Social Navigator Cards Three Social Navigator Cards
Cut along the dotted lines • Set Three
Digital Safety
A friend posts a photo of you online that you think is embarrassing. You've asked them to take it down, but they haven't yet.
What is the most respectful way to follow up with them?
Decision Drive
Inclusion
You see a student sitting alone at lunch every day. You want to invite them to sit with you, but your other friends say there's "no room."
How can you stand up for what you think is right?
Decision Drive
Boundaries
A friend starts looking through your private sketchpad or journal without asking. When you tell them to stop, they say, "I'm your friend, it shouldn't matter!"
How do you explain your boundary clearly?
Decision Drive
Assertiveness
Someone keeps cutting in front of you in the lunch line. It's happened three days in a row, and you are starting to get very annoyed.
What is a firm but polite way to address this?
Decision Drive
Forgiveness
A friend accidentally spills juice on your new shoes. They apologize sincerely, but you're still feeling upset about your shoes.
How can you move past your anger to save the friendship?
Decision Drive
Group Work
One person in your project group is just playing with their pencil and not helping at all. Your deadline is tomorrow.
How can you encourage them to participate without being bossy?
Decision Drive
Keep navigating towards positive choices!
Social Navigator Cards Two Social Navigator Cards
Cut along the dotted lines • Set Two
Peer Pressure
A group of popular kids is wearing a certain style. Your friend says, "You shouldn't wear that shirt anymore, it's weird."
How do you respond while staying confident in your own choices?
Decision Drive
Conflict Resolution
You accidentally bumped into someone in the hallway. They think you did it on purpose and look angry.
What is the quickest way to de-escalate the situation?
Decision Drive
Peer Conflict
Your friend is mad at you but won't tell you why. They are just ignoring you at lunch.
How can you approach them to find out what's wrong?
Decision Drive
Peer Pressure
A friend found a $10 bill on the floor and wants you to help them hide it so they don't have to turn it in.
What "Decision Drive" choice would you make here?
Decision Drive
Conflict Resolution
You are working in a group and one person is doing all the talking and not letting anyone else share ideas.
How can you politely ask for everyone to have a turn?
Decision Drive
Peer Conflict
You and a sibling/friend are fighting over the TV remote. You both want to watch different things.
Think of three "Win-Win" solutions for this conflict.
Decision Drive
Challenge your friends to find the best "Win-Win" outcomes!
Social Navigator Cards One Social Navigator Cards
Cut along the dotted lines • Decision Drive Scenarios
Conflict Resolution
A friend borrows your favorite pencil and returns it with the eraser bitten off. You are really frustrated.
How do you tell them how you feel without starting an argument?
Decision Drive
Peer Pressure
Some kids in your group are making fun of a new student's lunch. They tell you, "Come on, say something funny about it!"
What can you say to stay true to yourself while still being part of the group?
Decision Drive
Peer Conflict
You and your best friend both want to be the "leader" of your science project. You both have different ideas.
What is a fair way to decide who takes which role?
Decision Drive
Peer Pressure
A friend wants you to skip the rest of recess and hide in the bathroom with them just for "fun."
How do you say no without making your friend mad?
Decision Drive
Conflict Resolution
During a game, someone accuses you of cheating even though you didn't. They are yelling at you.
What can you do to stay calm and explain your side?
Decision Drive
Peer Conflict
You find out a friend told a secret you shared with them. Now you feel like you can't trust them.
What is the first step you should take to address this?
Decision Drive
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Decision Drive Board Decision Drive
A Social Navigation Game for Grades 4-5
Navigator Team
Start
2
Challenge 3
4
5
10
Challenge 9
Obstacle
BACK 1
8
7
Challenge 6
11
Challenge 12
Safety Stop 13
High Five
AHEAD 1
14
15
20
Challenge 19
Obstacle
BACK 2
18
17
Challenge 16
21
Challenge 22
23
Challenge 24
Master Navigator
Challenge
Draw a Card and solve it.
Obstacle
Social bumps! Move back.
High Five
Positive! Move ahead.
Safety Stop
Safe Zone! Practice calm.
Decision Drive Guide Decision Drive
Facilitator's Guide
Grades 4-5
Game Overview
Decision Drive helps students navigate common social crossroads. Through role-playing, students develop skills in conflict resolution and resisting peer pressure .
Rules of the Road
01. Setup
Groups of 2–4. Place tokens on START . Shuffle the Social Navigator Cards face down.
02. Gameplay
Roll a die. On a Challenge square, draw a card. Player describes a positive response.
03. Board Events
Follow board instructions for Obstacles (back) or High Fives (ahead) squares.
04. Safety Stop
Take a deep breath! Landing here makes you immune to the next Obstacle you land on.
Counseling Tips
• Safety Stops as Tools: Use the Safety Stop square to talk about "safe spaces" or "coping strategies" that help protect us from negative social impacts.
• Encourage "I" Statements: Prompt students to use the "I feel... because... I need..." formula during challenges.
• Debriefing: Always end the session with the Decision Reflection Worksheet to solidify learning.
Discussion Starters
"Which scenario felt the most like a real-life situation you've faced?"
"If you were a bystander watching this happen, how could you help?"
"What is one 'Super Power' strategy you can use when you start feeling angry?"
Decision Reflection Worksheet Decision Reflection
What kind of Navigator are you?
NAME:
DATE:
1 Think back to a "Social Navigator" card you drew today.
Briefly describe the situation and the choice you made.
2 What was the hardest type of situation for you to solve?
Conflict Resolution
Peer Pressure
Group Work
Why was this specific one tricky for you?
3 What is one "Super Power" you use to stay calm in a conflict?
(Examples: Breathing, walking away, counting to ten...)
Master Navigator Goal
Next time I find myself in a social crossroad, I will try to...
