SOURCE: /mnt/d/GoogleDrive/Cercetasi/carti-camp-jocuri/week-2---revised-conflict-resolution-games.pdf CONVERTED: 2025-01-11 ================================================== --- PAGE 1 --- Conflict Resolution Activities for Skill Building th th Grades 6 -8 Compiled by Fasia Hardy cmmeducationprograms@gmail.com --- PAGE 3 --- Mad Lips5 OBJECTIVES • Test the accuracy of their empathic intuitions. • To identify feelings • Builds participants capacity to express their feelings Number of Players 2 or more Materials • Mad Lips Sheet A & B • Sample Feelings Sheet Time 40 minutes A feeling is an emotional state. You can’t touch your feelings, but you can feel them in your body, like in your chest, or in your muscles. Feelings are not all on the same level. Some feelings are more intense than others. For example, ‘ecstatic’ is an intense form of ‘happy’. Or, ‘angry’ is a less intense form of ‘outraged’. We rely on gestures, facial expressions and tones to convey those subtle messages we don’t speak aloud. But expressions are not always as easy to understand as words. This activity allows participants to test their own empathic intuitions. And helps show the limitations of non-verbal expression. Directions 1. Partner with family member or friend 2. Give one partner Sheet A and the other partner Sheet B. Partners do not to share your sheets with one another. 3. Partner A will read the first narrative aloud, pausing at each blank. 4. Partner B follow along on with his/her sheet. Where partner A’s sheet has blanks, partner B’s sheet will have bolded emotion words. 5. When partner A gets to a blank, partner B will act out the emotion word using only gestures and facial expressions. 6. Partner A will guess the emotion and fill in the blank in his/her narrative. Repeat this throughout the narrative. 7. For the second narrative, ask partners A and B to reverse roles. 8. Once both narratives are filled in, partners to share their sheets and compare. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS • How accurately were you able to read your partners expressions? • Was it easy to express all of these feelings non-verbally? Do you have distinct expression for each of these emotions? • Compare your sheets. How much does the meaning of the narratives change from one sheet to the 5 Conflict Resolution Activities for Middle School Skill-Building. cpb-us- e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/8/11350/files/2015/05/Compiled-Activities-1-r5x71c.pdf. --- PAGE 4 --- MAD L IPS6 SHEET A DIRECTIONS Partner A will read Narrative One aloud, pausing at each underlined word. All of the underlined words are emotion words. Instead of reading these words aloud, Partner A will try to convey each word using facial expressions or gestures. Partner B will read Partner A’s expression, guess the emotion, and fill in the corresponding blank. Reverse roles for Narrative Two. NARRATIVE ONE I had the worst time at school today. I was exhausted because I stayed up late finishing a project for social studies. I overslept and got to school late, so I was already stressed when Mr. Mann announced a pop quiz. It caught me by surprise. I don’t think I did well and that’s frustrating. Then, in art class, I spilled water all over my painting! I was sad because that was supposed to be my piece for the art show, but I’d be embarrassed to submit it now. Normally I would talk to my friend Antonio about all this but he was absent. It always feels lonely when he’s gone. All this to say, I’m happy you picked me up today, mom. When I saw your car I was so relieved. I would’ve been overwhelmed on the bus. NARRATIVE TWO I’m usually so in Mrs. Knolls class. So I was today when she gave us a fun assignment. We’re supposed to create a short skit about Greek mythology. I’m so ! I don’t get performing in front of an audience like most people. Maybe I’ll play an all-knowing oracle who foretells of betrayal and . Or maybe I’ll be an god from Olympus who the ungrateful citizens. No matter the role, I feel I’ll steal the show. I just hope the class doesn’t get . Mythology can be tricky with all those long names. It’ll be up to me to make the characters entertaining and keep the audience . 