First graders build responsible decision-making by learning a simple three-step trick — Stop, Think, Choose — that helps them pause before acting and pick a kind, safe choice.
Students will be able to…
Sometimes we want to do something right away without thinking — but that can lead to trouble! There’s a simple trick to help: Stop, Think, Choose. How does it work?
Project this and have children put the three good-choice steps in order — Stop, Think, Choose!
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We sometimes act without thinking — is there a trick to help?
Children learn.
Children practice.
Children apply.
Children close.
Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.
Pause before acting on impulse.
Think about choices and their results.
Make a kind, safe choice.
Show self-control.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children practice “Stop, Think, Choose” the next time they need to make a choice, and tell a grown-up how it helped. A printable stop-think-choose sheet is in the SEL library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.