COMPASSION

OBJECTIVE

Learning compassion

The purpose of these activities is to provide guidelines for the parents to scaffold children's learning of compassion with educational apps. The learning activities are divided into 4 sessions according to Cope and Kalantzis' (2015) Learning by Design framework.

MATERIALS

Resources

• Tablet/IPad

• Internet

• Cinderella, Snow White, The Happy Prince, and so on.

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SESSION 1 - EXPERIENCING/SITUATED PRACTICE

Duration - 30 mins (Variable)

• During the first session, when using educational apps such as Cinderella to teach children compassion, parents can discuss the story with the child using the following prompters:

  • What are the characters doing?

  • What are the characters saying to each other?

SESSION 2 - CONCEPTUALISING/OVERT INSTRUCTION

Duration - 30 mins (Variable)

• During the second reading, parents can relate values in the app to daily lives using the following prompters:

  • Why do we need to be kind to others?

  • How can we behave in society to make it a better place?"

SESSION 3 - ANALYSING/CRITICAL FRAMING

Duration - 30 mins (Variable)

• During the third reading, parents can perform a deep analysis of the narrative in the app with the child using the following prompters:

  • Why did this character behave in this way towards another character?

  • How did the other character behave in return?

SESSION 4 - APPLYING/TRANSFORMED PRACTICE

Duration - 30 mins (Variable)

• During the fourth reading, parents can reflect with the child on how compassion can be practised in society using the following prompters:

  • Can you tell me an example of when you have helped someone?

  • Can you tell me if you know of anyone who acted kindly towards you?

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Contributor: TWM