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Heart Mind Online: 5 Step Problem Solving for Young Children

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Even young children can be taught to solve their problems peacefully with this 5 step process. A lesson plan is included that allows young scholars to practice this skill.
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Working Out Conflicts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn how to work out conflicts with others "Fairly and peacefully." This website includes simple tips to help you resolve problems, control your anger. Discuss conflict resolution with other students and your parents by using the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Conflict Resolution

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use role-play to set up and resolve conflicts, in this activity from Arthur.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Religious Rights in Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
What happens when rights conflict? Explore sample conflicts: Free press vs. fair trial, religious rights in conflict, and Singapore: model society or city of fear? Great learning activities and lesson plans for teachers and students.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson engages students in learning about conflict resolution. Students will take notes on steps and procedures to help solve differences and will practice using these skills in a classroom activity.
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Crn Conflict Resolution Kit

For Students 9th - 10th
Conflicts are part of life. Children do not go through it without experiencing conflict, so it's only fair that they are taught how to cope with it. This site provides a 12-step kit and a checklist to review progress. Each step is...
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iCivics

I Civics: Conflict and Cooperation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Countries often work together to solve problems and fall into conflict when problems cannot be resolved. After learning about motivations and conditions that lead to action (or inaction), learners analyze examples of international...
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Read Works

Read Works: Countries Solve Problems

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, this short story helps students understand how countries solve problems. Questions that assess multiple reading skills are provided.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Conflict Map

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This graphic organizer focuses on conflict: identifying the conflict, listing possible resolutions, and determining the cause of the conflict. It can be used as a reading tool, a writing organizer, or solving a real-life conflict.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: The Resolution of Conflict Book Summary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a book review of Morton Deutsch's book, "The Resolution of Conflict." The summary is mainly about conflict and how to determine if the outcome will be productive or destructive. The second half of the summary applies...
Professional Doc
National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: The Art in Peacemaking [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A guide to integrating conflict resolution education into youth arts programs. This program was created to give after school youth teachers tools to help youth solve disputes they see on a daily basis.
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National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: The Art in Peacemaking [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A guide to integrating conflict resolution education into youth arts programs. This program was created to give after school youth teachers tools to help youth solve disputes they see on a daily basis. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Can You Solve the Problem?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this lesson, learners will analyze ways in which the character(s) in stories solve problems encountered. In small groups, students will brainstorm possible solutions to realistic problems in order to enhance connections to...
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Other

Positive Choices: Decision Making and Problem Solving: Class Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
The aim of this activity is to teach students the steps involved in effective decision-making/problem-solving. This skill is a useful skill for students to learn, as it will assist students to consider all the options that are available...
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Live Wire Media

Good Character: Resolving Conflicts

For Teachers K - 1st
Activities, writing prompts, and discussion questions all focused on teaching children about conflict resolution.
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Other

National Association for Community Mediation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an organization whose goal is to provide people with a safe way to solve conflicts without lengthy and costly litigation or violence.
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Other

Teacher Vision: Problem Solving

For Teachers K - 1st
Help your students learn how to overcome issues independently by integrating problem-solving skills into your lesson plans. This article will help you teach your students how to understand, identify, and resolve issues that they are...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Conflict as Partnership

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the importance of parties perceiving each others' goals and needs as equally important in problem solving. It includes a video, a quiz, and a list of terms with definitions.
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University of Florida

University of Florida: Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site presents findings of a study of the use of conflict resolution and peer mediation in middle schools. Only samples of the training and classroom materials are available.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Life's Little Lessons: Friendship

For Students Pre-K - K
Just like Daniel Tiger and Miss Elaina, the children in your classroom are still learning how to be a friend, how to compromise, and how to work together to solve a problem. By seeing how Daniel Tiger and Miss Elaina work out their...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Alma's Way: Think It Through

For Students Pre-K - 1st
As Alma learns about families, friendships, and communities, she discovers that sometimes challenges and conflicts arise. In those moments, Alma stops and "thinks through" the situation. Then, she knows what to do! Support critical...
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American Forum for Global Education

American Forum for Global Education: Planning a Park

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
At this site from the American Forum for Global Education, students learn how to plan a park through this step-by-step, hands-on activity that teaches elementary economic lessons. Not only will students plan, but they will learn how to...
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PBS

Pbs: Role Play How to "Make Up"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Develop conflict resolution skills as you role-play how to "make up" after a disagreement. Write an ending to a story about a conflict that demonstrates postive ways to show you're sorry and explore how conflicts make you feel.
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Mediation Information and Resource Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is about conflict resolution, and different methods. It gives a directory to many links.