1. THINK Is it safe? Is it fair? FEEL How do.. I feel? They feel? DO Make good choices!

4. I’m the little boy with glasses, The one they call the geek.

5. A little girls who never smiles ‘cause I’ve got braces on my teeth. And I know how it feels to cry myself to sleep.

6. THINK Is it safe? Is it fair?

7. I’m that kid on every playground Who’s always chosen Last.

8. I’m the one who is a little slower, than all those in my class. You don’t have to be my friend But is it too much to ask?

10. THINK Is it safe? Is it fair? FEEL How do.. I feel? They feel?

11. I’m the beggar on the corner. You’ve passed me on the street. I wouldn’t be out here beggin’ If I had enough to eat. Don’t think I don’t notice That our eyes never meet.

12. I was born a little different. I do my dreaming from this chair. I pretend it doesn’t hurt me When people point and stare. There’s a simple way to show me Just how much you care.

13. THINK Is it safe? Is it fair? FEEL How do.. I feel? They feel? DO Make good choices!

14. Don’t laugh at me. Don’t call me names. Don’t get your pleasure from my pain In God’s eyes we are all the same.

18. THINK Is it safe? Is it fair? FEEL How do.. I feel? They feel? DO Make good choices!

19. Date:Teacher:Name: The One: For each character, tell how you think they think, feel and what you could do to make them feel better. 1.The Geek1.The Girl with Braces1.Chosen Last The Geek ThinksThe Girl with Braces ThinksThe Chosen Last Thinks The Geek FeelsThe Girl with Braces FeelsThe Chosen last Feels I will 1.Slower than the rest1.The Beggar1.Different The One who is Slower ThinksThe Beggar ThinksThe Different One Thinks The One who is Slower FeelsThe Beggar FeelsThe Different One Feels I will

20. 1. Introduce characters 2. Problem? 4. What do you / they feel? 5. What are you going to do? 3. What do you think? Author / Illustrator: ______________________________ April 2010 6. Moral of the story.

21. Empathy Class Goal