Role-Play Scenario Cards

Activity Tool: Empathy & Communication

Instructions: Cut these cards out and distribute one per small group. Groups should act out the scenario and then discuss the prompts on the card.

Scenario A

The Quiet Table

Your child, Leo, tells you that a group of boys at school has started calling him "The Shadow" because he likes to read in the library. Today, when he tried to sit at their lunch table, they all got up and moved to another table, laughing and whispering.

Discussion Prompts:

What is the first question you'd ask Leo?
How do you validate his feelings without making him feel "weak"?
What's a proactive step Leo can take tomorrow?

Scenario B

The Group Chat

Your daughter, Maya, is upset because someone created a fake social media profile using her photo and is posting mean comments about other students. Everyone in her grade thinks Maya is the one doing it. She's afraid to go to school tomorrow.

Discussion Prompts:

How do you handle the immediate emotional distress?
What evidence should you collect?
How do you approach the school administration about digital identity theft?

Scenario C

The Bus Stop

Sam mentions that an older student has been "taxing" him at the bus stop—demanding Sam give him his snack or loose change every day. Today, the older student pushed Sam into the bushes when he said he didn't have anything.

Discussion Prompts:

How do you address the safety concern immediately?
Should you contact the other student's parents? Why or why not?
How do you teach Sam to report without feeling like a "snitch"?

Scenario D

The Birthday Party

Your child, Chloe, is the only one in her dance class not invited to a popular student's birthday party. The other girls are talking about it constantly in front of her. One girl told Chloe, "It's only for the cool dancers."

Discussion Prompts:

How do you help Chloe build resilience against social exclusion?
How do you handle the desire to "fix" it for her?
What's a way to foster new, inclusive friendships for Chloe?

Role Play Scenarios Cards

Role Play Scenarios Cards