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SEL worksheet · Conflict resolution
Calm Body or Tense Body?
Sort twelve body clues, like tight fists and slow breaths, into calm body and tense body, to know when you are ready to talk it out.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Conflict resolution
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Conflict resolution, I-messages, Compromise, Active listening
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Before you talk out a conflict, check your body. A tense body means you may need to cool down first. A calm body is ready to listen and solve the problem.
- Write each body clue in the right box.
- One way I can calm my body before I talk:
Words on this sheet
relaxed shouldersyellingarms crossedopen handstight fistsslow breathssoft voiceeye rollingnoddingCalm bodyTense body
Teacher tip
Have kids make a tight fist and then let it go before they sort.
How to use it
- Practice when everyone is calm, not in the middle of a real conflict.
- Use the same words from the sheet when a real conflict comes up.
- Keep finished sheets in an SEL folder so kids can look back on their growth.
Watch for
Bullying is not a conflict between equals. Make sure kids know to tell a grown-up about it.
Talk about it
- How can you tell when you are ready to talk it out?
- How might someone else see it differently?
Take it further
Train a few kids as class peacemakers who help classmates use the steps.
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