Have you ever reacted to a situation or made a choice to do something that you later regretted? At the time, it might have felt like the right thing to do but the effect of the choice had a different outcome than you desired. We all have choices that we make throughout the day. Some of these choices can be easier to make (ex: what to wear for school); other times, we may have to make a choice that may be more challenging. When we are faced with a more challenging situation, it is important to take time to analyze the current situation before responding in a way that may not be helpful for you and others around you. This is called responsible decision-making.
In this lesson, we are going to practice the skill of responsible decision-making by analyzing a situation and identifying the different choices we may have in our response.
Analyzing means to examine closely. So just like we use a magnifying glass to look closely at an object, we can analyze or examine a situation closely before we respond in order to make the best choice.
Directions: Watch the first part of the video (read aloud of What Should Danny Do? by Ganit and Adir Levy).
Pause when students need to choose what should Danny do by asking the following questions:
In this lesson, we are going to practice the skill of responsible decision-making by analyzing a situation and identifying the different choices we may have in our response.
Analyzing means to examine closely. So just like we use a magnifying glass to look closely at an object, we can analyze or examine a situation closely before we respond in order to make the best choice.
Directions: Have students write about a situation in which they have/had the power to choose and answer the following questions to analyze the situation:
Create opportunities to model analyzing a situation in the classroom. This could be through shared think alouds using the above guiding questions.
