Help kindergarten and first-grade students explore how disagreements can offer opportunities to practice positive skills. This conflict resolution lesson pairs a teacher-guided discussion with a cooperative “Complete the Sentence” word-card activity and a student reflection page.

What’s Included

• A lesson plan with an objective, materials, procedures, assessment, and standards listed in the creator’s plan.
• Word cards featuring conflict-resolution skills and concepts, including forgiveness, compromise, listening, respect, self-control, patience, and problem-solving.
• Read-aloud sentence prompts that describe everyday conflicts and invite students to choose a word card to complete each sentence.
• A “This Is What I’ve Learned!” page for students to write and draw a lesson they can take from conflict.

How to Use It

Begin with a discussion about disagreements and differing opinions. Then, organize students into teams of three, give each team word cards, and read the sentence prompts aloud. Students raise a card they think fits; pause for students to consider each prompt and discuss the skills shown in the scenario. The lesson plan suggests using chart paper and a marker, and printing the cards on cardstock. Finish with the reflection page, where students write and draw an example of something they can learn from conflict.

Skills and Setting

Designed for grades K–1, this resource suits an elementary classroom lesson or school counseling group. It supports vocabulary development, cooperative participation, attentive listening, consideration of different viewpoints, and discussion of strategies such as compromising, communicating calmly, respecting personal space, and solving problems. The lesson plan also includes an assessment prompt asking students to give an example of a positive outcome from conflict. Print the pages for the card activity and student reflection; the files do not describe a digital version.