Perspective activities

Today, special guest Jenna Copper of Doc Cop Teaching talks about critical thinking and perspective-taking in the Secondary ELA Classroom. Has anyone ever told you to “get some perspective”? Though it might seem like a biting comment, there actually might be wisdom behind it. When you “ get some perspective,” you learn to see things from a new point of view. While it certainly is challenging, learning perspective-taking skills can reap important social and cognitive rewards. First, this…

Last year, for the first time in my career, I needed to do a perspective-taking lesson with one of my "big kid" grades (4th). I had done one in 2nd grade

These perspective taking activities will can help students improve empathy and communication by examining close up views and then zooming out.

Looking for a perspective taking activity? Try this simple activity for teaching perspective taking skills to kids

Teaching our children the skill of perspective-taking is essential for building a healthy relationships. By modeling the skill ourselves and providing resources that teach the skill, we are helping our children to become successful and independent adults. Books can be a wonderful way for children to learn about perspective-taking skills. In this blog post, we explore different books and activities that offer scenarios and examples of perspective-taking in action and w share this free…

Our second graders this year are at lots of drastically different levels...both academically and socially. And in their English fluency! It means that 1)

Check out these teaching ideas including printable activities including an animated short to use with teaching perspective.

Would you like your students to have a better understanding of point of view and perspective? Immerse them in activities that go beyond the definitions, ones that have them looking through the eyes of another. Read on to get 3 ways to teach point of view and perspective with your students. #POV #Perspective #Teaching

Class Assignment: Fill out the two worksheets on creating objects in ​1 - point perspective and adding surface treatments and accessories.

What is perspective taking? It’s the ability to take another person’s point of view. This is a building block towards empathy. There are lots of different teachable moments that can happen in day to day life where you can talk about different perspectives people have on the same situation. There are also several games and activities you can play with children and teens to help them practice the art of walking in someone else’s shoes.