Personal & social development // Responsible Decision-Making

Stop, Think, Then Choose

Use a simple decision-making process when faced with a choice — stopping to think, identifying the options, considering the consequences of each option, and then choosing — rather than acting impulsively

Ages
7 to 9
Type
Method
Builds on
4 topics
Leads to
3 topics
Standards
1 code

Quick check

When the learner faces a tricky choice — like whether to tell the teacher that a friend cheated — can they think through their options and the consequences rather than just reacting?

Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.

Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Describe at least two options when facing a decision
  • Predict a likely consequence for each option
  • Explain which option they chose and why, showing they considered the consequences

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

4 topics
  • Actions and Their ConsequencesRequired

    Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 5 to 7

    Decision-making process builds on understanding consequences

  • Planning a TaskHelpful

    Learning to Learn // Learning to Learn // Ages 6 to 7

    PSD decision-making processes transfer directly to Learning-to-Learn planning frameworks

  • Vocabulary: ethics and citizenshipHelpful

    Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 7 to 11

    Decision-making process applies vocabulary of 'ethical', 'consequence', and 'responsibility'

  • Choosing a StrategyHelpful

    Learning to Learn // Learning to Learn // Ages 9 to 10

    PSD decision-making skills underpin strategy selection in Learning-to-Learn

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Stop, Think, Then Choose

Ages 7 to 9 // Method

Leads to

3 topics
  • Difficult Ethical ChoicesRequired

    Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 9 to 11

    Ethical grey areas builds on basic decision-making process

  • Peer Pressure and Resisting ItRequired

    Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 9 to 11

    Resisting peer pressure builds on decision-making process

  • Emotions and Decision-MakingHelpful

    Emotional Literacy // Ages 9 to 11

    Understanding emotions affect decisions connects to the decision-making process

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
PSPE-ID-LO-P2-6

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