Personal & social development // Empathy & Social Awareness

Seeing Someone Else's Point of View

Practise perspective-taking by imagining how someone else might feel in a given situation — using prompts like 'How would you feel if that happened to you?' and applying this when reading stories or during real interactions

Ages
7 to 9
Type
Method
Builds on
3 topics
Leads to
5 topics
Standards
2 codes

Quick check

When reading a story together, can the learner pause and explain how a character might be feeling and why — putting themselves in the character's shoes?

Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.

Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Describe how a character in a story feels and give reasons based on the plot
  • Predict how another child would feel in a described scenario
  • Use perspective-taking during a real disagreement to understand the other person's view

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

3 topics
  • Other People's Feelings and ThoughtsRequired

    Empathy & Social Awareness // Ages 5 to 7

    Perspective-taking builds on knowing others have feelings

  • Emotion VocabularyHelpful

    Emotional Literacy // Ages 7 to 9

    Perspective-taking benefits from wider emotional vocabulary

  • Vocabulary: social awarenessHelpful

    Empathy & Social Awareness // Ages 7 to 11

    Perspective-taking practice is enriched by precise vocabulary including 'perspective', 'bias', and 'compassion'

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Seeing Someone Else's Point of View

Ages 7 to 9 // Method

Leads to

5 topics
  • Fairness, Equality and EquityRequired

    Empathy & Social Awareness // Ages 7 to 9

    Fairness understanding builds on perspective-taking ability

  • Characters' Viewpoints and ResponsesHelpful

    English // Reading Comprehension // Ages 6 to 8

    Comparing characters' points of view in literature requires the perspective-taking ability developed through SEL — understanding that people genuinely experience the same events differently

  • Different Lives and ExperiencesHelpful

    Empathy & Social Awareness // Ages 7 to 9

    Understanding different lives benefits from perspective-taking skills

  • Understanding BullyingHelpful

    Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 7 to 9

    Understanding bullying impact benefits from perspective-taking

  • Helping Others Resolve ConflictsHelpful

    Friendship & Cooperation // Ages 9 to 11

    Mediating conflicts benefits from perspective-taking ability

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
PSPE-ID-CU-P2-2PSPE-ID-LO-P2-8

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