2.1 What is Empathy?

One way to learn more about empathy is to practice empathy. A big part of showing empathy is thinking about how others feel. It’s also about trying to understand that person and WHY they might act the way they do.  Sometimes people tell us how they feel, but sometimes they show us. 

Directions: Watch three videos below, you pick which ones you want to watch. We’re watching people’s actions, so there is no sound. Use clues in the video to decide:

1. How do the people in the video feel? 
2. Why do you think that?  
3. What similarities or differences did you see in the videos you picked?