LESSON PLAN – Making Choices



LESSON PLAN – Making Choices

Theme – Managing Decisions

CAREER SKILLS – Career Management

KEY SKILLS – Communication, Problem Solving, Working With Others, Improving Own Learning and Performance

WORK RELATED LEARNING – learning For Work

COMPETENCIES – *ai, *aii, *aiii, *bi, *ci, *cii, *di, **ei, **eii, **eiii, **eiv, **ev, **evi, ***fiv, ***Ii, ***kiv, ***kv, ****li, ****mi

SUGGESTED SUBJECT AREA – English, Personal Development, Social Studies

Learning Outcomes

By completing this task students will be able to:

• Summarise decisions they have made.

• Differentiate between major and minor decisions.

• Identify influences on the decision making process.

Preparation and Materials

• Copies of the Activity Sheet “Making Choices” (1) and (2) for each student.

• Blackboard/flipchart.

• This lesson could lead into lesson plan “Who Influences Me”.

Method

1. Explain the aims of the lesson using the learning outcomes on Activity Sheet (1).

2. Ask the class to brainstorm some of the decisions we have to make in a typical day. Record the responses e.g. to watch TV, what to choose in the school cafeteria.

3. Give out the Activity Sheets (1) and (2) and ask the students to complete Sections 1, 2 and 3 individually.

4. Introduce the idea of major an minor decisions. Ask for examples.

5. Discuss with the class different decision making methods as indicated in Section 3.

6. Highlight ones need when making major decisions – discuss consequences of actions e.g. eating junk food over a period of time could affect your health.

7. Ask students to list in Section 4 other major decisions they have made or will make which could affect their health, relationships, school, job/career.

8. Finally in Section 5 students identify what influences our decision making – e.g. parents, school teacher, friends, rewards, costs.

9. Ask the students what they have learned from the lesson.

10. Summarise the main learning outcomes.

Learning Outcomes: By completing this task you will be able to:

• Summarise decisions you have made.

• Tell the difference between major and minor decisions.

• Identify influences on your decision-making.

ACTIVITY SHEET (1) – Making Choices

ACTIVITY SHEET (2) – Making Choices

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Section 1 – Decisions, Decisions – Shopping

List 3 decisions you make on a typical shopping expedition.

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2.

3.

Section 3 – How did you decide?

Now, think about how you decided? Tick the box(es) which apply to your decision making in the situation you described.

I asked a friend for their opinion Thought about the pros and cons

Went along with the majority view Tossed a coin

Panicked Took advice from the experts

Acted on impulse Did what I felt right

Carefully considered the options Other

Section 2 – Think of a situation

Think of a situation where you have had to make a choice. Here are two examples:

• You have saved up for your sisters birthday present but you really want to buy something you have seen for yourself.

• You have agreed to go to your Gran’s for tea but you find out that your friends are going to see a really good movie at the cinema and you would like to go too.

Describe the situation and what you decided to do:

Section 4 – Major Decisions

List any major decisions you have made or will make which could effect your health, relationships, school, job/career

Some examples: smoking, eating junk food, doing homework, working hard for examinations

Section 5 – What/who influences your decisions?

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