Resolving Disagreements with Friends

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Personal & Social Development›Friendship & Cooperation|Ages 7—9|ID: mt_iWGnyUyN2j

Resolve simple disagreements with peers by talking it through — explaining how they feel, listening to the other person's side, and finding a compromise or solution that both can accept

Mastery Evidence

Explain their own point of view calmly during a disagreement
Listen to the other person's perspective without interrupting
Suggest a compromise or solution that addresses both sides

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] and a friend disagree about which game to play at break time, can they talk it through and find a compromise — rather than one person always getting their way or the argument escalating?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

PSPE.INT.P2.LO.9IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only

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Prerequisites5

Communication Vocabulary
hardAges 7—11
Makes someone a good friend
hardAges 5—7
Expressing Feelings with Words
softAges 5—7
Group discussions
softAges 4—11
Listening to Others
hardAges 5—7

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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

Unlocks3

Helping Others Resolve Conflicts
hardAges 9—11
Assertive Communication
hardAges 9—11
Friendships change over time
softAges 7—9