Suggested Approaches Discuss the various ways decisions are made in the classroom. Relate classroom decisions to the ways decisions are made at home. Talk about leadership - when adults assume the role and when children may assume it.
Role play making decisions in the classroom and the home .
Use a variety of situations. Discuss how students in class sometimes have disagreements or fights and how these are resolved . Compare to conflict between siblings. Use resources that depict sibling rivalry or siblings disagreeing. Role play various scenarios to establish peaceful ways to resolve these conflicts.