Standard of Learning

3.2  The student will use decision-making skills to promote health and personal wellness. Key concepts/skills include:

1. goal setting for personal health;
2. the process of resolving conflicts peacefully;
3. strategies for solving problems related to health.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will understand the benefits of resolving conflicts peacefully.

 

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• define a conflict. (a disagreement)
• describe the wrong way to settle a conflict. (a physical or verbal fight)
• identify the right way to settle a conflict:
• use self-control – do not fight;
• agree to listen to each other and talk things out;
• try to agree to a solution and then try it;
• walk away if the other person still wants to fight; and
• ask an adult for help.

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

Emotional Puppets
Grade: 3
To give students the opportunity to explore emotions. This lesson will allow the students to make hand puppets to fit the emotion he or she has chosen.
Sponsor: Ask Eric
Contact: http://www.eduref.org (select lesson plans – health – mental health)
Free

LifeSkills Training
Grades: K-5
Model substance abuse prevention and competency enhancement program focusing on the major social and psychological factors causing substance use and abuse. Teaches drug resistance skills, personal management skills, and general social skills. Focuses on self-esteem, decision-making, influence of media, stress, communication, and assertiveness issues.
Contact: http://www.lifeskillstraining.com
Cost

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-6
In this lesson students will share their ideas of what they believe teasing is.  From the story and their discussion, they will learn about dealing with being left out, fear and embarrassment.
http://www.dist102.k12.il.us/internal/SELWebPg/COP4Chrysanthemum.htm
Free
Grade(s) 2-3
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
Grade(s) 2-4
In this lesson students will brainstorm ways to deal with being teased and still maintain self control.  This will be taught to them by them comprehending the story and making connections to personal life experiences.
http://www.dist102.k12.il.us/internal/SELWebPg/COP6CharlotteWeb.htm
Free
Grade(s) 3-6
After reading a story, students will figure out a situation when someone has accepted “no” and dealt with the anger.  From this students will learn to solve problems and deal with anger.
http://www.dist102.k12.il.us/internal/SELWebPg/COPArtIWantaDog.htm
Free 

Additional Instructional Resources

• Guidance Counselor
• Life Skills Program
• Social & Emotional Health – http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/health.htm(health & fitness 3-5)

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• describe productive ways to settle a conflict.
• identify a conflict that has occurred during the school day and use the process for resolving conflicts peacefully.

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