Chapter 40.1

You Can Make Smart Decisions Every Day!

You will learn powerful steps for solving problems, making fair choices, and thinking about how your decisions affect the people around you.


What You'll Learn

You learn steps to identify problems and find good solutions.
You discover how brainstorming helps you think of many ideas.
You understand key words like choice, consequence, need, and want.
You practice making fair, responsible decisions that help everyone.

What You'll Practice

1

You will answer questions about solving everyday school problems fairly.

2

You will practice identifying consequences and responsible decision-making choices.

3

You will show you understand key words like compromise and brainstorming.

Why This Matters

You use decision-making skills every day, and learning to make fair, responsible choices helps you solve problems confidently at school, at home, and in your community.

This Unit Includes

Practice exercises
Learning resources

Skills

Decision Making
Problem Solving
Compromise
Consequences
Responsible Choices
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