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Peace Pathways Session 1

Introduce students to conflict resolution principles and help them recognize and articulate their emotions and triggers, setting a foundation for healthy relationship skills.

Understanding personal emotions and basic conflict resolution is critical for students with emotional regulation challenges. This lesson builds self-awareness and prepares them to apply peaceful strategies in relationships.

Audience

9th Grade

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Interactive discussion and guided self-assessment.

Materials

Prep

Prepare Session 1 Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Welcome and Overview

5 minutes

  • Greet the student and introduce the Peace Pathways series.
  • Explain today’s objectives: learning about conflict resolution and emotional awareness.
  • Outline the session structure (presentation, activity, reflection).

Step 2

Introduce Conflict Resolution

10 minutes

  • Present definitions and key concepts using the Conflict Resolution Introduction Slide Deck.
  • Discuss real-life examples of conflict and ask: “What makes a conflict?” and “Why resolve it peacefully?”
  • Encourage the student to share any recent small conflicts.

Step 3

Emotional Awareness Activity

10 minutes

  • Distribute the Emotional Awareness Worksheet.
  • Guide the student to identify and list common emotions and personal triggers.
  • Refer to the Feelings Chart Poster to expand their emotion vocabulary.
  • Ask the student to circle their top three most-felt emotions in challenging situations.

Step 4

Reflection and Discussion

5 minutes

  • Provide the Self-Assessment Reflection Sheet.
  • Have the student write one key insight about their emotions or triggers.
  • Discuss how recognizing these feelings can support peaceful conflict resolution.
  • Preview that Session 2 will explore communication strategies to manage these emotions.
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Slide Deck

Peace Pathways Session 1

Conflict Resolution & Emotional Awareness

• 30-minute individual session
• 5-session series to build healthy relationship skills

Welcome the student to Session 1. Introduce yourself and explain that today’s goal is to learn about conflict and how resolving it peacefully connects to understanding our emotions.

What Is Conflict?

A conflict happens when:

  • Two or more people have different needs, wants, or ideas
  • There’s a misunderstanding or disagreement

Why it matters:

  • Unresolved conflict can hurt relationships
  • Healthy conflict helps us grow

Define conflict in student-friendly terms. Use examples from their day-to-day life (group projects, friendships). Ask the student to share a recent disagreement.

Common Sources & Triggers

Triggers that lead to conflict:

  • Feeling unheard or disrespected
  • Stress, frustration, or being tired
  • Different priorities or values
  • Miscommunication and assumptions

Discuss common sources of conflict: stress, miscommunication, unmet needs. Relate triggers to emotional regulation—when we’re overwhelmed, conflicts can escalate.

What Is Conflict Resolution?

Conflict resolution is:

  • A peaceful way to solve disagreements
  • Listening and understanding each other’s needs
  • Finding a solution that works for everyone

Introduce conflict resolution as a skill set. Emphasize that it’s about finding solutions where everyone feels respected.

Key Skills for Peaceful Resolution

  1. Active Listening – Give full attention and reflect back what you hear
  2. Empathy – Try to understand how the other person feels
  3. Calm Communication – Use “I” statements (e.g., “I feel…”)
  4. Problem-Solving – Brainstorm fair solutions together

Review key skills. For each, model a brief role-play or ask the student to think of how they might use it.

Real-Life Examples

Scenario A: Two friends both want to lead the same project.
• Trigger: Feelings of being left out
• Skill: Active listening to each other’s ideas

Scenario B: A classmate interrupts you repeatedly.
• Trigger: Frustration and disrespect
• Skill: Calm “I” statement (e.g., “I feel upset when I can’t finish my thought.”)

Present two short scenarios. Ask the student to identify the trigger and which skill they’d use first.

Next Steps: Emotional Awareness Activity

• Distribute the Emotional Awareness Worksheet
• Identify your top emotions in challenging moments
• Circle your three biggest triggers

Prepare to share one key insight with me

Explain the upcoming activity: the Emotional Awareness Worksheet. Encourage the student to notice their top emotions and triggers.

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