When the Tin Woodman stepped on a beetle and kills it he is very sad as he always tries to be kind to all living creatures. The Tin Woodman is a very empathic person – he understands the feelings of other people and creatures.
Explore these websites and videos to find out more about empathy. Here’s a simple introduction.
One way to learn empathy is by reading stories about people in different situations. Here are eight brilliant new short stories from EmpathyLab. How many can you read?
And here is one young person’s ideas on empathy.
Challenge yourself!
Think about how we can be kinder to living things around us at home and in our neighbourhoods. How can we be kinder to each other? Could you do something kind for a family member or friend?
You can also look at the Help with Challenges page to come up with your own empathy challenge.
