Peace Education

Today we worked expressing our feelings and resolving conflict.

We use our peace table and a peace flower to help us resolve conflict with others. 

Here are the steps we practiced following:

1.  Say you have a problem

2.  Go to the Peace Table or quiet spot

3.  Face each other and take 3 big breaths together

4.  Take the peace flower and express your feelings and why.

I feel _______ because_____________.

5.  Pass the peace flower. Other person says what they heard and expresses their side.

I heard you feel ________ because _______.  I felt ______ because ________.

6.  Move forward for to find a resolution. Share ideas.

7.  Pass the Peace Flower back and forth until you both agree on how to solve the conflict.

8.  Shake hands!

You may even find these steps can help resolve conflict at home!

Here are some great ways students came up with to solve a variety of problems we may have in class:

Give a hug

Share

Take turns

Rock, paper, scissors

Say “I’m sorry”

Fill their bucket with nice words

Help

Stop what is upsetting the other person