Grades 3–5
Say It Back
Practice listening like a peacemaker: for five upset friends, say back what you heard with “It sounds like you feel… because…”.
SEL worksheet · Conflict resolution
Find What You Both Want
Jada wants soccer and Omar wants to build. Sort their wishes into a Venn diagram, find what they both want and plan a win-win.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 25 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:
- Jada wants to play soccer at recess. Omar wants to build a fort with the blocks inside. When you look closely, they want some of the same things!
- Write each wish in the right part of the Venn diagram.
- A win-win plan for Jada and Omar:
Teacher tip
Ask pairs to plan a win-win for a real choice, like what game to play at recess.
How to use it
- Role-play one scenario with a puppet or another adult before kids start.
- Post the steps or tools from the sheet where kids solve problems, like near the door to recess.
- Let kids choose to share or keep their answers private. Both are fine.
Watch for
Bullying is not a conflict between equals. Make sure kids know to tell a grown-up about it.
Talk about it
- What is a fair solution here?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Set up a peace corner or a peace table with the steps posted.
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