Personal & social development // Friendship & Cooperation

Helping Others Resolve Conflicts

Mediate conflicts between others — helping two friends who are arguing by listening to both sides, helping them see each other's perspective, and guiding them toward a fair resolution

Ages
9 to 11
Type
Method
Builds on
4 topics
Leads to
1 topic
Standards
2 codes

Quick check

If two of the learner's friends are arguing and both come to the learner for support, can the learner help them talk it out fairly rather than just taking one side?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Listen to both sides of a conflict without taking sides initially
  • Help each person articulate their perspective to the other
  • Suggest a fair resolution or compromise that both parties can accept

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

4 topics
  • Resolving Disagreements with FriendsRequired

    Friendship & Cooperation // Ages 7 to 9

    Mediating others' conflicts builds on resolving own disagreements

  • Roles in a GroupRequired

    Friendship & Cooperation // Ages 7 to 9

    Mediation requires understanding different group roles

  • Communication VocabularyRequired

    Friendship & Cooperation // Ages 7 to 11

    Mediating conflicts requires precise vocabulary for mediation, conflict, and resolution

  • Seeing Someone Else's Point of ViewHelpful

    Empathy & Social Awareness // Ages 7 to 9

    Mediating conflicts benefits from perspective-taking ability

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Helping Others Resolve Conflicts

Ages 9 to 11 // Method

Leads to

1 topic

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
PSPE.INT.P3.LO.7PSPE.INT.P4.LO.3

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