Sixth graders learn that a fair group decision is not just the loudest voice winning, but a process where every idea is heard and the choice is weighed together, then put the steps of that process in order.
Students will be able to…
Your group has to pick one project, but everyone wants something different. If the loudest person wins, others feel ignored. How does a group make a choice that is actually fair?
Project this and put the steps of making a fair group decision in order — tap each one from sharing ideas to checking how it worked.
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Your group has to pick one project, but everyone wants something different. If the loudest person just wins, others feel ignored. How does a group make a choice that is actually fair?
Students put the group-decision steps in order.
Students fix an unfair decision.
Students plan a real group choice.
Students reflect on group decisions.
Aligned to the CASEL Framework for Social and Emotional Learning across its five core competencies.
Make a reasoned choice as a group, weighing options together.
Hear and value every member's point of view.
Reach agreement through fair discussion, not pressure.
Review a group choice and learn from the result.
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Have students name a choice their group faces, write how they would hear everyone, and decide how they would settle it, so fair group decisions become a process they can run. A printable group-decision worksheet is in the Social-Emotional Learning library.
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