Grades 3–5
Win-Win, Win-Lose or Lose-Lose?
Read eight ways kids ended a conflict and decide if both kids win, one wins or nobody does.
SEL worksheet · Conflict resolution
Two Sides of the Story
Read three conflicts and write what each kid thinks, feels and wants, so you can see both sides before you solve it.
- 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:
- 1. Ella and Max grab the last red marker at the same time. Ella needs it for her apple. Max needs it for his fire truck.
- 2. Zoe says it is her turn on the swing because she was waiting. Liam says he was there first and only went to get a drink.
- 3. Ava’s group wants to build a castle for the project. Omar wants to build a rocket and says nobody listens to his ideas.
- A fair way to solve one of these:
Words on this sheet
KidThinksFeelsWantsEllaMaxZoeLiamAvaOmar
Teacher tip
Have pairs each take one side and read it aloud.
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.
- 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
- 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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