Your Choices Your Power Lesson Plan
This comprehensive lesson plan for 8th-grade girls provides an 80-minute instructional flow focused on empowering students to make positive decisions using the STOP, THINK, ACT framework. It includes teacher preparation notes, objective-driven steps, and clear activity guides.
Your Choices Your Power Slide Deck
A vibrant 10-slide presentation designed for 8th-grade girls, using a sketchbook/zine aesthetic to teach decision-making power. It covers negative choices, the STOP-THINK-ACT framework, and the ripple effect of consequences with engaging visuals and clear speaker notes.
Decision Dilemmas Reading
This reading document presents two realistic scenarios for 8th-grade girls—group chat gossip and social media dares—with guided reflection questions to help them analyze peer pressure and decision outcomes. It uses a clean, engaging design with a focus on empathy and critical thinking.
Choice Challenge Worksheet
This worksheet provides students with two realistic social dilemmas to practice the STOP, THINK, ACT framework. It includes guided sections for analyzing short-term and long-term consequences, identifying personal values, and planning specific actions.
Discussion Starters
This teacher-facing discussion guide provides targeted prompts for unpacking social dilemmas. It focuses on exploring the nuances of being an "upstander" in digital spaces and navigating peer pressure without losing personal values.
Consequence Connect Activity
This group activity guide helps students visualize the immediate and future impacts of their decisions through a "ripple mapping" exercise. It includes clear instructions, scenario cards, and a visual structure for mapping consequences.
The Ripple Effect Game Activity
This interactive game guide leads the class through "The Ripple Effect," where students pass cards to visualize the interconnected outcomes of a single decision. It includes phase-by-phase instructions and debrief questions for teachers.