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

2. 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

3. 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)

4. Tuesday Power of Choice

5. 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?

7. Video

9. Wednesday Things I Can Control

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

13. Thursday Choices and Consequences

14. 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?

16. 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?

17. 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

18. Friday If you had to choose ……

19. 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

20. 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

21. #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

22. 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

23. 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

24. Optional Video & Activities

25. Decision Making Scenarios