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Canva for Empathy Posters
Design empathy-themed posters and visual reminders with Canva to reinforce key concepts around the classroom.
Key takeaways
- Canva is a free online design tool where students can create posters, slides and infographics.
- Log in at canva.com with Google, Microsoft or email, search for “poster” or “presentation”, and pick a template.
- Students edit the text, images and colours — for example a slogan such as “Empathy starts with listening” with hearts, hands or diverse characters.
- Classroom activity: give each group a theme, such as helping your friends or including others, and have them design a poster or social-media-style post.
- Groups present their design to the class or display it on a digital board.
What is Canva and how does it support empathy?
Canva is a free online design tool where students can create posters, slides and infographics. In empathy activities, students design visuals that express kindness, perspective taking and understanding, so they are creative while reflecting on emotions.
How do teachers get started with Canva?
Go to canva.com and log in with Google, Microsoft or an email address. You will see thousands of templates: type “poster” or “presentation” into the search bar and pick one you like. Students edit the template by clicking on text, images and colours. Canva also has a built-in library of free images, icons and videos.
What empathy activity can you run with Canva?
Assign each group a theme, such as helping your friends or including others. The group designs a poster or a social-media-style post that shares its empathy message — for example a slogan like “Empathy starts with listening” with symbols such as hearts, hands or diverse characters. When they finish, groups present the design to the class or display it on a digital board, which combines creativity with social learning.
Video transcript
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Hello teachers, in this short tutorial, I'll show you how to use Canva to practice empathy in your classroom. Canva is a free online design tool where students can create posters, slides and infographics. With empathy activities, students can design visuals that express kindness, perspective taking and understanding. It allows students to be creative while reflecting on emotions. Go to Canva.com and log in with Google, Microsoft or your email.
Once you are in, you will see thousands of templates. Just type poster or presentation into the search bar and pick a template you like. Students can edit the template by clicking on text, images and colors. For example, they might write a slogan like, empathy starts with listening and add symbols such as hearts, hands or diverse characters. Canva also has a built-in library of free images, icons and videos. In class, you can assign each group a theme, like helping your friends or including others.
They design a poster or a social media style post in Canva to share their empathy message. Once finished, they can present it to the class or display it on a digital board. This combines creativity with social learning. And that's it. Canva makes empathy practice fun, artistic and memorable. Try it with your students to let their creativity bring empathy to life.