6m -TES Mar
6 Month Programme
A Step-by-Step Guide to Running
Empathy Awards - Primary
MARCH
Schools build understanding and practice of key empathy skills through reading
Activity
Schools embed empathy focused, character-based book practice
1: Deep reading continues
2: Introduce the concept of listening skills – use listening switch exercise
3: Pupils, classes start to hone in on the books/characters that they might nominate - home/school engagement. Start classroom discussions. Encourage pupils to make the case for and against each character – putting different perspectives.
Support Resources
Listening Audit
Listening Switch