Grades 2–4
What Is the Best Choice?
Read six problem scenarios and circle the best choice for each one.
SEL worksheet · Problem solving and decisions
Choices and Consequences
Match eight choices to what will probably happen next, then write about a choice you made.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Problem solving, Decision making, Thinking about consequences, Safety
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- A consequence is what happens because of a choice. Good choices often lead to good consequences, and some choices lead to problems.
- Draw a line from each choice to what will probably happen.
- A choice I made this week and what happened:
Teacher tip
Talk about good consequences too, not just bad ones.
How to use it
- Use real (and safe) classroom problems as extra examples.
- Let kids share how they decided, not just what they picked.
- Keep finished sheets in an SEL folder so kids can look back on their growth.
Watch for
Some scenarios involve safety. Make sure every child knows which grown-ups to tell.
Talk about it
- Is there another choice no one thought of?
- How might someone else see it differently?
Take it further
Act out a scenario two ways: one choice and then another.
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