Personal & social development // Responsible Decision-Making
Right and Wrong Choices
Know the difference between right and wrong in familiar everyday situations — understanding basic rules about honesty, not hurting others, respecting others' property, and being fair — and choose to do the right thing even when it's harder
Quick check
If the learner accidentally breaks something at a friend's house, do they tell the truth about it rather than hiding it or blaming someone else?
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Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Identify the right and wrong choice in a simple moral scenario
- Choose to be honest even when lying would avoid trouble
- Explain why rules about not hurting others and being honest matter
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
2 topicsResponsible Decision-Making // Ages 5 to 8
Distinguishing right from wrong requires vocabulary including 'honest', 'fair', 'trust', and 'right and wrong'
Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 5 to 7
Right/wrong benefits from understanding consequences
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Right and Wrong Choices
Ages 5 to 7 // Concept
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2 topics- Understanding BullyingRequired
Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 7 to 9
Understanding bullying builds on knowing right from wrong
- Rules and agreements existHelpful
Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 5 to 7
Understanding rules benefits from knowing right/wrong
Personal & social development // Responsible Decision-Making
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