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CONFLICT DE-ESCALATION

4th Grade

An interactive lesson, students learn what it means to escalate a conflict or "add fuel to the fire." Students discuss ways to reduce conflicts. They learn the importance of de-escalating conflicts early via an application activity using a Donald Duck video. Throughout the lesson, it is emphasized that individuals have the power to stop conflict regardless of whether they started it.

LESSON PLAN

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COPING SKILLS PRESENTATION

This presentation opened discussions about conflicts and the feelings they evoke. Students learn what it means to escalate a problem and strategies for reducing the size of the problem. The lesson ends with an activity where students identify which actions in a video escalated a conflict and what each character could have done instead to end the problem.