Real Life Choices
You forgot to finish your group project poster. Your classmates are upset. What responsible action should you take?
What is admit the mistake and offer to make it right?
A reliable person always does this when they say they will.
What is follow through?
If you forget your homework, being accountable means doing this.
What is admitting your mistake?
Your teacher asks, “Who left the work table messy?” and you realize it was you. What could you say?
What is “I’m sorry, I forgot to clean up. I’ll do it now.”
You’re done with your iPad, but leave it on the floor. What’s the responsible thing to do?
What is put it away safely in its proper place?
You spilled your friend’s milk while they were away. No one saw. What’s the right choice?
What is speak up and take responsibility?
You tell your friend you’ll help with a project, but then you don’t show up. This means you’re not being…
What is reliable?
Being accountable means taking responsibility for your ______.
What are actions?
You raised your voice at a classmate during a game, and it made them upset. What could you say to take responsibility?
What is “I’m sorry I yelled. I got frustrated, but that wasn’t okay.”
You find a funny video online and want to share it with friends during class. What should you do?
What is wait until free time or ask a teacher first?
You borrowed your teacher's iPad without asking and didn’t plug it back in. What should you do when they can’t find it?
What is admit you used it and apologize?
Your teacher trusts you to bring all the recess balls in after recess every morning. Why?
What is because you are reliable?
True or False: Accountability means you only take responsibility when you agree with the rule or decision.
What is false.
A teammate says you didn’t do your part at practice by skipping the warm-up laps. You know it’s true.
What is “You’re right—I didn’t. I should run now it's only fair.”
In a group chat, a friend texts something unkind about a classmate and asks you all not to tell. What’s the responsible choice?
What is not participate or be part of the hurtful behavior and consider leaving the chat?
Your friends dropped a snack wrapper at recess and forgot to pick it up. Now someone else is being blamed. What should you do to take responsibility?
What is reminding your friend to pick it up, or pick it up yourself is it everyone's responsibility to keep our recess clean?
When someone is reliable, you can always do this with them.
What is count on them?
You broke a classmate's art project out of frustration, but someone you who didn't like was blamed. This person was sent to Mr. Wyche to speak with him about something they didn't do. What should you do to show accountability now?
What is speak to your teacher and Mr. Wyche to take accountability for your choice.
You were supposed to remind your group about an important deadline, but you forgot. Now your group is upset because you missed the chance to finish on time. What could you say to take responsibility?
What is: “I’m really sorry I forgot to remind everyone. This was my responsibility, and I let you down. I’ll try to make it right.”
You forgot your iPad at home, and when you called your mom, it went to voicemail. You are upset, and now you have lots more homework when you get home.
What is taking accountability by organizing at home to make sure you don't forget important materials for school next time.
You made a joke that hurt a classmate’s feelings. You didn’t mean to. What is the responsible thing to do?
What is apologize and talk to them honestly?
True or false: You can still be considered trustworthy even if you sometimes make mistakes.
True: As long as you are honest, take responsibility, and try to make things right.
There are four steps to taking accountability: ____________, ________________, ________________, ________________
What is owning your mistake, apologizing sincerely, fixing the problem, learn from the mistake.
You accidentally saw the answer key to a quiz and used it to check your work on the quiz before turning it in. You got a perfect score while everyone else didn't do well. You know you didn’t earn it honestly.
What is: “I need to be honest—I saw the answer key before the quiz and used it to check my answers. I shouldn’t have done that, I’m sorry and will accept the consequences.”
For your 11th birthday, you received a cell phone. Although your parents gave clear rules of no social media, they forgot to put parental controls on your phone. During your sleepover with your best friend, they downloaded Snapchat to your phone.
What is being responsible by deleting Snapchat and telling your parents you need the parental controls on your phone to help you be accountable to their rules.