Building Understanding
This section includes instructions for how to facilitate games and activities to deepen learners’ understanding of the restorative philosophy and approach to conflict and wrongdoing.
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Social Discipline Window Shuffle

A game to help students internalize the restorative approach to conflict, behavior issues, and harm and how is differs from other approaches using the Social Discipline Window.
In-Person Version
Online Version
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Retributive vs. Restorative Skits

An activity to help students understand the real-world impact of the restorative approach compared to a retributive approach.
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Three Questions Activity

An activity to introduce students to the three central questions of restorative justice and how they differ from the questions asked in a punitive response.

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What Did I Need?

A great activity for introducing a group of people to one of the fundamental concepts of restorative justice: responding to individual needs. Designed to be used with amid to large-sized group of people via an online platform such as Zoom.

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5 R Stories

A lighthearted, collaborative storytelling game. Participants will learn about the restorative approach to crime and conflict through engaging with the 5 Rs of restorative justice, a framework developed by Dr. Beverly Title.

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Inspiration from Nature to Deepen our Practice

Reflecting on and integrating our perceptions of nature engages imagination and stimulates creativity. This activity is an invitation for you to pause, observe, wonder, and reflect.

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"What is RJ?" in 3 Minutes

They say that the best way to learn something is to teach others! This activity gives those learning about restorative justice an opportunity to more deeply integrate the philosophy and approach by creatively explaining it to others in a concise manner.

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RJ for Kids: Wally and Freya Coloring Page

The coloring page and prompts provide a way for children and their caregivers or teachers to engage more deeply with Wally and Freya, a children’s picture book about restorative justice. 

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RJ for Kids: Wally and Freya Puppets

These paper puppets allow young readers to act out the story of Wally and Freya, a children’s picture book about restorative justice, leading to deeper integration of the themes.

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Who Wants to Meet Me? Provided by Dr. Ian Marder

An activity that invites learners to reflect on victims’/harmed parties’ motivations for wanting to participate in restorative justice and the range of factors that go into that decision. 

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The Tree of Shame Provided by Rick Kelly

An activity that helps learners to develop the ability to identify the systemic and structural dynamics underlying shame and its behavioral presentation.