Transcript Good or Bad Decisions?

Making Good Choices
BY: Mrs. Frazier
Choices or Decisions
• A choice is a decision.
• You make thousands of decisions every
day.
• Some decisions are simple and some
decisions are hard.
• Sometimes you may need some help
making a decision.
Steps to making a decision
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S --- Look at the situation or decision to be made.
O---Look at all the options or choices.
C---Think of the consequences.
S---Pick the best solution for you.
• E---Evaluate your decision. If it was a good decision
then keep doing it. If it was a decision that did not work
for you or had a bad or sad consequence then think
about it and make a different decision next time.
• Before you make
a decision stop and
think about the
consequences.
• It is hard to make
the right decision,
but it is worth it.
Make decisions that will
help you to be a good
learner, friend and
family member.
Stop and
think
Beeee!
GOOOD
Making Smart Decisions
Weighing Pros and Cons
• Write the problem on a piece of paper.
Should I spend all my money on a video
game?
Draw a line down the middle of a piece of
paper and label the columns “pros” and
“cons”. Fill out both sides with the positive
and the negatives.
What would you do?
• A friend invited you over to their house to
watch a movie. It was a movie that had
inappropriate words or was really scary.
You know that it is not a movie that your
parents would approve of. What would
you do?
• Think of your options and the
consequences of your decision. Make the
best choice for you.
What would you do?
• You are playing outside and you find a
really cool i-pod. You would really like to
have it. No one is looking. What would
you do?
• Think of your choices and the
consequences of your decision. Make the
best decision for you.
What would you do?
• You forgot your homework. It is due today
and it is worth a lot of points. Your best
friend has it done and you could copy it
really fast. What would you do?
• Think about your choices and the
consequences of your choices. Make the
best choice for you.
What would you do?
• You have been invited to a birthday party.
And, then you get invited to go to a Chiefs
game. You have never been to a Chief’s
game. What are you going to do?
• Think about your choices and the
consequences of your choices. Make the
best choice for you.
What would you do?
• You are at a friend’s house. You are
playing and having fun and then all of a
sudden your friend wants to get on a
website that is off limits at your house.
What are you going to do?
• Think about your choices and the
consequences of your choices. Make the
best decision for you.
What would you do?
• You are at the store with a friend. They
really want this new CD. They try and talk
you into stealing the CD. What are you
going to do?
• Think about your choices and the
consequences of your decision. Make the
best decision for you.
What would you do?
• A friend brings something to school that
could be dangerous. They have a
pumpkin carving knife that they bring to
boy scout camp. They use it to scare
someone at recess.
• Think about your choices and the
consequences of your choices. Make the
best decision for you.
If you had a tough decision to
make, who would you talk to?
• Think of someone you trust. Think of an
adult you could talk to. Who are some
adults you could talk to about a tough
decision.
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Easy and Hard Decisions
• What are some tough decisions you have
made?
• What are some easy decisions you have
made?
• Is there a decision you made that you wish
you could change or do over?
Making Good Choices
• Stop and think!!!
• How will this decision affect me and how
will it affect others?
Every day you will make thousand of
decisions. Some will be simple and some
will be more difficult. Think of the
consequences of your choices. The more
decisions you make the better you will
become at making decisions. Ask for help
if you need it.
Fun Decision Making Game
• Paper Plate
• Drawing project
• Listen to Mrs. Frazier for directions