This activity consists of dividing the students into two groups, with a simple one, two system to ensure that students are evenly mixed and people who don’t usually work together are given a chance to do so. Each group will then select two “controllers”. This controller will leave the room as the other students attempt to make a human knot without saying a word. The human knot has the students standing a circle, where each student extends their right arm towards the center and grabs another person’s hand all the while making sure they do not grab the hand of the person standing next to them. After doing so, they must then with their left hand reach for someone else’s hand and again not the person next to them. After this phase is completed the four “controllers” are let back in the class to attempt to untangle the human knot, being able to speak to each other but not the students that are in the knot.

Although the most effective negotiation is face to face, this method is not always possible. Therefore students should learn to conduct a mini-negotiation with a partner from another school via Skype.

The marshmallow challenge is a group building game that is usually done in business schools as a competition. Students receive different items in order to build the highest tower. In this version, students aren’t competing against each other; rather they are practicing generating prototypes and discussing the different options available.

Students will be given short written prompts about communication issues and will work in small groups, carrying out “silent conversations”.   Instead of speaking to one another, students will respond in writing to the prompts and then to each other’s comments – all via writing/drawing on large poster papers.  Only during the last stage of the activity, will the students begin a free verbal conversation about the prompt (quote), their own comments and what they read on the poster papers of the other groups.  

Students will be given role-play situations which have to do with conflicts/disagreements  that typically come up at school. They will be asked in small groups to prepare a 2-3 minute role play to act out in front of the class, which will also include 2 alternatives/outcomes.  The audience will be able to choose one of the outcomes and then see it acted out.  

Using a major conflict in a short story or novel, students negotiate a compromise between characters with opposing views as an alternative outcome to the story.

This is a case study teaching method. The class is divided into several groups of two people.  Each pair receives the "Living with a pet" scenario presented from two contrasting points of view (a parent and a kid). Each student takes a role, which means one student acts as a parent and one as a kid. After a set period of time students approach negotiation.

Using characters in a short story or novel, students ask questions to understand another character’s point of view.

This learning activity allows the students to practice negotiation skills by carrying out a role plays in pairs. Moreover, expressing their opinions about places and hotels.

This is a case study teaching method. The class is divided into several groups of two people.  Each pair receives  the "Every child is an artist " scenario presented from two contrasting points of view (a student and a school principal ). Each student takes a role, which means one student acts as a pupil and one as a school principal. After a set period of time students approach negotiation.