Annotated Peace Resource List

Designed to meet the unique needs of afterschool programs, camps and recreation centers. Activities include drama, cooperative challenges, cooking, and art.
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A good time-tested overview, though (first ed.) not in a format with "bells and whistles." Structured for twenty 45-min. sessions (totalling 15 hrs.), this curriculum refers to numerous case studies from history throughout, (interesting enough in themselves, and given with citations, though the one report of the Danish king wearing a star when Nazis ordered the Jews to--and every one else following suit--has since been found to be non-factual). Also includes several conflict scenarios for role playing and some cooperative games and group activities.

When something disappears out of your lunch box or your locker or your desk every day, you’d like to say, "No big deal." But even minor theft is a big deal to kids. This book shows children several different ways of ending an annoying problem. It emphasizes brainstorming solutions and evaluating each option before taking action. (Parenting Press' "Kids Can Choose" series)

What to do when an "ugly bunch of angry words" goes from one person to another? (A colorful update of the "Quarreling Book" story.)

Arthur’s mom won’t let him stay up to watch television. Captured here are all the stages of a tantrum with watercolor illustrations. His anger blows the universe into little pieces. Eventually, he winds down, and the storm subsides. Can be a good discussion starter, but the pictured chaos may not helpful for some.

A child treats a disagreeable classmate with kindness and is glad--even though she feels her effort is in vain.

ACR,1527 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036, 202-667-9700; fax 202-265-1968; acr@acresolution.org; www.acresolution.org

ACR was formed in 2001 by the merger of the Academy of Family Mediators AFM), the Conflict Resolution Education Network (CREnet), and the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR).

During the Revolutionary War, two young sisters help a group of Boston women get coffee from a greedy merchant.

Nick Jones, a big kid in the fifth grade, has been picking on you on the bus. Today he said he'll punch your your face in. You can choose different ways of acting. (See other titles in this "The Decision is Yours" series.)

An animated video about some upper-elementary students who learn that "getting back" at a sibling isn't always rewarding. Casey plots to embarrass his sister at her birthday party.

Phone: 1-800-634-4449
"Our programs focus on the essential skills of empathy, impulse control, anger management, problem solving, personal safety, and emergent literacy. Each program takes a unique approach that is based on extensive research to help children succeed in school and in life.
We also conduct evaluation research, provide training and ongoing support to educators and parents, and develop assessment tools for schools and agencies."
Programs include: Second Step: A Violence Prevention Curriculum; Steps to Respect: A Bullying Prevention Program; Talking About Touching: A Personal Safety Curriculum.

3130 - 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110. (415) 920-3820; cmbrds@conflictnet.org ; www.communityboards.org
Community Boards has provided peer mediation program development and training at more than 3,000 schools across the country. They sell curricula for K-12 and offer peer mediation training and resources, as well as research on their programs.

A conflict resolution and peer mediation curriculum for grades 3-5, middle school and high school. For more information, go to the "Training Publications" tab at www.communityboards.org

Illustrates the nature of conflict and helps teens understand the feelings and needs that underlie it. Students evaluate their own and other’s conflict styles and learn how to express their feelings and protect their interests without being passive or aggressive. The reenactment of a mediation session shows students how to deal with conflict effectively and nonviolently.
Contains 5 student videos, pamphlets, staff development video (Conflict Resolution for Grades 5-12), 160-page teacher's guide, 16 info sheets, 40 activity sheets, 16 activity cards, 24 role-play cards, 45 image cards, 4 posters, and carrying case.
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Separate sequences for each grade level,Developmentally appropriate lessons and activities, Incremental lessons that strengthen skills, Asset development in critical communication and problem solving skills, Contains all necessary worksheets and handouts, Each lesson includes follow-up reinforcement exercises, 186 pages, perfect bound
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Builds on the conflict resolution skills and concepts covered in Conflict Resolution for Kindergarten through Grade 3 In the 4th grade students are introduced to the mediation process and learn the skills needed to mediate. Mediation skills are reviewed and refined in the 5th grade. Can be used to train student mediators in an individual class or for a school-wide mediation program.
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Topics include: listening skills, I-messages, anger management, choice and consequences, feelings, perception, diversity, and negotiation. Includes a section on how to make conflict resolution part of regular classroom activities.
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Touches on pre-Colonial issues, Puritan beliefs, the Civil War, Cuban Missile Crisis and modern peacemakers. Topics include immigration, national expansion, music, war, diplomacy, and democracy, as well as community building, perception, anger management, body language, I-statements, and social action. Lessons include activities, discussion questions, tips for transferring the lesson into other activities, and skills practice for students to try out their skills.

Teaches adolescents how to resolve their own conflicts, and how to apply what they learn to larger conflicts in the community, country, and world. Topics include power, injustice, prejudice, violence.

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With more than 80 activities, Conflict Resolution: A Secondary School Curriculum offers secondary school students (grades 6-12) the opportunity to develop their communication and conflict resolution skills. Topics include: understanding conflict, conflict styles, skills for effective communication, managing strong emotions and resolving conflicts. Chapters contain background reading for teachers plus multiple classroom activities to reinforce the concepts. Additional sections focus on special concerns and values in teaching about conflict resolution, infusing conflict resolution into the curriculum and communicating effectively across cultures. Ideal for use as an independent curriculum or to augment other courses." Table of Contents available online.