ROOTS AND WINGS
FIFTH GRADE
LESSON ELEVEN
Rev. 10/03
Review (1 min.)
I.
A. Ask students to take out their R&W folders and put their nametags on.
B. Remind the students what they learned the last time you were together.
They can use the worksheet they filled out in lesson #10.
II.
Overview (1 min.)
Today they will role-play solutions to conflict situations using what
they learned about a conflict resolution process in Lesson #10. Tell
them that they will use page 16 in their R&W folders today.
Tell students that they are to incorporate all the steps on their
worksheets to resolve the conflict. If they leave a step out, they will be
asked to add it in and redo their role-play.
III.
Program (10 min.)
A. Break the students up into 6 groups (If you have 31 students, 5 groups
will have 5 students, 1 group will have 6 students).
 Choose a team leader.
 Hand out the “Conflict Role-Play Worksheet” to all the students in
each group and go over each step.
 Tell them that each situation will be role-played by 2 groups (i.e.
there are only 3 situations, but 6 groups). This is to highlight the
fact that there is usually more than one solution to a conflict.
B. Explain to students that when they are to assign roles, and make one
person responsible for reading the situation to the class before the roleplay begins.
C. Give the groups 8-10 minutes to prepare. This will allow for each
group’s role-play to be 5 minutes (including class discussion).
IV.
Evaluation (32 min.)
A. Use the happy face squeeze ball to select groups to perform their roleplays.
B. If a group leaves out a step, ask them to add it in and redo their roleplay. If they need help figuring out how to do that, ask the class for
suggestions.
C. Ask students to put their copies of the Worksheet in their R&W folders.
V.
Summary (1 min.)
Ask students to think about how they handled their conflict situations
today the next time they come up against a conflict in their real lives.
Remind them of the steps: Communicate – Brainstorm – Compromise –
Follow through – Mediation if necessary.
Lesson Purpose
Teach students how to resolve conflicts.
Objectives
1. Students will practice assertively communicating – “I feel, I
want” statements.
2. Students will practice a 5-step conflict resolution process.
PF Lesson Prep
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Make student copies of the “Conflict Role Play Worksheet”. If you
have 31 students, make 10 copies each of Situation #1 (for groups
#1 and #2), Situation #2 (for groups #3 and #4) and make 11 copies
of Situation #3 (for groups #5 and #6). Three-hole punch the
copies.
Decide how you are going to divide up the students into 6 groups
and select a group leader for each.
Lesson Materials Required
1. The student handout “Conflict Role Play Worksheet”.
2. Happy face squeeze ball.
Page 17
Conflict Role-Play Worksheet (Situation #1)
You want to go to the movies with a friend, but your mom says that
you are too young to go to the movies without an adult (you are 11
years old). You are disappointed.
Following the 5-step conflict resolution process, work this out with
your mom:
1. Communicate (Both parties should use “I messages”)
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2. Brainstorm for ideas
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3. Compromise (pick one that satisfies both of you)
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4. Follow through. What happens if your first choice doesn’t
work? ____________________________________________
5. Mediate. Who could you go to for mediation? ____________
_________________________________________________
Prepare to role play the situation and steps 1-3 of the conflict
resolution process.
Page 17
Conflict Role-Play Worksheet (Situation #2)
You ask your friend to come over after school, but she already
made plans to visit with another one of your friends. You feel hurt
and disappointed.
Following the 5-step conflict resolution process, work this out with
your friend:
1. Communicate (Both should use “I messages”)
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2. Brainstorm for ideas
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3. Compromise (pick one that satisfies both of you)
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
4. Follow through. What happens if your first choice doesn’t
work? ____________________________________________
5. Mediate. Who could you go to for mediation? ____________
_________________________________________________
Prepare to role play the situation and steps 1-3 of the conflict
resolution process.
Page 17
Conflict Role-Play Worksheet (Situation #3)
You are the captain of your class “Capture the Flag” team, but one
of the kids on your team isn’t following your game plan. You feel
frustrated.
Following the 5-step conflict resolution process, work this out with
your teammate:
1. Communicate (Both should use “I messages”)
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2. Brainstorm for ideas
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_________________________________________________
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3. Compromise (pick one that satisfies both of you)
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
4. Follow through. What happens if your first choice doesn’t
work? ____________________________________________
5. Mediate. Who could you go to for mediation?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Prepare to role play the situation and steps 1-3 of the conflict
resolution process.