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Trading Perspectives
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Grades 3-4
Grades 3-4
Grades 3-4
3. Have the students return to their seats. Hand out the Putting Yourself
in Someone Elses Shoes worksheet.
4. Divide the students into small groups of 3-4 people per group. Each
group will discuss the scenarios on the worksheet. Volunteers should
help if students are having difficulties.
5. Explain to them that the object of this exercise is to get the students
thinking about what someone elses perspective or life situation might be.
It is much harder to discriminate someone when you know something
about their circumstances.
6. Give students an example before beginning the exercise. For the first
situation, the man in the park might be homeless because he became
sick and could not find work.
Wrapping It Up:
This chapter is about sharing perspectives and Take Ten encourages students
to look beyond first impressions. If the students feel comfortable, have some
students share their journal responses.
Grades 3-4
Situation Two:
Jackson and Maria are riding the bus one day when they see that Curtis, the
meanest kid in school, is once again picking on Timmy. Timmy is disabled and
doesnt realize that Curtis is making fun of him. Timmy thinks that he and
Curtis are good friends. Jackson and Maria cannot understand why Curtis is
so cruel. Jacksons mother knows Curtis mother, and Jackson overheard his
mother telling his father that Curtis has problems in school.
Pretend you are Curtis. Why do you make fun of Timmy?
Situation Three:
Mrs. Owens is the best teacher in the fourth grade. She is always nice to her
class and she makes learning fun. One day, however, Mrs. Owens seems to be
very grumpy and mad. She yells at Brittany for sharpening her pencil during
silent reading, which she does not usually mind. The class is very confused
and does not understand why Mrs. Owens has changed so much. When she is
not scolding the class, she sits at her desk with a sad look on her face.
What might have made Mrs. Owens behavior change so much?