Taking responsibility for our actions is the topic of a lesson about being accountable. Middle schoolers engage in a series of games and activities that ask them to demonstrate accountability as they create solutions to dilemmas.

Concepts

social-emotional learning, accountability, consequences

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Instructional Ideas

• Print and laminate the scenarios to permit reuse

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a dictionary and a deck of playing cards
• Second in a five-lesson Managing Personal Resources module

Pros

• Role-playing activities help reinforce students' understanding of accountability

Cons

• None