Conflict resolution
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can utilise leadership qualities to enable conflict resolution with patience and respect.
Key learning points
- Move: consistently striving to perform with the correct technique supports our time to find success.
- Think: deciding the best strategy can support the opportunity to resolve any conflict.
- Feel: being calm in moments of conflict will enable a measured approach to discover a resolution.
- Connect: supporting others to resolve any conflicts that may arise shows patience and respect.
Keywords
Conflict resolution - finding a way to solve disagreements or problems between people
Patience - staying calm and not getting frustrated when things don't go to plan
Respect - showing consideration for other people's feelings, opinions and beliefs
STEP - space, task, equipment, participants
Common misconception
Pupils think conflict is negative and should always be avoided.
In reality, resolving conflict is an important lifeskill that can also be the catalyst for creativity and innovation. It can challenge assumptions but does need to be managed constructively.
Teacher tip
The conditions to change STEP are best placed in a box for pupils to pick out or added to a dice/spinner.
Equipment
goals, choice of balls, cones, bibs, conditions for conflict resolution
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which is a plan to achieve a goal?
Q2.Which is a way to fix something?
Q3.Which word indicates that a challenge has been achieved?
Q4.How might a strategy be written down?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which is the correct T of the STEP principle?
Q2.What does conflict resolution aim to solve?
Q3.What is being shown if remaining calm and not frustrated?
Q4.Conflict resolution can be the catalyst to innovation and what else?
To help you plan your 9 physical education lesson on: Conflict resolution, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 9 physical education lesson on: Conflict resolution, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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