Ways of Resolving Conflict through Discussion and Role-Play for Pre-School Level 3

Class: Pre-School Level 3
Term: Third Term
Week: 3
Age: 4 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Civic Education
Curriculum Theme: Civic Education
Previous Lesson: Understanding how to be kind to friends and family.
Topic: WAYS OF RESOLVING CONFLICT THROUGH DISCUSSION AND ROLE-PLAY
Subject Matter: CONFLICT RESOLUTION. Weekly focus: Ways of Resolving Conflict through Discussion and Role-Play.

Specific Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

Cognitive Domain

• Identify simple conflicts from pictures or scenarios.
• State at least two ways of resolving conflicts, such as talking or sharing.

Affective Domain

• Show willingness to discuss problems with friends.
• Appreciate the importance of peaceful conflict resolution.

Psychomotor Domain

• Participate actively in a simple role-play about conflict resolution.
• Demonstrate sharing or taking turns during the role-play.

Social Domain

• Interact cooperatively with peers during role-play activities.
• Practice turn-taking and listening during discussions.

Reference Materials

• NAPPS National Unified Teaching Scheme for Pre-School Level 3
• Relevant Early Childhood Care and Education resources

Instructional Materials

• Chart showing children in conflict and resolving conflict
• Posters with pictures of children sharing and talking
• Two identical toys or blocks for role-play
• Puppets (optional, for demonstrating conflict scenarios)
• Video on conflict resolution for preschoolers

Rationale for the Lesson

Learning how to resolve conflicts peacefully is a fundamental social skill for young children. This lesson helps 4-year-olds understand that disagreements are normal and provides them with simple, practical strategies like talking and sharing, which are essential for building healthy friendships and a cooperative classroom environment.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils have some understanding of sharing toys and playing together. They can identify happy and sad feelings.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

WAYS OF RESOLVING CONFLICT THROUGH DISCUSSION AND ROLE-PLAY

What is Conflict?

Conflict means when people disagree or want different things at the same time. It can happen when friends want the same toy or don’t agree on a game.

How to Resolve Conflict Peacefully

1. Talking and Discussion: When you disagree, talk about it! Use your words to tell your friend how you feel and what you want. Listen to your friend too.
2. Sharing: If you both want the same thing, you can share it. Take turns playing with a toy, or share your snacks.
3. Asking for Help: If you cannot solve the problem by talking or sharing, you can ask a teacher or an adult to help you.

Role-Play

Role-play is like acting out a story. We can pretend to have a conflict and then practice how to solve it by talking and sharing.

Key Words

• Conflict – when people disagree or argue.
• Discuss – to talk about something with someone.
• Share – to let others have or use something with you.
• Role-play – to act out a situation.

Peaceful Friends Rhyme

Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Lyrics:
When friends disagree, what do we do?
We talk it out, me and you!
Share our toys, take a turn,
Peaceful ways, we always learn!
Talking, sharing, every day,
Helps us learn to play and play!

Actions: Point to self and friend for “me and you”, mime talking for “talk it out”, make sharing motion for “share our toys”, make a turning motion for “take a turn”, hug self for “peaceful ways”.

Watch and Learn to Solve Problems

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

• Play-based Learning
• Demonstration
• Guided Practice
• Songs and Rhymes
• Picture Talk
• Question and Answer
• Role-play
• Repetition

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Engagement/Recall

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils warmly. Sings a short “Hello” song. Asks pupils to remember how they play nicely with their friends and what makes them happy when playing.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to greetings, sing along, and share simple ideas about playing nicely.

Learning Point: Pupils are engaged and recall positive social interactions.

Step 2: Identifying Conflicts

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Observation/Identification

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows pictures of children in conflict (e.g., two children pulling the same toy, one child pushing another). Asks, “What is happening in this picture? Are they happy? Why not?” Explains that this is called a “conflict” or “disagreement.”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils observe the pictures, identify the unhappy situations, and respond to the teacher’s questions. They repeat the word “conflict.”

Learning Point: Pupils begin to identify simple conflict situations.

Step 3: Introducing Talking and Discussion

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explanation/Modelling

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher explains, “When we have a conflict, a good way to solve it is to talk about it.” Demonstrates with puppets or by acting out a simple scenario (e.g., “I want the red block!” “But I had it first!”). Shows how the puppets then talk to each other to understand the problem. Introduces the “Peaceful Friends Rhyme.”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils watch the demonstration, listen to the explanation, and repeat the idea of “talking.” They sing the “Peaceful Friends Rhyme” with actions.

Learning Point: Pupils understand that talking helps resolve conflicts.

Step 4: Introducing Sharing as a Solution

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Practical Demonstration

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher continues the puppet scenario or uses two identical toys. “What if both friends want the same toy? We can share!” Demonstrates taking turns with the toy or finding a way to share it. Explains that sharing makes everyone happy.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils observe the sharing demonstration. They practice saying “Let’s share” or “Let’s take turns.” They sing the rhyme again.

Learning Point: Pupils learn sharing as another way to resolve conflicts.

Step 5: Preparing for Role-Play

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Instruction/Preparation

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher explains, “Now we will pretend to have a conflict and solve it. This is called role-play!” Assigns simple roles to two pupils (e.g., “You want the red block, and you want the red block too.”).

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen to instructions and get ready for their roles. They may choose who they want to role-play with.

Learning Point: Pupils understand the concept of role-play and prepare to participate.

Step 6: Guided Role-Play

Time: 6 minutes

Teaching Skill: Facilitation/Guidance

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher guides pairs of pupils through a simple conflict scenario (e.g., two pupils want the same toy). Encourages them to use their words (“I want the toy,” “Can I have a turn?”), then guides them to suggest sharing or taking turns. Provides positive reinforcement for peaceful solutions. Plays the video on conflict resolution.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils participate in the role-play, acting out the conflict and trying to resolve it by talking or sharing with teacher guidance. They watch the video and discuss what they saw.

Learning Point: Pupils practice resolving conflicts through discussion and sharing in a simulated environment.

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 4–5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher checks pupils’ understanding through short questions and practical tasks.

1. “What do we do if two friends want the same toy?” (Expected: share, take turns, talk).
2. “What should you do if you and your friend disagree?” (Expected: talk, use your words).
3. “Show me with your hands how you would share a toy.”
4. “Who can tell me one thing we learned from our role-play today?”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond orally and demonstrate the required skill where appropriate.

Learning Point: Pupils demonstrate understanding of the lesson.

Step 8: Conclusion

Time: 2 minutes

Teaching Skill: Summarisation/Reinforcement

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises pupils for their participation and for learning how to be peaceful problem-solvers. Reminds them to always talk and share with their friends. Sings the “Peaceful Friends Rhyme” one last time.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen, respond, and sing the rhyme. They understand the importance of peaceful resolution.

Learning Point: Pupils internalize the lesson’s main message about peaceful conflict resolution.

Lesson Keywords

• Conflict – when people disagree or argue.
• Discuss – to talk about something with someone.
• Share – to let others have or use something with you.

Differentiation

• Support: For pupils who struggle, the teacher can provide more direct modelling during role-play, simplify the conflict scenarios, or offer specific phrases to say (e.g., “My turn,” “Your turn”). Use larger, clearer pictures for identification.
• Extension: For pupils who grasp the concept quickly, encourage them to suggest alternative solutions to a conflict or lead a short role-play scenario with minimal teacher guidance. Ask them to identify conflicts in other classroom activities.