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Kindness in Action 

Let’s practice using our empathy and kindness superpowers in some real secondary school situations: 

For this activity you will work in small groups. 

To begin with you’ll receive a scenario, selected by the teacher from the list below, describing a situation a student might face in secondary school. 

In your groups, take a moment to think about the situation and try to understand how the student in the scenario might be feeling. 

Scenarios could include: 

• A student struggling to open their locker 

• Someone sitting alone at lunch 

• A classmate who’s lost and can’t find their next class 

• A student who’s forgotten their PE kit 

Once you have discussed the situation, try to then come up with a kind action that could help in this situation. 

Finally, create a short scene, in which you act out the scenario and your kind action for the class. 

After each role-play, discuss as a class: 

– How did the group show empathy? 

– Was their kind action helpful? Why or why not? 

– Can you think of any other kind actions for this scenario?