Seventh graders are asked to choose and rank five scenarios from a list of ten that are most important to them. After explaining the reasons for the choices, they then identify the coping skills they used to make their decisions.

Concepts

coping skills, making decisions, responsible decision-making, problem solving strategies, problem solving techniques, casel, social-emotional learning, self-awareness

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Some class members may need additional scaffolding to understand how to connect their personal card file to the Your Choice activity
• As an exit ticket, ask class members to write a reflection about how they could transform a negative coping strategy into a positive one

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson is designed to be conducted by the school counseling staff with the support of the classroom teacher
• The second in a series of three lesson, the activity requires student's personal card file created for lesson one

Pros

• The activity causes individuals to consider whether they would have used a positive or negative coping skill to deal with each situation

Cons

• None