The Power of Choice SEL Lesson February 19th – 22nd

Overview This week we are focused on the power of choice and the natural consequences that come with each decision. The activities and videos provide students the opportunity to explore good and bad choices. The ability to make responsible choices plays a huge part in student success

Objective Student will understand they have the power of choice Explore impact of the choices they make Acknowledge things they cannot control Understand all choices will result in a consequence (positive & negative)

Tuesday Power of Choice

Making Connection How many choices have you made already to day? Life is choices-that’s what makes it hard. Jean Bunnell How many choices have you made already to day? How many more choices will you make by the end of the day?

Video https://youtu.be/p4XmrSkFnKI

Wednesday Things I Can Control

Making Connection What are some things you can control in your life?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f2NkYWDVTs

Thursday Choices and Consequences

Making Connections Every choice in life and in leads directly to a positive or negative consequence. Similarly, every consequence in life is caused by an individual's motivations, choices and mistakes. Every individual action involves choices and consequences. What is one good choice you made recently. What was the consequence? What is one bad choice you made recently? What was the consequence?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsCUExLE-Y&t=220s

Video Debrief Kid President said we make thousands of choices a day. What are some choices you’ve already made today? Kid President said there are four choices for making choices. What are they? Impulsive: What does this mean? Do Nothing: He said “If you do nothing, you’ll be nothing.” What does that mean? Follower: He said to “focus on being someone worth following.” What does that look like? When is it ok to follow what others are doing? Be Thoughtful: What does that mean?

Situation: You are at the mall with your best friend Situation: You are at the mall with your best friend. You go into your favorite store. Your best friend picks up a really cool shirt and quickly stuffs it in her book bag. She tells you that she does it all the time and has never gotten caught. You had been looking at the shirt for a couple of weeks. What do you do? CHOICE CONSEQUENCE Don’t say anything

Friday If you had to choose ……

Consider two or more choices & the consequences #1 Making a Choice You get invited to a party; most of your friends also got invited, but your best friend was left out, on purpose. What would you do? CHOICE CONSEQUENCE Example: Go to the party Best might be mad at you Consider two or more choices & the consequences

Consider two or more choices & the consequences #2 Making a Choice You have a huge incomplete project due Monday, and your cousin just asked you to go camping all weekend. What would you do? CHOICE CONSEQUENCE Consider two or more choices & the consequences

#3 Making a Choice You promised your grandma you would help her on Saturday, but you get invited to go on a fun trip that day with your best friend. What would you do? CHOICE CONSEQUENCE

Consider two or more choices & the consequences #4 Making a Choice You have to bring home a letter from your teacher about a bad grade, which needs to be signed by a parent; you think about forging a signature. What would you do? CHOICE CONSEQUENCE Consider two or more choices & the consequences

Consider two or more choices & the consequences #5 Making a Choice You arrive early one morning on campus to see someone getting shoved and bullied by a few older students. What would you do? CHOICE CONSEQUENCE Consider two or more choices & the consequences

Optional Video & Activities

Decision Making Scenarios http://selmatters.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/0/5/120562389/decision_making_scenarios.pdf