Our uniqueness should be celebrated, not teased. The story Chrysanthemum addresses having a distinct name and dealing with different perceptions. Pre- and post-reading questions are listed to help your learners understand and make...

Prairie Dawn interviews Big Bad Wolf. Through the interview, we find out that his Social Studies were hurt because Little Red was making fun of him. Prairie Dawn offers some good advice and gets Big Bad Wolf to tell Little Red how she...

Invite your class to consider how to respond to a conflict. Designed to be used alongside Secret Saturdays by Torrey Maldonado, a lesson plan focuses on a set of terms: conflict, escalate, deescalate, conflict resolution, denial, and...

Your health class reads two biographical stories: one about a girl who has allergies and the other about a girl who has asthma. They watch a quick cartoon on the KidsHealth website about immunity and take the related online quiz. You...

Students participate in Justice Circles. For this conflict resolution lesson, students determine how to use Justice Circles to resolve conflict. Students role play situations using the process and then analyze the scenarios.

What is a bully? Romeo and Juliet's Act 3 Scene 1 gives eighth and ninth graders the perfect opportunity to explore bullying. After doing some Internet research on bullying characteristics, groups reenact the scene to decide who is the...

Students practice justice circle procedures. In this conflict resolution lesson, students review the procedures for using Justice Circles and then role play resolving the conflict scenarios they are given. 

Students examine methods for resolving conflict. In this conflict resolution instructional activity, students participate in a classroom activity that requires them to identify their classmates for specific roles in a conflict resolution...

A picture is used to begin considering point of view. Then, have kids role play included scenes which all involve some type of conflict where the character's have very different perspective. Discussions ensue each role play, with kids...

Walk your class through the conflict resolution process with this presentation. Learners discuss four key aspects of conflict resolution. These include, understanding, avoiding making things worse, working together, and finding a solution.

Eighth graders identify what it means to utilize and accept personal responsibility in relationships with others and why it is important to have a self-awareness during conflict. They also role play spontaneously a common conflict among...

Learners differentiate between "tattling" and "reporting." In this character development and conflict resolution lesson, students brainstorm appropriate reasons for reporting situations and behaviors to an adult. Learners work in groups...

Students explore communication techniques by participating in speech role-playing activities. In this conflict resolution lesson, students identify the keys to being a good communicator such as listening, eye contact, and the tone of...

Students practice conflict resolution skills. In this personal health lesson, students share incidents of verbal harassment, exclusion, gossip, and unwanted physical contact. Students discuss how to handle the situations and role play...

Middle schoolers practice a series of communicaton activities. In this communication skills lesson, students role play listening and active listening strategies to improve communication. Middle schoolers write a set of guidelines for...

Students analyze concepts related to health promotion and conflict resolution. In this character education lesson, students answer discussion questions about resolving conflicts. Students complete a conflict resolution activity using a...

Students analyze the characters and conflicts in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream. For this conflict resolution lesson, students read the play and track the character actions with the specific plots. Students then predict endings...

Students create comics identifying conflicts and their resolutions. In this conflict resolution lesson, small groups of students follow specific mapping instructions to illustrate a conflict and its resolution. Students present orally...

In this personal health conflict resolution worksheet, students organize their ideas for a 1 page essay by responding to 3 short answer questions.

Students share stories and role play about a time when they participated in, or facilitated, a discussion on racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, or another form of oppression that took an unexpected turn and caused conflict that was...

Students analyze bullying and aggression. In this bullying lesson, students discuss bullying and practice methods to deal with aggression. Students also participate in activities that enable them to consider why bullies bully as well as...

Young scholars examine the topic of bully prevention. In this character education lesson plan, students establish what bullying is, role play bullying scenarios, and discuss how to manage bullying incidents.

Differentiate between a simple conflict and true bullying. A chart listing key differences between bullying and normal conflict acts as a template for your class to create similar charts. The lesson provides scenarios, which students...