A crafty way to teach little ones empathy

Making friendship treasure boxes is a fun (and easy) way for the pre黄色app set to practice listening and learn empathy 鈥� two skills they'll need in kindergarten.
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Video transcript

Teacher: 鈥淲e are going to make treasure boxes for each other. So Julia鈥檚 going to make her treasure box for Keo. And Keo鈥檚 going to make his treasure box for Julia. Do you guys think that sounds like a fun idea? Yeah? So Julia, you鈥檙e going to make your box for Keo. What鈥檚 something you鈥檇 want to know?

Julia: 鈥淲hat鈥檚 your favorite color, Keo?鈥�

Keo: 鈥淩ed鈥�

Teacher: 鈥淩ed! Julia , do you want to see if there鈥檚 a red in there?鈥�

Keo: 鈥淲hat鈥檚 your favorite color?鈥�

Teacher: 鈥淲hat鈥檚 your favorite color Julia?鈥�

Julia: 鈥淏lue鈥�

Teacher: 鈥淏lue!鈥�

Teacher: 鈥淎re you picking things that you like or are you picking things that maybe you think each other would like?鈥�

Julia: 鈥淓ach other would like鈥�

Teacher: 鈥淵ou think each other would like. So, you think Keo鈥檚 going to like all these sparkles? Yeah?鈥�

Teacher: 鈥淜eo, who鈥檚 your box for?鈥�

Keo: 鈥淔or Julia鈥�

Teacher: 鈥淔or Julia because you guys are friends. Okay. So you like the buses? Okay, Keo, can you show Julia two things that you like here?鈥�

Keo: 鈥淪tickers!鈥�

Teacher: 鈥淪o you want to make yours for Julia. So do you remember what she showed you that she liked?鈥�

Julia: 鈥淚 like fish.鈥�

Teacher: 鈥淵ou like fish?鈥�

Julia: 鈥淐an you please put it on my box? Anything, Keo, that you like? 鈥�

Keo: 鈥淧ut that on my box for me.鈥�

Julia: 鈥淭hank you for my box, Keo.鈥�

Keo: 鈥淭hank you, Julia!鈥�

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