Perspective Taking & Empathy Workbook for Special Education | Theory of Mind Activities
Understanding what other people think and feel does not come naturally to many students with autism, ADHD and learning differences. This 42-page guided workbook gives step-by-step lessons, visual tools and activities for teaching perspective taking, theory of mind and empathy.
What's Inside
- Understanding perspective taking and empathy
- Foundational skills: noticing other people
- Seeing the world through other people's eyes
- Understanding feelings in social situations
- Empathy and kindness activities
- Conflict resolution through perspective taking
- Advanced perspective-taking skills and building a perspective-taking culture in your classroom
- Printable tools: perspective-taking scenario cards, worksheet, empathy skills progress tracker and a family partnership guide.
How It Helps You
- Breaks perspective taking into teachable steps, starting with noticing others
- Links empathy directly to resolving conflicts
- Lets you track progress with an empathy skills tracker
Ways to Use It
Use it in social skills groups, speech-language sessions, counseling or whole-class SEL lessons, and send home the family partnership guide.
Who It's For
Special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, social skills groups and counselors.
Format
PDF, 42 pages. Instant download, print or read on any device.
Need more than one?
If social skills guides like this one are useful in your practice, there are many more on related topics. The Special Education Guides Bundle brings together 31 related resources in one download, and you save 80% compared to buying each item separately.
