Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health Health and Wellness Skills for a Healthy Life Making GREAT Decisions Chapter 2: Section 2 Pages 29-33

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will have been able to do the following: –Describe the importance of making decisions –Summarize what you should do if you make a wrong decision –Apply the Making GREAT Decision model to make a decision –Describe a time when you worked with someone else to make a decision

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health Key Terms Consequence: a result of your actions and decisions Collaborate: to work together with one or more people

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health Importance of Making Decisions Deciding not to take part in risky behaviors will protect you from negative consequences. –Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) –Pregnancy –Tobacco and alcohol addiction –Overdoses –Car accidents

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health Using the Making GREAT Decision Model G ive thought to the problem R eview your choices E valuate the consequences of each choice A ssess and choose the best choice T hink it over afterward

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health Applying the Making GREAT Decision Model to the Jennifer Moore’s storyJennifer Moore’s story G ive thought to the problem –Jennifer and two friends went to a club –They all drank alcohol and became intoxicated (drunk) –One friend got her car towed, and they all went to retrieve it. While they were at the pound, one friend passed out and was taken to the hospital –What should she do? Man Charged With Teen's Murder July 29, :15 AM Read more:

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health G ive Thought to the Problem #1

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health R eview Your Choices #2

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health E valuate the Consequences of each choice #3

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health A ssess and Pick the Best Choice #4

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health T hink it over afterward #5

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health Everyone Makes Mistakes… STOP THINK GO STOP –Admit that you made a poor decision. THINK –Discuss ways to correct the situation. GO –Do your best to correct the situation.

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health Closure Apply the Making GREAT Decision model to a situation in which you need to make a decision. Why is it always better to carefully evaluate a situation before making a decision? How can practicing the steps of the Making GREAT Decisions model help you in an emergency situation when you have to make a quick decision?

Ifill-RoseauAdapted from Lifetime Health Works Cited Images. Retrieved on September 20, 2006 from Friedman, D. P., Stine, C.C., and Whalen, S. (2004). Lifetime Health. Austin, Texas: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.