Teachers guide conflict resolution with an easy-to-remember formula: Face-to-Face: The teacher faces children at eye level and speaks calmly and gently. Recognition: The teacher states an observation, like “You look very angry.” Inquire: The teacher asks each child to explain what happened. Echo: The teacher repeats each child’s statement. “John, you are saying Chris took the tricycle from you. Chris, you are saying that John doesn’t want to share with you.”  Negotiate: “John wants to let you ride the tricycle for 10 minutes, and then he can ride it for 10 minutes.” The teacher supports negotiations in the beginning. Down Time: The teacher praises the children for solving the problem and then follows up to make sure the problem doesn’t persist.