Peaceful Solutions

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 develop strong conflict-management, empathy, and communication skills through realistic peer scenarios. Students read situations involving group work disagreements, recess conflicts, message misunderstandings, and sharing problems, then identify how each person might feel and write a calm, assertive solution that resolves the issue respectfully and peacefully.

Learning Goals

• Conflict Management Skills (Grades 4-6) – Practice resolving disagreements using calm, solution-focused strategies.
• Empathy & Perspective-Taking – Identify and describe the feelings of multiple people involved in a conflict.
• Assertive, Respectful Communication – Write responses that express needs clearly without aggression or avoidance.
• Collaborative Problem-Solving – Propose solutions that support fairness, cooperation, and positive outcomes.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to align with SEL and ELA standards for upper elementary learners.
• Emotion + Action Structure – Encourages students to think about feelings before choosing solutions.
• Open-Ended Writing Practice – Strengthens reflection, reasoning, and written expression.
• Real-Life Scenarios – Reflects common peer conflicts students experience at school and online.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for SEL lessons, advisory periods, writing practice, small groups, or homeschool instruction.

This printable worksheet helps students move beyond reacting emotionally by teaching them how to pause, empathize, and choose peaceful solutions. By identifying emotions and writing respectful responses, learners strengthen problem-solving skills, teamwork, and assertive communication. Suitable for classroom and homeschool settings, this activity supports thoughtful conflict resolution, emotional awareness, and positive peer relationships.

This worksheet is part of our role playing social scenarios worksheets collection.