Conflict Management
Working It Out (Kindergarden to Grade 6)
Conflict management skills are taught as ten thematic topics with multiple options that teachers can select from and focus on according to their students’ needs. Students are introduced to the topic through a grade K-2, 3-4, or 5-6 experiential activity that they then discuss and build on through collaborative activities in various subject areas. Each skill topic also provides suggestions for school, family work assignments, and strategies for transfer of learning and related books and videos. Blackline masters are included in the kit. The cost for this package is $79.95
Topics that are included in the package are: Recognizing Different Points of View Engaging in Constructive Conversation Predicting Consequences Calming Your Own Anger Expressing Anger Constructively Dealing With Someone Else’s Anger Dealing with Bullying Recognizing Bias and Respecting Diversity Resolving Conflicts
Promoting Peace and Preventing Violence for Teens and Young Adults
This manual is developed for use with students from grades seven to twelve. The package includes nineteen sessions designed to help students understand the attitudes and behaviours that can lead them from conflict to anger to violence. The program increases their awareness of how they usually respond to conflict and teaches students how to work toward more peaceful resolutions. The manual contains the blackline masters required for lesson delivery and is available without mandatory workshop training. The cost for thie package is $30.00
Topics include: Part One: Exploring Factors that Contribute to Violence – Students analyze the causes and effects of violence, begin research assignments, and start writing proposals for service learning projects that will help reduce violence or teach others how to resolve conflicts peacefully. Part Two: Calming Down and Gathering Information – Students learn ways to manage their own anger, help others involved in conflict calm down, and practice empathetic listening to understand another point of view. Part Three: Managing Conflicts Appropriately – Students practice strategies for handling intimidation and sexual harassment and for resolving conflicts peacefully. They also select and begin to work on service learning projects. Part Four: Protecting Ourselves – Students plan ways to avoid or deal safely with violent situations and share research findings on drugs, weapons, and gangs. Part Five: Promoting Peace – Students complete their service learning projects, sharing insights they have gained through the process of promoting peaceful conflict resolution to their school and community.