Facilitator Guide Start Strong lesson-plan
A comprehensive 45-minute lesson plan for 3rd-grade educators to teach conflict identification, anger triggers, and physical body cues. Includes preparation steps, a detailed instructional sequence, and a material checklist.
Conflict and Feelings Visual Slideshow slide-deck
An engaging 8-slide presentation for third graders explaining conflict, the difference between disagreements and conflicts, personal triggers, and body cues with clear visuals and text.
Picture Sort Calm or Conflict warm-up
A hands-on, small-group warm-up where students sort illustrated scenario cards into three categories—Calm, Disagreement, and Conflict—to kick off discussion about how situations can feel different.
My Anger Thermometer worksheet
An interactive worksheet for 3rd graders to visualize their escalating anger levels, identify personal triggers, and name body cues associated with each stage on a thermometer graphic.
Group Norms Card Set discussion
A deck of discussion cards to help students co-construct safe and respectful norms for group work. Students will choose from these cards to decide which behaviors will help everyone feel heard and supported.
Pre-Assessment Likert Survey quiz
A student self-assessment Likert survey to measure confidence and understanding of conflict, triggers, and physical body cues before or after the lesson.
Likert Scoring Guide and Data Tracker rubric
A comprehensive teacher-facing resource for scoring and tracking student responses from the Likert survey, providing interpretation levels and a blank data tracking table.