Standard of Learning

2.2  The student will explain that personal health decisions and health habits influence health and wellness throughout life. Key concepts/skills include:

1. how food choices contribute to a healthy lifestyle;
2. the harmful effects of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco;
3. the need for regular health check-ups and screenings;
4. the importance of learning and using refusal skills to make good decisions;
5. the use of nonviolent strategies to resolve conflicts.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will learn skills to resolve problems responsibly using conflict resolution skills.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• determine why conflict is a natural part of relationships. (disagreements)
• identify common conflicts among second graders.
• list steps for resolving conflicts in a responsible way:
• remain calm;
• listen to each other and define the conflict;
• use I-messages to express feelings about what happened;
• discuss possible solutions;
• compromise on a solution; or
• ask a trusted adult for help if you cannot agree on a solution. (mediator)

Sample Lessons

Al’s Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices
Grades preK-3
Resiliency-based early childhood curriculum to develop personal, social, & emotional skills. Includes expressing feelings appropriately, using kind words, caring about others, self-control, independent thinking, accepting differences, making friends, solving problems, coping, making safe & healthy choices, substance abuse prevention. 46 interactive lessons plus booster lessons.
Sponsor: Wingspan LLC
Contact: http://www.wingspanworks.com

Character Education Lesson Plan: Bullying
Grade(s) K-3
The purpose of this lesson is to teach students what bullying is and how to replace bullying traits with others traits such as self-control and compassion.
http://www.character-in-action.com/character-education-bullying.htm
Free

Different but Equal
Grade(s) 2-3
The purpose of this lesson is to show pupils that although we are different in many ways, we are all equal.  Sometimes people have a dislike for particular groups of people without valid reason. Sometimes people get jealous if they see other people belonging to a group, so they may bully them to make themselves feel better.
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education//bullying/different_but_equal.pdf
Free

Fair and Unfair
Grade(s) 2-3
This lesson plan uses examples from a book for students to pick out the bullies and traits of a bully.  By using the book, students are able to understand how bullying is hurtful by the use of a scenario.
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education//bullying/fair_and_unfair.pdf
Free

Ideas: "Getting Along"
Grade(s) K-2 In this unit, The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss sets the stage for examining how friends solve problems and get along on the playground.  Students then poll their peers to find the biggest problem on the playground, graph their results, and set out to find solutions.
http://ideas.wisconsin.edu/ideas_resource.cfm
Free

Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS)
Grades K-6
Model program to promote emotional & social competencies and reduce aggression and acting out. Includes emotional literacy, self-control, social competence, positive peer relations, and interpersonal problem-solving skills. Sponsor: Pennsylvania State University and Channing Bete Company
Contact: http://www.preventionscience.com
Cost

Social Emotional Learning Lesson
Grade(s) K-2  This lesson is designed for students in Kindergarten through Second grade to problem solve what to do so everyone feels included.  While doing this they will learn how to manage anger and frustration.
http://www.dist102.k12.il.us/internal/SELWebPg/COP3RecessQn.htm
Free
Grade(s) 2nd-3 This lesson is designated for second through third graders learning about using positive ways to solve problems.
http://www.dist102.k12.il.us/internal/SELWebPg/COP5ChalkBxKid.htm
Free

We're All Different Alike
Grade(s) K-5
This lesson is designed to provide students the opportunity to feel united with their peers by both their similarities and their differences. It will create a forum in which students can talk about why name-calling often occurs when an individual or group is deemed different, and how this targeting can be reframed into something positive.
http://www.nonamecallingweek.org/binary-data/NoNameCalling_ATTACHMENTS/file/87-1.pdf
Free

Instructional Resources

• "Conflict Resolution" - http://www.healthteacher.com - "Conflict Resolution"
• Drug and Violence Prevention - http://dave.esc4.net
• Social Skills – http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ (health & fitness k-2)
• Teaching Children About Health, A Multidisciplinary Approach - http://www.morton-pub.com - "Mental Health"

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• explain why conflict is a natural part of relationships.
• describe how to settle a disagreement in a responsible way.

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