Influences on Your Decisions
Students will be learning about what all influences their decisions.
Duration
Less than 1 hour
Lesson Type
Traditional Lesson
Essential Question
Why is it important to evaluate the different influences in your life?
Grade(s):
- 6
- 7
- 8
Subject(s):
Recommended Technology:
Other Instructional Materials or Notes:
Lesson Progression
Influences on Your Decisions
Student Objectives:
- TSWBT explain the influence of your family on your decision making
- TSWBT describe how your peers influence your decisions
- TSWBT analyze the effect of the media on your decisions
- TSWBT explain why it is important to evaluate the different influences in your life
Equipment:
- Laptop/Computer
- Influences on your decisions Powerpoint
- Influences on your decisions activity
Task 1: Do now
- Have students write about a decision that they have made in the past week. Have the students list all of the different factors that influenced that decision.
Task 2: The teacher will go over the influences on your decisions PowerPoint. The teacher will talk about
- Family being a major influence
- Peers being an important influence
- Peer Pressure
- Media/Advertisement being an influence
Task 3: Influences on your decisions activity
Pretending With Scenery for Early Grades with Melanie Trimble | Asynchronous Studio Lessons
Melanie Trimble (Richland School District 1) leads a lesson on using scenery for pretending, and telling stories.
View Asset