022. Effective Strategies for Teaching Conflict Resolution Skills to Kids

Looking for strategies to teach conflict resolution skills to kids?

In this episode you will learn strategies for teaching conflict resolution skill to kids. The episode walks you through a conflict resolution process that involves, taking time to calm down, listening to each other's point of view, identifying things we can agree on, identifying things we disagree on, brain storming a solution, and moving past a conflict.

Throughout this episode I walk you through the activities I use to teach this process explicitly to students. You can teach these skills to your whole class using the activities described or you can use them in a small group. The activities are engaging and teach the conflict resolution process explicitly to your students.

In this episode I also talk about my full comprehensive unit for teaching conflict resolution skills to kids. The unit includes the guided lessons, engaging activities, and supporting materials discussed in the episode.

Get the full conflict resolution unit here!!!

Need more information on the conflict resolution unit?
This conflict resolution unit is perfect for busy teachers, counselors, or school psychologists who are looking to incorporate social skills lessons an activities with their students. The lessons are low prep and come with step by step directions for anyone using them. They can be done with the whole class or in small groups or centers in the classroom. Counselors and teachers can use the conflict resolution lessons and activities in their small groups.

Seven conflict resolution lessons that cover the following topics

Lesson 1: What is a conflict?Lesson 2: How to Resolve a Conflict Step 1: Taking some time to calm downLesson 3: How to Resolve a Conflict Step 2: Listening to other’s point of viewLesson 4: How to Resolve a Conflict Step 3: Identifying things we agree onLesson 5: How to Resolve a Conflict Step 4: Identifying things we disagree onLesson 6: How to Resolve a Conflict Step 5: Brainstorm a solutionLesson 7: How to Resolve a Conflict Step 6: Moving past a conflict

The lesson includes a flipbook that corresponds with lesson one. This lesson also includes a conflict resolution workbook that corresponds with the remaining lessons. In addition, prepared scenarios are included for use when working through the workbook. There are five scenarios you can use with your students so they have repeated practice with this skill set and can build strong conflict resolution skills!

Classroom visuals that come in black and white so you can print them on paper that corresponds with your classroom colors or theme and in color.

This unit comes in print and digital versions.

The print version comes in a (non-editable) pdf format. This makes it easy and low prep for teachers. Everything is done for you, all you have to do is print the social skills lessons and activities for your students. Follow the lesson and instructions and your students will find the activities fun and engaging!

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