Empathy Worksheets and Teaching Resources

Free Empathy Worksheets and Teaching Resources

Empathy Teaching

Try our empathy worksheets and other teaching resources to help children build empathy, a critical social emotional skill.

Understanding how other people are feeling is the first step in having positive relationships, communicating effectively, and adjusting one's own behavior. Every character education and social emotional lesson includes a component of empathy. These empathy worksheets, lessons plans, quotes and more teaching resources are a great way to add an empathy lesson to your teaching plan.

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Our PDF worksheets are free to print or share for non-commercial use. Talking with Trees empathy worksheets are available as downloadable PDFs that can be printed, or post them to your Google classroom or other Learning Management System. Built-in fillable fields enable children to type in their answers online.

Empathy Resources by Type:

Empathy Worksheets

Empathy Worksheet on Predicting Emotions with Characters from Be Proud

Predicting Emotions

Read faces / body language to predict how others feel with characters from Be Proud.

Worksheet

Empathy Worksheet on Predicting Emotions with Characters from Be Bigger

Predicting Emotions

Read faces / body language to predict how others feel with characters from Be Bigger.

Worksheet

Empathy Worksheet on Predicting Emotions with Characters from What if

Predicting Emotions

Read faces / body language to predict how others feel with characters from What if.

Worksheet

Empathy Worksheet on Seeing other perspectives

Walk in Someone's Shoes

Teach kids to see the same situation from different perspectives.

Worksheet

Empathy Worksheet on Ways to Show Empathy

Showing Empathy

Draw a picture of a time you felt emotions with someone or showed empathy.

Worksheet

Empathy Presentations

Empathy Presentation with Characters from Be Proud

What is Empathy? Presentation

Learn what empathy is and how to read faces / body language with the characters from Be Proud.

Presentation

Empathy Presentation with Characters from Be Bigger

What is Empathy? Presentation

Join characters from Be Bigger to learn what empathy is and how to read faces / body language to predict how others feel.

Presentation

Empathy Presentation with Characters from Be Bigger

What is Empathy? Presentation

Join characters from Be Bigger to learn what empathy is and how to read faces / body language to predict how others feel.

Presentation

Empathy Lesson Plans

What is Empathy Lesson Plan

What is Empathy? Lesson Plan

Step by step lesson plan to teach children what empathy is, with links to supporting empathy worksheets.

Lesson Plan

Empathy Coloring Pages

Empathy Coloring Page- Plant a What if Seed

What if Seed

Teach children to think of how their actions may impact others by planting a what if seed.

Coloring Page

Empathy Coloring Page- What if I do this

What if I do this?

Remind children to think about how the things they say and do could cause harm to others.

Coloring Page

Empathy Quotes

What is Empathy Shareable Quote for Kids

Empathy Means...

Shareable quote image helps kids remember what empathy means in their everyday lives.

Quote

Empathy Posters

Empathy Poster- What is Empathy

Empathy Means...

Download and print this empathy poster to help children remember to understand how others feel.

Poster

Empathy Poster- What if I do this what could happen

What if I do this...?

Download and print this empathy poster that reminds children to think about how their actions impact others' feelings.

Poster

Empathy Books

Childrens book with lessons on empathy- Be Proud

Be Proud

When a boy sneaks off to break mom's rules, a wise old tree helps him see that he doesn't feel very good about his choice. The story weaves in lessons on understanding your own emotions, recognizing others' feelings, and being aware of the impact your choices have on others.

Be Proud Book

Childrens book with lessons on empathy- Be Bigger

Be Bigger

When a girl's feelings are hurt, she decides to be mean to her friend- that is, until a wise old tree helps her to recognize her own emotions, to see how her friend is feeling, and to choose a path that helps restore the friendship. Great for lessons on self awareness, empathy, caring.

Be Bigger Book

Book with lessons on empathy- What if

What if

Two siblings keep saying and doing things that may be hurtful to others until a kind tree helps them learn to ask, "What if I do this, what could happen?". The story includes lessons in self awareness, understanding how your actions and words impact others, and seeing things from multiple perspectives.

What if Book

Empathy Songs / Videos

Songs about Empathy and Caring

Songs About Empathy / Caring

Explore our curated collection of some of the best songs about empathy and caring from YouTube content creators.

Songs

Videos about Empathy and Caring

Videos About Empathy / Caring

Find videos about what empathy is, what it means to show empathy and more about caring. Videos by various YouTube content creators.

Videos