Understanding Others: Perspective Taking

A Grade 2 worksheet to help students understand and practice perspective-taking skills in social situations.

Grade 2 Social studies Social SkillsPerspective Taking

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2 Multiple Choice2 Short AnswerTrue / FalseFill in the Blanks

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NCSS.D2.Soc.1.K-2.3NCSS.D2.Soc.2.K-2.3social studiessocial skillsperspective takingempathygrade 2

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Read each question carefully and think about how others might feel or think. Circle the best answer or write your thoughts.

1. Your friend dropped their ice cream cone. How do you think they feel?

Happy

Sad

Excited

Angry

2. Your classmate is new to your school and looks shy. What could you do to help them feel welcome?

3. Everyone always feels the same way about the same things.

True

False

4. When I try to understand how someone else feels, I am taking their .

5. You want to play with a toy, but your friend is already playing with it. What is the best thing to do?

Grab the toy from them.

Cry until they give it to you.

Ask if you can play with it together or after them.

Tell a teacher they are being mean.

6. Imagine your friend is very excited about their birthday party. What might they be thinking or feeling?