Listening, Perspective & Belonging

Objectives

• D02.S1.04.01 Practice active listening by paraphrasing what a partner said before responding.
• D02.S1.04.02 Negotiate a fair solution to a disagreement with a peer, with minimal adult help.
• D02.S2.04.01 Explain why a person might feel the way they do, using clues about what happened.
• D02.S2.04.02 Compare their own point of view with a classmate's on the same event.
• D02.S3.04.01 Identify a role they can play in their class or neighborhood community and carry it out.
• D02.S3.04.02 Describe how communities welcome newcomers and why belonging matters.
• D02.S4.04.01 Organize a small act of care, such as cleaning a shared space or helping a neighbor.
• D02.S4.04.02 Explain the difference between sharing for the common good and taking more than one's share.

Essential questions

• How do I really hear someone, and how do we solve a disagreement fairly?
• Why do people see the same thing differently, and how do communities make everyone feel they belong?

Big ideas

• Active listening — saying back what I heard — and fair negotiation help relationships and solve problems.
• Perspective, welcoming newcomers, and sharing for the common good build communities where everyone belongs.

Lessons

1. 1 Listen and Say It Back 45 minutes
2. 2 Negotiating a Fair Fix 45 minutes
3. 3 Clues to Feelings 45 minutes
4. 4 Two Views, One Event 45 minutes
5. 5 My Role in My Community 45 minutes
6. 6 Welcoming Newcomers 45 minutes
7. 7 A Small Act of Care 45 minutes
8. 8 Sharing for the Common Good 45 minutes
9. 9 Listen and Fair Fix, Rehearsal 45 minutes
10. 10 Listening, Perspective & Belonging 55 minutes

Assessment plan

Observation of paraphrasing, fair negotiation, and perspective-comparing in real and role-played situations; a record of a role carried out and a small act of care as portfolio artifacts.