Worksheet 6: Think Win-Win

Practice Scenarios

1. At recess four kids usually play tag. One day three of them decide to play football.
The fourth child refuses to play and says they should play tag with him.
a. Describe the problem: One of the kids disagrees on playing a different game

b. Write a win-win solution. If you think there is no win-win solution, explain why not
and what is one solution you could try. Play football half of the time and the other
half play tag. That could be one way to solve this problem

2. Four kids are working in groups on a science project. Each child is sharing his/her ideas
about what to do for the experiment. One of the boys in the group feels that the others
are not listening to his suggestions. He starts crying and yelling at the other kids in the
group.
a. Describe the problem: There not listening to the kid talk

b. Write a win-win solution. If you think there is no win-win solution, explain why not
and what is one solution you could try. A talking stick. That way no one talks over
each other
3. At indoor recess two kids always want to play games together. Each recess they
always spend several minutes arguing over who is going to have which piece.
a. Describe the problem: They are arguing on who will get what piece

b. Write a win-win solution. If you think there is no win-win solution, explain why
not and what is one solution you could try. Take turn and change pieces every
time they play. Them changing pieces will solve the problem.