Choices
Name 2 choices you make every day.
What you are going to wear, what you will eat throughout the day, what you will do in your free time, whether or not to follow our school wide expectations, who you will play with at recess and many more
True or False:
A consequence is what happens after we have made a choice
True
Name a consequence for following expectations from our S.T.A.R.S. matrix
Safe Choices
Take Responsibility
Always Persevere
Respect Others
Show Kindness
- You will have lots of positive consequences throughout the day
- You can earn P3 tickets to spend at our P3 store
- You are being a role model to others
- You are learning valuable skills that will help you be successful as you get older
Pick the choice with the best outcome:
You want to ask your teacher a question and have your hand raised but they don't see your hand up because they are working helping another student
A) Shout out to your teacher "Hey I have a question!"
B) Wait patiently for your teacher to see that your hand is raised.
B!
Waiting until your teacher sees that your hand is raised shows respect to the other student that they are helping and helps to ensure that you are not disrupting the learning of others by shouting out.
True or False:
Making choices can be hard
True- sometimes we are faced with easy choices (like what we want to have to eat for lunch) and sometimes we have to make more difficult choices (should I finish my homework or play my video game instead)
True or False:
Poor choices often lead to negative consequences.
True
Name a consequence for following adult directions
- You can earn incentives (P3 tickets, class compliments)
- You get through your work faster
- You show respect to others by not being disruptive
- You are able to grow your brain quicker
Pick the choice with the best outcome:
Your friend is being picked on by another student
A) tell your friend to say mean things back
B) tell a trusted adult who can help
B
Saying mean things back may make the situation worse and/or cause you to receive a negative consequence. You should report the behavior to a trusted adult.
True or False:
When we make the right choice, we feel good.
True!
Is this an example of a negative or positive consequence:
Tammy had to choose between joining her friends in a conversation instead of doing her work in class, or doing her work in class and ignoring her friends that were talking. Tammy chose to ignore her friends and therefore didn't have to miss any of her recess to make up her unfinished work.
Positive consequence.
By choosing to complete her work in class instead of talking to her friends, Tammy was able to enjoy her entire recess and didn't have to miss any of it to work on her unfinished work.
Name a consequence for having a messy and disorganized desk or binder
- You could become overwhelmed when it is time to locate something you need for class
- You could lose important things that you need for class
- You could miss out on instruction from the teacher if you have to spend too much time finding things you need for class
Pick the choice with the best outcome:
The weather forecast is predicting very cold weather for the day.
A) you should leave out your winter coat, hats, and gloves
B) you do not usually wait long for the bus so you think just a coat will be fine
A.
Sometimes buses run late and it is better to have more layers than less so you do not have to worry about catching a cold.
If you are having trouble knowing what is the best choice, what can you do?
Talk with a trusted adult (parent/guardians, teacher, me, counselor, coach) to ask for help or advice.
Is this an example of a negative or positive consequence:
Tony's classmate kept kicking his chair. Tony asked his classmate nicely to stop kicking his chair many times. Tony had to decide if he was going to start kicking his classmates chair back or report it to the teacher. He decided to kick his classmates chair and the teacher noticed and said they both were going to lose their free time.
Negative consequence.
Name a consequence for causing disruptions during whole group learning time
- The teacher has to stop instruction to talk to you which leads to the learning being stopped for the entire class
- You could miss important information that is being presented which can cause you to not do well on your tests
- You could lose out on privileges and incentives or rewards due to your disruptions
Pick the choice with the best outcome:
A new student joins your class
A) you introduce yourself and welcome them to school
B) you introduce yourself and ask if they'd like to join your lunch table
B.
It is always nice to introduce yourself and to try to make a new classmate feel welcomed. It would be extra nice to ask them to join you at lunch so they don't have to worry about eating alone.