The students take these home and think up ways in which the escalator can be reversed. Alien Shoe Tie Students assemble in a group and pretend that the teacher is an 'alien' from another world. The alien needs to tie its shoe, and it needs your help. The alien is very attentive, and very unsure of itself. For example, when told to pull the tongue, the alien will reach into its mouth and pull its tongue.
Students gather in a circle.
One student takes a ball and throws it to another student, calling out his or her name. This continues until everyone has had the ball once. A second, and third balls are added to get students to work cooperatively at tossing the balls so that everyone receives each ball at least once. The basic concepts of conflict escalation and descalation are reviewed for the students. Each student must think up a series of words and use them as a springboard to describe conflict.