Volume 3 - Middle School Mantras & Activities

• Sample Conflict Resolution Lesson Plan - Criticizing
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Sample Conflict Resolution Lesson Plan - Criticizing

Criticizing

Just for today I will become aware of when I am criticizing others or when others are criticizing me. Criticizing has absolutely no place or value in an educational setting. I am not in school to criticize or be criticized by others. When I am feeling frustrated, jealous, and angry or upset, I will not take these feelings out on others by criticizing them. In fact, when I criticize others, it makes me feel worse. Criticizing others does not calm me or remove any of my negative emotions. Instead of criticizing others when I am experiencing frustration, I will simply think of something positive about others and myself. I will remind myself that I do not have the right to criticize someone else and that criticizing is a form of abuse. There are so many other solutions to deal with my own feelings that I do not need to take them out on others. When I am being criticized, I will simply remind myself that I do not have to respond. I do not have to be pulled into someone’s critical remarks or actions. I can develop and use a plan when I am being criticized. I need to remind myself that those who are criticizing me at that moment may be experiencing frustration and a very low self-esteem. I need to realize that I do not help others or myself when I respond to their criticism by criticizing them back. I will become aware when I start to criticize others today and by doing so I will take the same awareness into tomorrow. Just for today I will become aware when I am criticizing others or when others are criticizing me!

Suggested Conflict Resolution Lesson Plan Activities

1. Define critical, criticism, and criticize.
2. Using a bubble map, write examples of criticism.
3. Choose and write positive ways that you can respond to someone who is criticizing you.
4. Examine and write reasons why you may criticize others.
5. Explain why not criticizing others would help solve a bulling problem at your school.

Bonus

What is your opinion about students criticizing each other?

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