Lesson Plan

Controlling Emotions in Conflicts

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"Stop! Think! and Cool Down!" Participants in the third instructional activity in the Resolving Conflicts module learn how to pause and reflect in stressful situations rather than react. The class generates a list of strategies that could help control strong emotions generated by conflicts and then practice applying these strategies in several scenarios.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Post the list of emotion-controlling strategies in a prominent place in the classroom
  • Remind participants to keep all materials generated in the modules in their course folders
Classroom Considerations
  • Third of six lessons in the Resolving Conflicts module
  • Requires the homework assignment from the previous lesson
  • Have the "Stress Factors" activity sheet completed—from a previous module
Pros
  • Individuals apply what they learned in previous lessons about managing stress
Cons
  • None