Fifth graders build responsible decision-making by thinking through everyday situations and choosing good, honest actions — telling the truth, getting help, and doing what’s right. They match situations to good choices, then plan what they’d do.
Students will be able to…
How do you make a good choice when you’re not sure what to do?
Project this and match each situation to a good choice — tap the situation, then tap the choice.
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What would you do if you found money on the floor at school?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the CASEL Framework for Social and Emotional Learning across its five core competencies.
Make caring, ethical choices.
Consider consequences of actions.
Think before acting.
Consider others in decisions.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students plan a good choice for a real situation. A printable choices sheet is in the SEL library.
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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.