He shows children how to love others well by putting yourself in their shoes and by concentration and lending your attention to their stories.
Materials Required: pencil and paper
This lesson cross references the SEL Core Competency: 'Social-Awareness.' It helps children take others' perspectives and models how to concentrate deeply on the emotions of people other than ourselves. The episode provides practical steps on how to engage with the feelings of others and how to demonstrate honest empathy and compassion.
This lesson cross-references with B-SS 4. from the ASCA Mindset and Behavior Standards.
UK:
CF2: Caring Friendships - the characteristics of friendships, including mutual respect, truthfulness, trustworthiness, loyalty, kindness, generosity, trust, sharing interests and experiences and support with problems and difficulties.
RR2: Respectful Relationships - practical steps they can take in a range of different contexts to improve or support respectful relationships.
RR3: Respectful Relationships - the conventions of courtesy and manners.
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Focusing Your Kindness
Boris tries to focus ... really hard. Dave, Boris, and Professor LoCascio discuss the brain and its inability to multitask. You can only focus on one thing at once. At the beginning of the episode Dave struggles to focus on anything other than his own problems. Eventually Boris helps shift Dave's...