Talk To Me Lesson Fourteen Using Language to Solve a Problem Revision Produced by the Riverina Schools Project Partnership, 2009 Talk to Me • Recently we talked about how to solve problems using language rather than getting angry and starting a fight. • What were some of the things we talked about? • You should use language to talk to a person rather than hurting them to make them stop. • If the person does not stop when you ask them to, you should tell the teacher. • When you use words to stop problems from happening then everyone feels good and no one gets hurt. Activity •You are in the playground and a person comes up to you and stops the game you are playing. •Using some of the things we talked about, write a story about what happens next. •Here are some words to help you out: •Please stop •Excuse me •Why are you doing that?