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The Power of Words (Quick Activity)

What should you do when someone uses mean or hurtful language on the internet?

Grade

3

Time

15 mins.
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Objectives:

  • Understand that it's important to think about the words we use, because everyone interprets things differently.

  • Identify ways to respond to mean words online, using S-T-O-P.

  • Decide what kinds of statements are OK to say online and which are not.

Vocabulary Show definitions
empathy · interpret
empathy – to imagine the feelings that someone else is experiencing
interpret – to understand something based on our point of view
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15 mins.
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