Understanding Others Resources

Understanding others involves the ability to understand others’ thoughts and feelings. This includes being able to read others’ nonverbal behavior and situational cues to understand what someone else is thinking and feeling.

Cali’s Favorite Show

Cali’s Favorite Show

This lesson focuses on understanding others’ frustrated feelings.
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Name Your Feelings

Name Your Feelings

This lesson focuses on naming what others are feeling.
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The Ice Cream Party

The Ice Cream Party

This lesson focuses on using situational cues to recognize when others are upset.
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Forest’s Special Shoes

Forest’s Special Shoes

This lesson focuses on defining and recognizing sarcasm.
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Download Program Alignment PDFs

Program

Grade

Unit

Lesson

We Do It For The Culture

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Intro to Advisory

What is Advisory

We Do It For The Culture

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Intro to Advisory

What is Advisory

We Do It For The Culture

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Intro to Advisory

What is Advisory

Create a Culture of Kindness

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

The Core Lessons

Creating Group Agreements for Classroom Discussions

Overcoming Obstacles

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Lesson 2: Empathy

We Do It For The Culture

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Intro to Advisory

Respect the Mic - The Talking Piece

Create a Culture of Kindness

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

The Core Lessons

Respectful Listening

We Do It For The Culture

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Intro to Advisory

Acknowledgments

We Do It For The Culture

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Intro to Advisory

Acknowledgments

We Do It For The Culture

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Intro to Advisory

Acknowledgments

Integrate with Literacy Instruction

Story characters have thoughts, feelings, and perspectives related to the situations they find themselves in. That is why stories are a great context for practicing understanding others. Consider one of the following passages:

One summer day, Angela and LaTonya decided to go to the park together. They told their friends Dante and Alex where they were going and invited them to meet them at the park in an hour. It was a really hot day, and so while they were walking to the park, Angela and LaTonya decided to go to the beach instead. They forgot to tell Dante and Alex about their change of plans. An hour later, Dante and Alex go to meet up with Angela and LaTonya. When they got there, they looked everywhere, but they couldn’t find their friends.

Jim found out from his parents that today his gym teacher Mr. Alvarez was celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary. When he got to gym class, he said loudly enough so that everyone could hear, “Congratulations, Mr. Alvarez!” His classmates looked at him with confused looks on their faces.

Juanita was trying to guess what her brother got her for her birthday. Her brother knew Juanita loved reading and he got her a book she really wanted to read. Juanita walked up to her brother and said, “I bet you got me the book I was asking for.” Her brother laughed and rolled his eyes and said, “You guessed it. That’s exactly what I got you.”

Coaching Teachable Moments

Think of a time that two students came to class from recess or lunch and it was clear they had a disagreement or a dustup and that tempers were still running hot.

Coaching Teachable Moments

Think of a time that two students came to class from recess or lunch and it was clear they had a disagreement or a dustup and that tempers were still running hot.

Understanding Others Resources

Lessons

Link to Your
Curriculum

Integrate with
Literacy Instruction

Coach During
Teachable Moments

Coach for
Collaboration

Cali’s Favorite Show

Name Your Feelings

The Ice Cream Party

Forest’s Special Shoes

Link to Your Curriculum

Program

Grade

Unit

Lesson

Integrate with Literacy Instruction

Coaching Teachable Moments

Coaching Teachable Moments

Understanding Others Resources

Lessons

Link to Your Curriculum

Integrate withLiteracy Instruction

Coach DuringTeachable Moments

Coach forCollaboration

Cali’s Favorite Show

Name Your Feelings

The Ice Cream Party

Forest’s Special Shoes

Link to Your
Curriculum

Integrate with
Literacy Instruction

Coach During
Teachable Moments

Coach for
Collaboration