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Conflict Web Subject: Language Arts All Grade Levels Objective: Students will define conflict and will recognize what helps and what hinders conflict resolution. Materials: chalkboard and chalk or very large sheet of paper with markers Procedure:
1. In the center of the paper write the word "Conflict", and circle it.
Continue the web as long as interest remains high. Discussion: How could we define conflict? What causes conflict? What elements do all conflicts seem to have in common? What makes it worse? What cools it off? Adapted from Peace is The Whole World Smiling, 1994, with permission from Colonial Hills School.
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This activity gives students a look at the big picture about conflict. 
2. Ask the class what the word means. Have a student read a dictionary definition. Ask what associations and memories the word conflict evokes. Each time something is suggested, draw a solid line from the main circle and add the word or phrase. 
3. As students begin suggesting ideas related to those previously suggested, link them not to the main circle but to the appropriate previous contribution.