About This Unit

SUBJECT
Character and Values, Emotional and Social Development, Social Skills

GRADE
1-2

DURATION
1 Week

I Have a Voice

By Tracey Roudez
Good Peers Help Us Make Good Decisions
Good Peers Help Us Make Good Decisions

Students will learn how to Stop! Explore! Go! when making good decisions.

OBJECTIVE
Students will:

  1. Learn a three-step decision-making process
  2. Understand the term peer and how their peers can influence their decisions
  3. Learn the terms option and consequence
  4. Suggest several possible options and explore the positive and negative consequences of these options
  5. Make decisions based on their analysis of the choices during a role-play activity
  6. Reflect on what they know and feel about an issue

LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: Stop! Explore! Go!

REPRODUCIBLES
Positive/Negative Consequences Printable (PDF)

CULMINATING ACTIVITY

Students role-play their skits for the class.

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