Grades 2–4
Safe or Unsafe?
Circle safe or unsafe for ten everyday choices, from bike helmets to online friends, then write a family safety rule.
SEL worksheet · Problem solving and decisions
Two Choices, Two Paths
Compare two choices side by side: what could happen, how you and others would feel and whether each one is safe and fair.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Problem solving, Decision making, Thinking about consequences, Safety
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Before you decide, follow each path. Write what could happen with each choice and how people might feel.
- How I would feel
- How others would
- Is it safe and fair?
- My best choice, and why:
Words on this sheet
Choice AChoice Bnextfeel
Teacher tip
Use a real choice the class is making, like a party theme.
How to use it
- Talk through the first scenario as a class before kids work alone.
- Ask kids to think of at least two choices before picking one.
- Use it during morning meeting or right after recess, when the topic is fresh.
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?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Write a class problem-solving chart and use it during real problems.
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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