Grades 2–4
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.
SEL worksheet · Conflict resolution
Spread It or Stop It?
Learn what a rumor is, then circle spreads it or stops it for ten things kids do, and write what to say to stop one.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- 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:
- A rumor is a story about someone that gets passed around. It is often untrue or unkind, and rumors can start big conflicts. Each of us can choose to stop one.
- Circle Spreads it or Stops it for each one.
- Telling one friend, “Don’t tell anyone, but…”
- Saying, “That’s not nice. Let’s not talk about them.”
- Posting what you heard in a group chat.
- Changing the subject.
- Laughing and adding more to the story.
- Asking the person kindly if it is true.
Teacher tip
Play a quick game of telephone to show how stories change as they spread.
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.
- Model your own answer first. Kids open up more when the grown-up goes first.
Watch for
Bullying is not a conflict between equals. Make sure kids know to tell a grown-up about it.
Talk about it
- What could each person do to make the problem smaller?
- 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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