It's Not Just About Me

6-8 years

Me with Others

20 min / 2x per week

Learning goal :

Developing Emotional Awareness When Interacting with Others

Pedagogical Intention :

Reacting While Taking into Account My Emotions and Others'

Target skills :

Dual-awareness response, Other-oriented social problem solving, Win-win thinking

Materials :

Dual-feelings scenario cards, response options menu

Detailed procedure :

1. Introduction: "A great response to a conflict takes into account YOUR feelings AND the other person's."
2. Scenario: you want to keep playing but your friend is tired and wants to stop.
3. Map both: your feelings (disappointed, excited) and theirs (tired, needing rest).
4. Generate 3 possible responses. Rate each: does it honor both people's feelings?
5. Script: "The best social move usually isn't the one that makes YOU feel best. It's the one that works for both of you."
6. Choose and role play the best response.

Progress Indicators :

Maps both parties' emotions before generating a response. Rates responses based on dual-feeling consideration. Chooses a response that honors both perspectives.

Research Foundations :

Eisenberg (2000); Gottman (1994); Saarni (1999)