Decision-Making Activities | Responsible Decision-Making Worksheets | SEL
Decision-Making Activities | Responsible Decision-Making Worksheets | SEL
About This Resource
**★ **Decision-Making | Responsible Decision-Making Activity Worksheets
★ 73 pages
**★ Resource Type – **Activity Worksheets
**★ **Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides - Text Boxes Already Created!)
**★ **Excellent for Grades 8-12
**★ **Google Slide Link
★ Detailed Answer Keys | Sample Responses
Items Included:
**★ 38 **Decision-Making Activity Worksheets
**★ **Detailed Answer Keys | Sample Responses
**★ **Google Slide Link
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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.
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This comprehensive resource includes engaging, real-world decision-making activities that promote meaningful social-emotional learning (SEL) in any classroom. This Decision-Making packet includes 38 printable and digital worksheets that help middle and high school students explore how they make choices, respond to challenges, and grow from their experiences.
These decision-making exercises are designed to help middle and high school students reflect on how they make choices, handle peer pressure, manage emotions, set boundaries, and grow more confident in their decision-making skills.
Each worksheet presents relatable teen scenarios and real-life dilemmas that prompt self-reflection and discussion. Students will explore themes such as personal values, impulsive vs. thoughtful choices, social influence, conflict resolution, and growth.
Key Themes Students Will Explore in These Decision-Making Activities:
▶ Reflecting on past decisions (good and bad)
▶ Understanding the consequences of one’s actions
▶ Recognizing how decisions affect others
▶ Taking ownership and making amends (apology letters)
▶ Identifying personal values and how they influence choices
▶ Knowing when to be decisive vs. when to pause
▶ Evaluating short-term vs. long-term consequences
▶ Avoiding impulsive reactions
▶ Weighing options and thinking critically before acting
▶ Managing decision fatigue
▶ Responding to peer pressure
▶ Setting boundaries in friendships and relationships
▶ Supporting others who are making risky or unhealthy choices
▶ Communicating respectfully during conflict
▶ Knowing when to speak up and when to wait
▶ Regulating emotions before making choices
▶ Understanding how feelings influence decision-making
▶ Navigating group decisions (e.g., commanding, consensus, voting, consulting)
▶ Balancing immediate wants with long-term goals
Covers topics such as:
**▶️ **Everyday decision-making
**▶️ **Peer pressure and emotional regulation
**▶️ **Friendships and relationships
**▶️ **Knowing when to wait or act
**▶️ **Risk-taking vs. playing it safe
**▶️ **Values-based decision-making
**▶️ **Long-term planning and future-focused thinking
Activity Worksheet Topics include:
★ Decision-making Anticipation Guide (2 variations)
★ Decision-Making Self-Assessment
★ Decision-Making in Action - The 7-Step Process
★ Quick Decision-Making Reflection – Exploring Options, Pros, and Cons
★ Spend It or Save It? Decision-Making Scenario
★ The Group Chat Dilemma - Decision-Making Scenario
★ Influences on Decisions (Bias, Emotions, Experiences)
★ Decisions in Society – Reflection Activity
★ Decision-Making Skills Self-Assessment ( 2 variations)
★ Text Messaging - A Decision-Making Dilemma Between Fun and Responsibility
★ Text Messaging - A Peer Pressure Dilemma Between Doing What’s Right and Fitting In
★ Text Messaging - A Decision-Making Scenario About Online Choices and Consequences
★ Think Before You Text: Decision-Making Through Messages (2 variations)
★ When Your Choices Hurt Someone: Writing an Apology Letter
★ The Power of a Thoughtful Decision: Thanking Someone Who Helped Letter
★ Honest Letter to Someone Who Hurt You
★ Decision Fatigue - When Too Many Choices Wear You Out
★ Improve Your Decision-Making
★ Smart Choices, Stronger You - Decision-Making Reflection
★ Everyday Decisions – What Would You Do?
★ Supporting Someone Who’s Struggling with Decisions
★ The Do’s and Don’ts of Decision-Making
★ When Does Being Decisive Matter Most? (Ranking Situations)
★ Methods of Decision-Making: Command, Consult, Vote, Consensus
★ Choosing the Right Decision-Making Method: Command, Consult, Vote, Consensus
★ Learning from Tough Choices
★ Owning My Choices - What I Learned from Tough Decisions
★ What’s Your Decision-Making Pressure Point?
★ How Confident Are You in Your Decisions?
★ Growing Up - Decisions Through the Years
★ The Decisions In My Life
★ The Value of Waiting - Knowing When to Pause Before You Decide
★ Pause or Proceed? Knowing When to Slow Down
★ Are You a Decisive Person?
**Answer keys | Sample Responses **are included to help you guide discussions, provide feedback, and ensure students are on the right track as they work through the activities. These keys offer clear examples and solutions to support both understanding and skill development.
Formats Included:
- PDF (printable)
- Google Slides (digital)
Perfect for:
- High School SEL
- Middle School SEL
- Life Skills Classes
- Teen Counseling Groups
- Health & Wellness Programs
- Character Education
- Advisory or Homeroom
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❌ Lesson plans are not included. This product can be used in addition to your own lesson plans and in such a way that best meets the needs of your students.
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