PREVIOUS: Activity 5: Cooperative Musical Hoopsĭownload all of Moral Tales (Word) ( PDF) to edit or print.Sneaker Custom Simulator will allow you to sit in your own workshop, which you will be able to develop with new elements, tools and models of shoes along with the completion of subsequent orders.Įach aspect of the game has been designed to best reflect the painting process.If children cannot take the exercise seriously or participate respectfully, ask them to sit away from the activity until it is finished.Ī child in a wheelchair can position themselves at the spot marked by a pair of paper shoes. If a child becomes uncomfortable, allow them to step out. Stepping into the shoes of any character must be voluntary. Others may recognize that they have been in other roles portrayed in the scenarios. There may be children in the group who have been in the shoes of the target, or have been treated unfairly. This activity requires sensitivity and close monitoring. Another goal is for the children to experience that when they take the time to know what another person might be feeling and needing, they are more likely and better able to care about their needs and feelings, to treat them with greater respect, and to act on their behalf. The goal of this activity is to help the children to see how any situation can have multiple perspectives, and that our feelings toward someone and his/her situation can change when we take the time to step into their shoes. To close the activity, you might go over this list of feelings to reinforce the experience.
If there are two or more adults in the room, one of you can write on the newsprint the feelings that the children are expressing. What would have to happen so that you felt safe enough to do what you wanted to do?.If you were observing this scene at school or in your neighborhood, how could you show caring and goodness? How could you help?.Then invite new volunteers to stand in the shoes and express what they feel and think.Īfter the children have had a chance to share their thoughts and feelings, invite them to sit again. You might ask two of the children to "switch shoes" and consider the situation from another character's perspective. When you have finished, invite some or all of the volunteers to describe what they think the character they are standing in for would feel, need or want. Assign roles, and read a scenario from Leader Resource, Empathy Scenarios, or one you have added. Some of the scenarios include directions for staging with chairs or the paper shoes have volunteers help you move items, as needed. Invite the correct number of volunteers to stand in the center with you. I will need some volunteers to stand in the shoes of the characters in the story.
I am going to describe a pretend situation now. In this game, we are going to stand in the shoes of some other people, and see if it helps us imagine how those people might feel. It does mean that if you can imagine how it feels to be someone else in a particular situation, you can understand the situation better. The expression doesn't really mean we need to try on other people's shoes to find out how it feels to be them. This game is about the expression, "If you could stand in my shoes." What do you think that means? Place pairs of shoes as you want them for the first scenario you plan to do. Make sure the children should know that if they start to feel uncomfortable in any of the roles they can ask to sit down. Others may have been in a bullying or bystander role. Some may have experienced these situations as a victim or target, which could bring up sensitive feelings.
#In your shoes game download
Download and print out Leader Resource, Empathy Scenarios.Use Leader Resource 2, Shoe Template or trace your own shoes to make a template to draw and cut out five pairs of paper shoes.A bell, chime, or other sound instrument.Copy of Leader Resource 1, Empathy Scenarios.
Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity
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