6 Conflict Resolution Activities for Middle School Skill-Building. cpb-us- e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/8/11350/files/2015/05/Compiled-Activities-1-r5x71c.pdf. --- PAGE 5 --- MAD L IPS7 SHEET B DIRECTIONS Partner A will read Narrative One aloud, pausing at each underlined word. All of the underlined words are emotion words. Instead of reading these words aloud, Partner A will try to convey each word using facial expressions or gestures. Partner B will read Partner A’s expression, guess the emotion, and fill in the corresponding blank. Reverse roles for Narrative Two. NARRATIVE ONE I had the worst time at school today. I was because I stayed up late finishing a project for social studies. I overslept and got to school late, so I was already when Mr. Mann announced a pop quiz. It caught me by . I don’t think I did well and that’s . Then, in art class, I spilled water all over my painting! I was because that was supposed to be my piece for the art show, but I’d be to submit it now. Normally I would talk to my friend Antonio about all this but he was absent. It always feels when he’s gone. All this to say, I’m you picked me up today, mom. When I saw your car I was so . I would’ve been just plain on the bus. NARRATIVE TWO I’m usually so bored in Mrs. Knoll’s class. So I was shocked today when she gave us a fun assignment. We’re supposed to create a short skit about Greek mythology. I’m so excited! I don’t get nervous performing in front of an audience like most people. Maybe I’ll play an all- knowing oracle who foretells of betrayal and despair. Or maybe I’ll be an angry god from Olympus who scares the ungrateful citizens. No matter the role, I feel confident I’ll steal the show. I just hope the class doesn’t get confused. Mythology can be tricky with all those long names. It’ll be up to me to make the characters entertaining and keep the audience pleased. 7 Conflict Resolution Activities for Middle School Skill-Building. cpb-us- e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/8/11350/files/2015/05/Compiled-Activities-1-r5x71c.pdf. --- PAGE 6 --- 8 Feeling Word Scramble OBJECTIVES • To identify feelings words • Expand Vocabulary • Generate creative solutions for resolving conflicts cooperatively Number of Players 1 Materials • Pen, Feeling Word Scramble Worksheet or Blank Paper Time 20 minute Directions Unscramble the 'feelings' words on the scramble worksheet. 8 Conflict Resolution Activities for Middle School Skill-Building. cpb-us- e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/8/11350/files/2015/05/Compiled-Activities-1-r5x71c.pdf. --- PAGE 7 --- 9 Feelings Words Scrambl e Unscramble the 'feelings' words. ewrdrio lhseelps ojfuyl yupnaph rdsbaraeems edsesre dp sda lyenlo omyogl dma dtimi pavapectiire 9 Conflict Resolution Activities for Middle School Skill-Building. cpb-us- e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/8/11350/files/2015/05/Compiled-Activities-1-r5x71c.pdf. --- PAGE 8 --- Answer Key 10 ewrdrio worried lhseelps helpless ojfuyl joyful yupnaph unhappy rdsbaraeems embarrassed edsesre dp depressed sda sad lyenlo lonely omyogl gloomy dma mad dtimi timid pavapectiire appreciative 10 Conflict Resolution Activities for Middle School Skill-Building. cpb-us- e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/8/11350/files/2015/05/Compiled-Activities-1-r5x71c.pdf. --- PAGE 10 --- Additional Resources The following resources are identified in the activity. They provide additional information and activities that introduce conflict resolution to children. Conflict Resolution Worksheets https://www.worksheetplace.com/index.php?function=DisplayCategory&showCategory=Y&links=2&id =507&link1=31&link2=507 The Big Book of Conflict Resolution Games https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2070/2016/08/The-big-book-of-Conflict-Resolution-Games.pdf Conflict resolution jeopardy https://jeopardylabs.com/play/conflict-resolution-jeopardy6 Meaning of the Beep Game https://www.brainpop.com/games/mobconflictresolution/ Appendix 2 ©Community Mediation Maryland 2012. Please contact Community Mediation Maryland for written permission before reproducing any portions of this material.