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Plum Tree
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6th - 12th
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Health
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Activities & Projects
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Duration
30 mins
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Projection
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Pluses and Minuses

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Making decisions can be difficult. Here's a form that provides a starting point. After listing two options, individuals are asked to list the pluses and minuses of each.

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Concepts

self esteem, making decisions, child psychology, coping skills

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Model by having the whole class provide input into a decision you must make

Classroom Considerations

  • The exercise presumes participants have a trusted adult with whom they can share the form

Pros

  • The form suggests that each option would have both benefits and drawbacks

Cons

  • None

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