Alternative Suspension Activities: Scenarios for Perspective Taking & Empathy

One of the most difficult parts of working with students is helping them manage their behavior. Traditional discipline such as suspensions and expulsions that has been found to be ineffective at changing behavior has left teachers and administrators feeling powerless as to how to deal with negative school behaviors.

A great way to help students learn to exhibit appropriate behavior is to teach them to think about their actions and their effect on others. While it’s often difficult for students to think about their own actions after a behavioral situation, thinking about other people’s similar actions is less threatening, which is where these scenarios can help. Scenarios address issues such as disruption, lying, disrespect, bullying, property damage, weapons at school, threats, LGBT bullying, racism, and physical aggression/fighting.

The processing activities, best used in small group or individual in-school suspension or counseling sessions, promote perspective-taking, cause-effect thinking, and empathy building. Create an open dialogue between the student and an adult in the school setting.

Apart from the scenarios, you'll also receive a blank template for creating your own, plus a partner activity where students devise their scenarios and questions. Available in an easy-to-print PDF version and an editable PowerPoint version.

Scenarios are coded based on the behavior they address and the appropriate age group, making it easy for you to find exactly what you're looking for.

*NOTE: All scenarios are also EDITABLE, so you can change anything about them to fit your student’s needs. However, this product does contain mature content related to issues such as drugs/alcohol, sex/dating, adult language, violence, and racism. Please preview ALL activities before presenting to students.*

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Want even more behavior-related activities? Check out Behavior Think Sheets!

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