Helping Others Resolve Conflicts

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Personal & Social Development›Friendship & Cooperation|Ages 9—11|ID: mt_AbnwmKD8oe

Mediate conflicts between others — helping two friends who are arguing by listening to both sides, helping them see each other's perspective, and guiding them toward a fair resolution

Mastery Evidence

Listen to both sides of a conflict without taking sides initially
Help each person articulate their perspective to the other
Suggest a fair resolution or compromise that both parties can accept

Assessment Prompt

“If two of [child]'s friends are arguing and both come to [child] for support, can [child] help them talk it out fairly rather than just taking one side?”

Curriculum Standards2 alignments

PSPE.INT.P3.LO.7IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only

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PSPE.INT.P4.LO.3IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only

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Prerequisites4

Seeing Someone Else's Point of View
softAges 7—9
Communication Vocabulary
hardAges 7—11
Resolving Disagreements with Friends
hardAges 7—9
Roles in a Group
hardAges 7—9

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Seeing Someone Else's Point of View soft
Mediating conflicts benefits from perspective-taking ability
- Vocabulary: social awareness soft
  Perspective-taking practice is enriched by precise vocabulary including 'perspective', 'bias', and 'compassion'
- Emotion Vocabulary soft
  Perspective-taking benefits from wider emotional vocabulary
  - Naming Basic Emotions hard
    Wider emotion vocabulary builds on naming basic emotions
- Other People's Feelings and Thoughts hard
  Perspective-taking builds on knowing others have feelings
  - Vocabulary: understanding others hard
    Understanding that others have perspectives and feelings requires the vocabulary of empathy and perspective
Communication Vocabulary hard
Mediating conflicts requires precise vocabulary for mediation, conflict, and resolution
Resolving Disagreements with Friends hard
Mediating others' conflicts builds on resolving own disagreements
- Communication Vocabulary hard
  Resolving disagreements requires vocabulary for conflict, resolution, and compromise
- Makes someone a good friend hard
  Conflict resolution builds on understanding friendship qualities
  - Vocabulary: working with others soft
    Understanding what makes a good friend draws on cooperation and inclusion vocabulary
- Expressing Feelings with Words soft
  Resolving disagreements benefits from expressing feelings in words
  - Triggers and Causes of Feelings soft
    Expressing feelings in words benefits from understanding triggers
    - Feelings Change and Differ soft
      Identifying triggers benefits from knowing feelings change
      - Naming Basic Emotions soft
        Understanding feelings change benefits from naming basic emotions
  - Simple Calming Strategies soft
    Expressing feelings in words benefits from calming down first
    - Naming Basic Emotions soft
      Calming strategies benefit from naming the emotion you're trying to manage
    - Words for Big Feelings hard
      Calming strategies (calm, breathe, settle) rely on knowing this vocabulary to name and apply the techniques
- Group discussions soft
  Resolving disagreements through conversation requires the collaborative speaking skills — staying on topic, building on others' contributions — from Speaking & Listening
  - Listening and responding hard
    Listening and responding foundational to conversation
  - Exploring Ideas Through Talk soft
    Conversational skills provide foundation for evaluating viewpoints
    - Feeling of not understanding soft
      Using talk to explore ideas and speculate requires noticing what you don't yet understand — the comprehension-monitoring habit in a spoken register
      - Asking for Help hard
        Noticing confusion and acting on it requires already knowing that asking for help is a valid response to being stuck
- Listening to Others hard
  Resolving disagreements builds on listening to others
  - Listening and responding soft
    SEL listening skills build on curriculum speaking & listening foundations
  - Vocabulary: working with others hard
    Active listening practice requires understanding the vocabulary of listening, agreeing, and disagreeing respectfully
Roles in a Group hard
Mediation requires understanding different group roles
- Communication Vocabulary soft
  Understanding group roles requires vocabulary including 'mediator', 'leader', and 'peer pressure'
- Working Well in a Group hard
  Understanding group roles builds on group work experience
  - Communication Vocabulary soft
    Working effectively in groups draws on vocabulary like 'cooperate', 'compromise', and 'conflict'
  - Taking Turns and Sharing hard
    Effective group work builds on turn-taking and sharing
    - Vocabulary: working with others hard
      Taking turns and sharing cooperatively requires vocabulary like 'cooperate', 'take turns', and 'include'
  - Listening and responding soft
    Effective small-group collaboration requires the foundational listening skill of attending to others and following discussion rules developed in Speaking & Listening
  - Group discussions soft
    Group work benefits from collaborative conversation skills
    - Listening and responding hard
      Listening and responding foundational to conversation
    - Exploring Ideas Through Talk soft
      Conversational skills provide foundation for evaluating viewpoints
      - Feeling of not understanding soft
        Using talk to explore ideas and speculate requires noticing what you don't yet understand — the comprehension-monitoring habit in a spoken register
        
        Asking for Help hard
        Noticing confusion and acting on it requires already knowing that asking for help is a valid response to being stuck
  - Listening to Others hard
    Group work builds on listening skills
    - Listening and responding soft
      SEL listening skills build on curriculum speaking & listening foundations
    - Vocabulary: working with others hard
      Active listening practice requires understanding the vocabulary of listening, agreeing, and disagreeing respectfully

Unlocks1

Honest Conversations and Conflict Repair
hardAges 12—13