Empathy Discussion Cards – Set of 20

Use these cards to discuss what empathy is, how to handle emotional upsets in others, and how to recognize people’s feelings and emotional states through facial expressions and environment. The smaller cards work well for small groups, the larger photo cards are good for whole-class discussions.

• Great Social-Emotional Tool: Kids can practice empathy by learning how to recognize emotional states in others through facial expressions and environment.
• Character Education: Learning to recognize the emotional landscape around you is a life skill. Understanding how to deal with emotional upsets in others is an important aspect of character education.
• Multiple Uses: This card set can be used in many settings. It’s a great social-emotional learning tool for morning meeting, as part of your overall social-emotional teaching plan, or as a conversation starter at the beginning of the year.
• Cards In Two Sizes: The 20 smaller cards on a ring work well for small group settings; the five double-sided larger photos are good for prompting whole-class discussions.

• 20 laminated, double-sided, hole-punched cards with a cover card on a 1″ plastic ring – Size: 5″ by 3″
• 5 laminated, double-sided photo cards with a cover card – Size: 8½” by 11″ each
• 2 plastic zip-top storage bags (1 for the small cards and 1 for the photos)