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Grade 5  
Counseling, Approved 2006 - Renumbered 2007  
1.1    Personal and Social Development
2    The student will acquire and use interpersonal skills.   
2    The student makes and keeps friends.
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Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation: Elementary Guide This 52-page resource (PDF) from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation provides ten activities as well as other accompanying materials to help students in grades 1-5 understand and deal with feelings, conflicts, and stereotypes in a productive manner. (SDFSCA Approved Activity E.viii - Conflict resolution programs, including peer mediation programs that educate and train peer mediators and a designated faculty supervisor, and youth anti-crime and anti-drug councils and activities.)

Submitted by: Batch 3
From: Designed Instruction
Conflict Resolution Day Event Organizer This 14-page resource (PDF) from the Association for Conflict Resolution helps provide guidance to local middle schools who wish to implement organized activities in celebration of Conflict Resolution Day. (SDFSCA Approved Activity E.viii - Conflict resolution programs, including peer mediation programs that educate and train peer mediators and a designated faculty supervisor, and youth anti-crime and anti-drug councils and activities.)

Submitted by: Batch 3
From: Designed Instruction
Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Facilities This resource from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provides a comprehensive view on peer mediation, including a summarization of the research base, a compendium of various approaches to curriculum and training, and factors essential to starting and maintaining effective peer mediation and conflict resolution programs for youths. (SDFSCA Approved Activity E.viii - Conflict resolution programs, including peer mediation programs that educate and train peer mediators and a designated faculty supervisor, and youth anti-crime and anti-drug councils and activities.)

Submitted by: Batch 3
From: Designed Instruction
Mediation Activity Book This 8-page resource (PDF) from the Florida Dispute Resolution Center provides activities to help students in grades 3-6 become more tolerant, deal with conflict that arises, and resolve issues in peaceful ways. (SDFSCA Approved Activity E.viii - Conflict resolution programs, including peer mediation programs that educate and train peer mediators and a designated faculty supervisor, and youth anti-crime and anti-drug councils and activities.)

Submitted by: Batch 3
From: Designed Instruction
Peaceful Schools Build Peaceful Communities This 41-page resource (PDF) from the Florida Dispute Resolution Center provides a variety of activities and ideas for helping students in grades 3-8 understand and deal with their emotions in conflict situations, and apply peaceful rather than violent solutions to problems that arise. (SDFSCA Approved Activity E.viii - Conflict resolution programs, including peer mediation programs that educate and train peer mediators and a designated faculty supervisor, and youth anti-crime and anti-drug councils and activities.)

Submitted by: Batch 3
From: Designed Instruction
Peer Helper Initiatives for Out-of-the-Mainstream Youth: A Report and Compendium This 86-page resource (PDF, 342 K) provided by Health Canada outlines the rationale for involving street youth, runaways, and other youth in peer programs. (SDFSCA Approved Activity E.viii - Conflict resolution programs, including peer mediation programs that educate and train peer mediators and a designated faculty supervisor, and youth anti-crime and anti-drug councils and activities.)

Submitted by: Batch 3
From: Designed Instruction
Peer Mediation: Creating a Positive Climate This 2-page resource (PDF) from Safe and Responsive Schools, a three-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs, provides school and community leaders with the facts about peer mediation, what we know based on these facts, and what we should do in local peer mediation programs in light of these findings. (SDFSCA Approved Activity E.viii - Conflict resolution programs, including peer mediation programs that educate and train peer mediators and a designated faculty supervisor, and youth anti-crime and anti-drug councils and activities.)

Submitted by: Batch 3
From: Designed Instruction
Peer Program Descriptions This comprehensive list of peer programs worldwide provides an excellent means of locating existing and/or past programs in order to learn more about what does and does not work. The list is organized by category, setting, and intended service population. (SDFSCA Approved Activity E.viii - Conflict resolution programs, including peer mediation programs that educate and train peer mediators and a designated faculty supervisor, and youth anti-crime and anti-drug councils and activities.)

Submitted by: Batch 3
From: Designed Instruction
Solutions Through Peer Mediation This article by Leah Davies describes the values and gains that can be attained through the use of peer mediation programs. It covers types of peer mediation sessions, program models that can serve as examples, peer mediator selection, training needs, and the organization and processes involved in peer mediation. (SDFSCA Approved Activity E.viii - Conflict resolution programs, including peer mediation programs that educate and train peer mediators and a designated faculty supervisor, and youth anti-crime and anti-drug councils and activities.)

Submitted by: Batch 3
From: Designed Instruction

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