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Content Area: Health and Physical Education
Index: 2.1F Grade 6 CPI 2
Standard: 2.1 - Wellness
Strand: F - Social and Emotional Health
Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 - The student will choose and justify appropriate strategies to deal with conflict, violence, harassment, vandalism, and bullying.
Grade: 6
Sample Activities:
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TURNING DOWN THE ANGER - Brainstorm a definition of anger
and write the students’ responses on the board. Introduce, define, and give
examples of the following terms: anger triggers (thoughts or events that set off
feelings of anger); anger cues (body changes); and hidden anger (suppressed
negative thoughts). Using a sponge and a pitcher of water into which red food
coloring has been added, explain that the sponge represents the body and the red
water represents an anger trigger. Ask the students to suggest possible anger
triggers. As they do, pour a little water on the sponge. Relate the change in
the color of the sponge to the effect of anger triggers on the body. Explain
that when people use healthful ways to relieve angry feelings, they do not harm
themselves or others. Divide the class into small groups, and have each group
develop a list of healthy ways to deal with anger. Share the lists and create a
class list or poster. Students complete the following statements:
· PEER MEDIATION - Students investigate and develop a program to provide peer mediation services in the school. Working with the school counselor, students visit a school already engaged in a successful peer mediation program. Students develop the rules for the program and assist in the development of a training program for prospective peer mediators. Students collect information about the program and report to the school administration at the end of the school year.
· ZERO CONFLICT - Begin this activity by explaining that conflict and anger are normal—it’s just when they are carried to an extreme that they become problems. Divide the class into small groups. Each group brainstorms situations that result in anger or conflict while in school, at play, or at home and writes each situation on an index card or small slip of paper. Examples might include someone butting in line, someone stealing lunch money, or a fight at the bus stop. Collect all the cards and place them in a large box. Each day, several students draw cards from the box and lead a discussion on how to handle the situation. Students may design a role-play to demonstrate appropriate strategies. As students address the situation on the card, post it on a bulletin board display anchored by a nonviolence theme, such as “There’s No Room for Violence in This Room” or “Zero Conflict.”
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