Resources:
EY, KS1 & KS2 free resources
For over 20 years CRESST has been developing materials for use in our training programmes and for schools to use when setting up a mediation scheme. We would like to share a selection with you here.
An Animated Spaceship Story
A short film written by CRESST, designed and curated by George Allan, describing what “fairness” means for children.
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Four Lessons - Y3/4 Everday Conflict In Interactive lessons
Following the themes of Fairness, Listening and Kindness, these lessons offer an interactive way of engaging and introducing young people with the feelings and needs of others.
They present a framework to bring children to explore their feelings and others, encouraging kindness, listening and fairness that is heartfelt and longlasting.
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Take five animation
Feeling wound up? Take five to keep cool and let your emotions settle so that you can think more clearly.
Watch our short animation here.
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Five lessons - Y5/Y6 Everyday conflict interactive lessons
Five lively interactive lessons to equip Y5/6 children to handle everyday conflict well. Children will explore what conflict is, how conflicts escalate, possible ways to de-escalate difficult situations and a framework to understand and name emotions. The lessons give children confidence and practical steps to take when faced with a dispute or friendship fallout.
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CRESST At home - KS2 Friendship mini activities
CRESST has many free resources for schools available on our website, but during lockdown we’re offering some for use at home too. Simple, creative activities based on ways to make and stay friends with others. We hope these activities will help support thinking and learning for happy and positive relationships. And we hope they’ll be enjoyable! We’d love to hear from people taking part – every activity includes the opportunity to share back with us.
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Friendship mini activities EY Foundation & KS1
A set of seven mini activities for EY Foundation and KS1.
These activities take just five minutes – Pass the Smile, Robot Rabbit, Take Five, Compliments, Joining In, Helping and Magic Door.
'Sort The Problem' posters
A series of five posters which encourage children to listen, be curious, be generous and to try and be friends again, when facing a friendship fall out.
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Thomas-Kilmann 'Animal Conflict Styles' Posters
This set of 5 posters is based on the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Modes. The posters illustrate the main methods of interaction for each conflict style, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. These posters can be used as teaching aids, enabling you to establish a common language with your pupils when discussing conflict, assertiveness and compromise in the classroom or playground. They have been designed to be used in ‘Session 3 Conflict Styles’ of the CRESST Peer Mediation Coordinator’s Training Manual.
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'Blame Language' Posters
This set of 4 posters illustrates how we train children to listen and echo back to the disputants the story they have heard. The posters alert the children to which language to remove to help de-escalate a situation. They have been designed to be used in ‘Session 3 Blame Language’ of the CRESST Peer Mediation Coordinator’s Training Manual.
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