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Grade 1

Lesson

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Sharing Stories About Compassion

Lesson
4
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Sharing Stories About Compassion

Grade

Grade 1

UNIT

6

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Compassion

Last Updated:

May 28, 2025

Unit 6, Lesson 3, “Writing a Narrative About Compassion,” reinforces the vocabulary word compassion. Students will practice their narrative writing skills by writing a story of three sentences, with a beginning, middle, and end, that shows how they demonstrated compassion.

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SUGGESTED TIME:

20 minutes

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LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Read aloud to a partner to support development of English pronunciation, syntax, and grammar
  • Listen to a partners’ reading to develop active listening skills 
  • Participate in a class discussion to develop active listening and conversation skills 
  • Write complete sentences to practice correct English syntax and grammar

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REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Prohuman Grade 1 Unit 6 Worksheet 4: Sharing Stories Of Compassion 

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VOCABULARY:

  •  Compassion: I see when others are hurt or need help, and I try to help them. 

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ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1

Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1.A

Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2

Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4.C

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.4

Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.A

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.B

Build on others' talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.6

Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation

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CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET

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Moral Character A

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of honesty and integrity, caring and compassion, gratitude, and the courage to take initiative

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Moral Character B

Apply and demonstrate the character strengths of honesty and integrity, caring and compassion, gratitude, and the courage to take initiative

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Self-Awareness A2

Identify personal strengths (e.g., honesty, curiosity, listening)

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Social-Awareness A

Demonstrate the ability to empathize and take the perspective of others, including demonstrating awareness of cultural differences and respect for human dignity

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Social-Awareness A3

Demonstrate the ability to listen carefully and intentionally to others.

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Social-Awareness A6

Be able to tell stories and listen to stories told by others

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Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 1

Initiate and engage in conversation and social interactions with classmates, peers, and adults

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Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 7

Play games and appropriately participate in small group classroom activities

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Responsible and Ethical Decision-Making 1

Describe a rule or principle that everyone should strive to live by (e.g., be kind, be honest, try your best)

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Civic Character A

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of fairness, respect, volunteering and contributing to the common good

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LESSON PROCEDURE

Today we will read our stories about compassion (from the previous lesson’s worksheet) with a partner.

  1. Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their stories to their partner. (10 min) 
  2. Now we will talk about how students in our class showed compassion. Who would like to raise their hand and tell me how they showed compassion? Write 3 examples on the board, with the student’s name and a brief description of what they said. (5 min)
  3. Finally, we will write on our worksheet two sentences about what we’ve heard. For example, a sentence could be, “Mona showed compassion by giving her toy to a friend who wanted to play with it.”

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GRADE 1 UNIT 6 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING STORIES OF COMPASSION

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Compassion: I see when others are hurt or need help, and I try to help them. 

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ACTIVITY: Write 2 complete sentences about how your classmates showed compassion.

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Compassion: I see when others are hurt or need help, and I try to help them. 

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Write the word compassion: 

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ACTIVITY: Write 3 sentences that explain a time when you showed compassion.

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Beginning:

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Middle: 

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End: 

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Prohuman K-12 Curriculum © 2025 by Prohuman Foundation is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
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