Conflict Fixers

This worksheet helps students in Grades 2, 3, and 4 strengthen reading comprehension, context clues, and social-emotional learning skills through short, realistic conflict scenarios. Learners read each sentence carefully and apply problem-solving vocabulary, cooperation strategies, and empathy-based language to determine which word from the word bank best completes the meaning.

Learning Goals

• Using Context Clues (Grades 2-4) – Students analyze sentence meaning to select the most appropriate vocabulary word.
• Conflict Resolution Vocabulary – Reinforces key SEL terms such as cooperate, respect, listen, and forgive.
• Social Problem-Solving Skills – Encourages thoughtful responses to disagreements, misunderstandings, and teamwork challenges.
• Reading Comprehension Practice – Strengthens sentence-level understanding and decision-making through text-based clues.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators with classroom-tested SEL and ELA practices.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for morning work, literacy centers, SEL lessons, small groups, or homework.
• Accessible Format – Word bank supports diverse learners while still requiring critical thinking.
• Low-Prep and Print-Friendly – Ready to use in both classroom and homeschool settings.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence with reading comprehension, context clues, and positive communication strategies while learning language they can apply to real-life social situations. By practicing cooperation, empathy, listening, and respectful problem-solving, students develop skills that support both academic success and healthy relationships. It’s a simple, effective tool for reinforcing SEL and ELA skills in any learning environment.

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