Developed by:  Carly Morrison

Level 3-5

Choices and Consequences

 

 

Standards

 

 

Learning

Expectations

 

 

This activity will help students acquire competencies which relate to the following standards:

 

8.       Self knowledge applications

 

 

The student will:

 

8.2     Recognize the connection between ones choices and consequences.       

 

 

 

General Approach

 

 

The general approach is that students will work individually at a computer station to take the Arthur quiz at the PBS website.   Once everyone has finished the quiz lead the group in a discussion regarding making choices and the consequences that follow each choice.   Pass out the attached worksheet and have each group work through the example provided.

 

 

Activity Steps

 

 

1.     Ask each student to sit at his or her own individual computer. 

2.     Tell the students to link to Arthur Quiz

3.     Explain to the class that they will be asked a number of questions and with each question they will have to solve a problem or make a choice.  With each choice Arthur or one of his friends will reply and show you what happens as a result of your choice.  Tell the students that their goal is to make it to the top of the tree house.   

4.   Once each child has finished their quiz pass out the attached worksheet.

Choices and Consequences Worksheet

5.    Discuss decision-making and the steps listed on the worksheet.  Talk about how each choice can lead to different outcomes.  

6.    Divide the class into groups of three.  Ask each group to work through the example.

7.    Discuss how each group chose to solve the problem and why.

 

 

 

Time Required

 

This activity will require about 15 minutes for each student to take the quiz online.  The discussion time will be approximately 10 minutes total.  It will take 10 minutes for the students to complete their group assignment with the attached worksheet.

 

 

 

Resources Needed

 

1.  Enough computers for each student to have a computer.

2.  A copy of the attached worksheet for each student.

3.  Each student will need a writing utensil.

 

Performance Indicators

 

Students will be able to:

 

Describe the relationship between choices and consequences.