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Conflict Resolution Lesson PlanConflict Resolution Lesson Plan
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The Holler
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6th - 8th
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Social & Emotional Learning
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Duration
30 mins
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Conflict Resolution

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Does your class understand the importance of peaceful conflict resolution? Middle schoolers share conflict stories, then collaborate to resolve simulated conflicts during an engaging lesson. The teacher's guide contains implementation tips, engaging scenarios, and discussion guidelines.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

conflict resolution, conflict, conflicts, emotions, feelings, expressing feelings, bullying, violence, friendship, peace, arguments, belief systems, listening, communication, interpersonal communication

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Include the activity in your first week's lessons to help with classroom management
  • Break smaller classes into three groups and give each a scenario to role play

Classroom Considerations

  • When grouping pupils, be sure to avoid placing those already involved in a conflict with one another in the same group

Pros

  • The lesson is very straightforward and invites participants to give honest opinions
  • Each scenario is realistic and helpful for day-to-day conflict resolution

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a

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