Thank the person for working through the disagreement Use an “I” statement (e.g., “I feel frustrated when…”) Encouraging Cooperation Avoid interrupting when someone is talking Ask for help from a teacher, boss, or friend Suggest a compromise Walk away to cool off Use a stress ball or fidget toy Thank the person for working through the disagreement Find something you both agree on Ask, “Can you explain how you feel?” Give the other person a chance to explain Apologize if needed Avoiding Negative Reactions Work together to come up with a fair solution Ask, “How can we fix this together?” Nod or say “I understand” Show kindness, even if you disagree Keep hands to yourself Avoid yelling or using a loud voice Take a break and return to the conversation later Give the other person a chance to explain Repeat back what the other person said Take deep breaths Speak in a respectful tone Avoid blaming the other person Use humor to lighten the situation Don’t use hurtful words Count to 10 before speaking Accept that you may not always get your way Make eye contact while listening Stay in control of your emotions Use a calm tone of voice Keep hands to yourself Avoid yelling or using a loud voice Stay in control of your emotions Don’t use hurtful words Avoid blaming the other person Say, “I see your point” or “That makes sense” Show kindness, even if you disagree Find something you both agree on Use humor to lighten the situation Thank the person for working through the disagreement Use an “I” statement (e.g., “I feel frustrated when…”) Encouraging Cooperation Avoid interrupting when someone is talking Ask for help from a teacher, boss, or friend Suggest a compromise Walk away to cool off Use a stress ball or fidget toy Thank the person for working through the disagreement Find something you both agree on Ask, “Can you explain how you feel?” Give the other person a chance to explain Apologize if needed Avoiding Negative Reactions Work together to come up with a fair solution Ask, “How can we fix this together?” Nod or say “I understand” Show kindness, even if you disagree Keep hands to yourself Avoid yelling or using a loud voice Take a break and return to the conversation later Give the other person a chance to explain Repeat back what the other person said Take deep breaths Speak in a respectful tone Avoid blaming the other person Use humor to lighten the situation Don’t use hurtful words Count to 10 before speaking Accept that you may not always get your way Make eye contact while listening Stay in control of your emotions Use a calm tone of voice Keep hands to yourself Avoid yelling or using a loud voice Stay in control of your emotions Don’t use hurtful words Avoid blaming the other person Say, “I see your point” or “That makes sense” Show kindness, even if you disagree Find something you both agree on Use humor to lighten the situation
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
Thank the person for working through the disagreement
Use an “I” statement (e.g., “I feel frustrated when…”)
Encouraging Cooperation
Avoid interrupting when someone is talking
Ask for help from a teacher, boss, or friend
Suggest a compromise
Walk away to cool off
Use a stress ball or fidget toy
Thank the person for working through the disagreement
Find something you both agree on
Ask, “Can you explain how you feel?”
Give the other person a chance to explain
Apologize if needed
Avoiding Negative Reactions
Work together to come up with a fair solution
Ask, “How can we fix this together?”
Nod or say “I understand”
Show kindness, even if you disagree
Keep hands to yourself
Avoid yelling or using a loud voice
Take a break and return to the conversation later
Give the other person a chance to explain
Repeat back what the other person said
Take deep breaths
Speak in a respectful tone
Avoid blaming the other person
Use humor to lighten the situation
Don’t use hurtful words
Count to 10 before speaking
Accept that you may not always get your way
Make eye contact while listening
Stay in control of your emotions
Use a calm tone of voice
Keep hands to yourself
Avoid yelling or using a loud voice
Stay in control of your emotions
Don’t use hurtful words
Avoid blaming the other person
Say, “I see your point” or “That makes sense”
Show kindness, even if you disagree
Find something you both agree on
Use humor to lighten the situation