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Chapter 3: Decision Making Lesson PlanChapter 3: Decision Making Lesson Plan
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Healthy Native Youth
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6th - 8th
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Health
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1 hr 30 mins
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Chapter 3: Decision Making

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By way of group discussion, reading, and role-play a series of six activities encourage scholars to make responsible decisions. Following an online introduction, pupils review the concept of volition and answer questions. Middle schoolers read a short story and discuss their observations. The class role-plays a variety of scenarios and drafts a chart about long and short-term consequences.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

responsible decision-making, social-emotional learning, emotional development, social development, consequences, healthy habits, responsibility, making decisions, self-awareness

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite the school's counselor to speak to the class about responsible decision-making 
  • Reference the lesson when situations arise that require class members to make a decision
  • Talk about possible consequences and how those consequences will affect their Circle of Life

Classroom Considerations

  • Third lesson in a series of seven that explores the symbol, the Circle of Life 
  • Browse the list of materials to properly prepare copies and other items 
  • Obtain parent or guardian consent before moving forward with the lesson 

Pros

  • Responsible decision-making benefits individuals now and in the future
  • Touches on topics relevant to the targeted age range

Cons

  • Activity six's graphics are blurry 

Common Core

SL.6.6 SL.7.6 SL.8.6

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