Workplace Respect

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 build reading comprehension, social-emotional learning, and career readiness skills through a realistic workplace narrative. Students read a story about a conflict between coworkers at a café and analyze how patience, communication, cooperation, and emotional regulation lead to a respectful resolution and positive team outcome.

Learning Goals

• Reading Comprehension (Grades 4-6) – Students analyze characters, actions, motivations, and emotional responses in a narrative text.
• Respectful Communication – Reinforces calm language, listening skills, and teamwork during conflict.
• Problem-Solving & Reflection – Encourages evaluating choices, considering alternatives, and understanding consequences.
• Career Readiness Skills – Introduces appropriate workplace behavior and real-world conflict resolution.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators with classroom and SEL standards in mind.
• Text-Based & Reflective – Combines comprehension questions with deeper written reflection prompts.
• Flexible Use – Works well for ELA instruction, SEL lessons, career exploration units, or advisory time.
• Supports Skill Transfer – Helps students connect school-based problem-solving to workplace and community settings.

This printable worksheet helps students strengthen reading comprehension, thoughtful written expression, and respectful problem-solving strategies. By examining how calm communication, patience, and cooperation improve group outcomes, learners develop skills essential for both academic success and future workplace environments. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this resource supports meaningful discussions about teamwork, responsibility, and real-world behavior.

This worksheet is part of our Problem Solving in Social Situations Worksheets collection.