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The Friend's Mirror
TARGET:
3-5 years
INTENSITY:
7–10 min / Regular
LEARNING GOAL
Developing My Human-Human Co-Intelligence
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Understanding the Roles Others Play
Target SKILLS
Socio-emotional Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Human-Human
MATERIALS
No materials required
DETAILED PROCEDURE
Set up this activity in pairs. Propose inverting roles specifically when a disagreement arises between two children.
Step 1
Introduce the perspective-swap by saying: "Act as if you were them, and they'll act as if they were you."
Step 2
Invite the children to engage in a dialogue where each tries to express the other's underlying need.
Step 3
Notice that the child often concludes: "Oh! Now I understand much better what you wanted."
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PROGRESS INDICATORS
The child adopts the other's point of view through role play.
Research Foundations
Wellman (1991)
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