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SEL worksheet · Problem solving and decisions
Emergency or Not?
Circle emergency or not an emergency for ten problems, from smoke in the kitchen to a frozen video game, then practice your address.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 15 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:
- An emergency is when someone is badly hurt or in danger, or there is a fire. Get a grown-up or call
- 911 right away. For other problems, ask a grown-up for help.
- Circle Emergency or Not an emergency for each one.
- There is smoke coming from the kitchen.
- You can’t find your other shoe.
- Someone fell and won’t wake up.
- Your ice cream fell on the floor.
- Someone is choking and can’t breathe.
Teacher tip
Practice saying your address out loud. Many kids don’t know it yet.
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
- What could happen next if you made that choice?
- How might someone else see it differently?
Take it further
Act out a scenario two ways: one choice and then another.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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