Seeing Someone Else's Point of View
Practise perspective-taking by imagining how someone else might feel in a given situation — using prompts like 'How would you feel if that happened to you?' and applying this when reading stories or during real interactions
Suggested ages 7–9
Learning journey
Your child is developing empathy and understanding of fairness — learning to see situations from others' perspectives, recognising that everyone has different experiences and challenges, and understanding that being fair sometimes means giving people what they need rather than everyone getting the same thing.
Evidence of understanding
- Describe how a character in a story feels and give reasons based on the plot
- Predict how another child would feel in a described scenario
- Use perspective-taking during a real disagreement to understand the other person's view
Assessment prompt
When reading a story together, can Seeing Someone Else's Point of View pause and explain how a character might be feeling and why — putting themselves in the character's shoes?
Standards alignment
PSPE-ID-CU-P2-2
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
PSPE-ID-LO-P2-8
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence