1. Read, review and engage with the lesson
2. Consider doing a personal connection challenge yourself
3. Send communication to parents and administrators
4. Prepare materials
5. Lead the lesson with your students
6. Reflect on lesson and follow up with students as needed
2. Consider doing a personal connection challenge yourself
3. Send communication to parents and administrators
4. Prepare materials
5. Lead the lesson with your students
6. Reflect on lesson and follow up with students as needed
Classroom Slides
connection challenge
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LESSON PLAN & Discussion Guide
Students identify the people in their closest circle of trust and connect with them intentionally.
My people Connections
Connection Notes
PREP checklist:
- Teaching Slides
- Empathy Lesson Video: Ethan's Story
- Connection Notes, print one for each student
- Connection Challenge: 3x5 My People Notecards, 3 for each student
- Monthly Assessment
07. empathy lesson
Ethan Wall
Introduce Ethan Wall as this month’s storyteller. Ethan is a pianist and high school basketball player currently pursuing a college degree in music. Growing up in a small town, he learned not to judge a book by its cover and connect with people that were outside of his normal friendship circles.
story Themes:
Loneliness, isolation, physical health challenges, mental health challenges, depression
