Instructional Modules

Lesson Plans

Click here to download the Kids for Kids Instructional Module Lesson Plans.

Lesson Slide Decks

• Lesson 1: What is Empathy?

• Lesson 2: Responding to Others' Needs

• Lesson 3: Sympathy vs. Empathy

• Lesson 4: Practicing Empathy

• Lesson 5: Translating Empathy to Art

Lesson Material Links

Lesson 1

• "Are you empathetic?" Self-Assessment

• "Empathic Interview" Handout

Lesson 2

• Felicity Rose "About Me"

Lesson 4

• Empathy Game Cards

• Meditation videos:

  • Elementary

  • Middle

  • High School

Lesson 5

• Graphic Organizer

Additional Resources

• Here is a free online copy of Superman: Grounded, if you or your students are interested in reading the full comic.

• If you are interested in using any of the books we recommended for younger children, please reach out to the Kids for Kids team, it is likely we can access a copy for you.

• This website provides a thorough explanation and lays out the differences between empathy and sympathy.

• This article explains research done on the connection between mindfulness meditation and an increase in compassion.

• Links to information about additional superheroes with disabilities:

Professor X

Iron Man

Echo