You hold the door open for a classmate whose hands are full.
π Peace Maker or Peace Breaker?
Peace Maker ποΈ
Someone bumps into you in the hallway accidentally. What could you say?
β Answer: βItβs okay,β βNo problem,β or calmly keep walking.
Two students want to be the first player in a recess game.
β Answer: Take turns, rock-paper-scissors, or share.
You notice trash on the playground.
β Answer: Pick it up or tell staff to help keep school clean.
You laugh when another student gives the wrong answer in class.
Peace Breakerπ«
A classmate takes your pencil without asking.
β Answer: Calmly and respectfully say βCan you please ask before using my things?β or βI need that back, please.β
You and a friend both want to choose the PE game.
β Answer: Compromise or alternate choices.
You notice that someone is sitting far away from the group and isn't participating.
β Answer: Ask them if they want to sit by you, ask if they need help.
You are playing a game on the blacktop when two of your friends start to argue about the rules of the game. You go to get an adult for help.
π Peace Maker or Peace Breaker?
Peace MakerποΈ
Your partner isnβt helping during group work.
β Answer: Encourage them βCan we split the work so we both help?β or βI could use your help with this part.β
Someone cuts in line.
β Answer: Calmly say, βThe line starts back there,β or ask an adult for help.
Someone is trying to read aloud in Spanish but keeps messing up. A few kids nearby start to laugh.
Kindly say "it's not nice to laugh at someone trying their best" or "We should treat everyone how we want to be treated".
Your friend upset you and wouldn't sit with you at lunch so you tell the person next to you something about that friend. Then they tell someone else what you said and so on.
π Peace Maker or Peace Breaker?
Peace Breaker π«
Dig Deeper: Name the action that was done.
Someone says something mean about your friend.
β Answer: βThatβs not kind,β βLetβs be respectful,β or walk away and tell an adult if needed.
Group members disagree on a project idea.
β Answer: Vote, combine ideas, or listen to everyone before deciding.
The class gets noisy when the teacher leaves.
β Answer: Stay on task and encourage others to make good choices.
You notice a kid that you don't usually talk to or hang out with sitting alone at lunch. You invite them to sit at your table.
π Peace Maker or Peace Breaker?
ποΈPeace Maker.
Dig Deeper: When we include others, we are being an __________.
You feel angry after losing a game in class.
β Answer: Stay calm, take a deep breath, say βGood game guys,β or say, βIβll try again next time.β
Your best friend says they don't want to be friends anymore.
β Answer: Give them space for the day, then ask to talk privately, apologize for your own actions, and listen to their feelings.
A disagreement is turning into a fight.
β Answer: Stay calm, donβt join, get an adult, and encourage others to walk away.