Good Choices Make Good Friends

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Good Choices Make Good Friends

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• Think Before You Act
• Game

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• This game helps you think about the choices you
  can make!
• Some choices help you keep your friends.
• Other choices can cause problems!

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On the following slides, there will be examples
of interactions between friends.
You must choose the correct way to handle each
situation.
You will choose the correct answers if you think
of

• using self-control

• thinking before acting

• solving conflicts

• refusing to go along with bad choices others
  make

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Read the questions with your teacher, talk about
it, then choose the correct answer.
Your teacher will click the next slide and you
will see the correct answer.
Good Luck with Your Thinking!
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1. You and your friend are at your house and you
   both want to use the same toy. You

a. give in to your friend but then get upset
later.
b. say, Lets take turns.
c. grab the toy and say This is my house and we
are going to play my way.
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1. You and your friend are at your house and you
   both want to use the same toy. You

b. say, Lets take turns.
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2. You are eating lunch and someone wants your
snack. You
a. politely say, No, I really like my snack.
Maybe you can ask your mom to pack one in your
lunch tomorrow.
b. find the teacher and tell on your friend.
c. say, O.K. just because you dont want to
hurt their feelings, but you feel upset because
you didnt get your own snack.
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2. You are eating lunch and someone wants your
snack. You
a. politely say, No, I really like my snack.
Maybe you can ask your mom to pack one in your
lunch tomorrow.
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3. A friend is across the street and calls for
you to come over. Your friend also tells you that
you are a chicken if you dont run across the
street.
a. You run across the street because you dont
want to be called a chicken.
b. Tell the friend he needs to cross the street
or he will be a chicken.
c. Tell your friend you will find a safe way to
get across the street.
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3. A friend is across the street and calls for
you to come over. Your friend also tells you that
you are a chicken if you dont run across the
street.
c. Tell your friend you will find a safe way to
get across the street.
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4. Your parents tell you that you must clean
your messy room before you go outside. You
a. ask your brother or sister to clean your room
for you.
b. throw a temper tantrum to see if they will
change their minds and let you do it later.
c. begin to clean your room so you can go outside.
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4. Your parents tell you that you must clean
your messy room before you go outside. You
c. begin to clean your room so you can go outside.
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5. You need to talk to your teacher but he/she
is talking to someone else. You
a. wait until your teacher is finished with
his/her conversation.
b. use a loud voice and say, Teacher, Teacher,
I need to talk to you!
c. keep pulling the teachers clothes to attract
attention.
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5. You need to talk to your teacher but he/she
is talking to someone else. You
a. wait until your teacher is finished with
his/her conversation.
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6. Your are in line to get a drink and someone
cuts in front of you. You
a. poke them as hard as you can.
b. let the other kid barge in so no one gets mad
at you.
c. say, Its my turn and Ill be finished in
just a moment.
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6. Your are in line to get a drink and someone
cuts in front of you. You
c. say, Its my turn and Ill be finished in
just a moment.
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7. Your arms are full of books and the door is
closed. You need help. You
a. stand by the door waiting for someone to
notice you.
b. say, Could you please open the door for me?
c. yell in a very loud voice, Let me in!
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7. Your arms are full of books and the door is
closed. You need help. You
b. say, Could you please open the door for me?
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8. In the gym you accidentally run into someone.
You
a. apologize for the accident and see if the
person is hurt.
b. shout, Get out of my way!
c. just walk away and say nothing.
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8. In the gym you accidentally run into someone.
You
a. apologize for the accident and see if the
person is hurt.
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9. Youre taking a spelling test and you have
forgotten how to spell one of the words. You
a. look at your neighbors paper.
b. start crying.
c. do your best to sound out the word.
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9. Youre taking a spelling test and you have
forgotten how to spell one of the words. You
c. do your best to sound out the word.
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10. You and your brother are getting ready to
have breakfast. There is just a little bit of
milk left in the carton. You
a. tell your brother you will give him a dime if
he lets you have all of the milk.
b. suggest that you both share.
c. grab it all before he has a chance to get any.
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10. You and your brother are getting ready to
have breakfast. There is just a little bit of
milk left in the carton. You
b. suggest that you both share.
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11. As you go through the lunch line you get
something you do not want. You
a. yell, I dont want this!
b. tell the lunch ladies they have yucky food.
c. say, excuse me, I dont care for this. Could
you take it off my tray?
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11. As you go through the lunch line you get
something you do not want. You
c. say, excuse me, I dont care for this. Could
you take it off my tray?
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12. As you get a glass out of the cupboard you
drop it and it breaks. You
a. pick up all the pieces and throw it away.
b. tell a parent and offer to help them clean it
up.
c. walk away and leave the glass on the floor.
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12. As you get a glass out of the cupboard you
drop it and it breaks. You
b. tell a parent and offer to help them clean it
up.
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13. You see a fire at a neighbors house. You..
a. get to a phone immediately and call 911.
b. get your friend to come and watch it burn.
c. cry and scream.
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13. You see a fire at a neighbors house. You..
a. get to a phone immediately and call 911.
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14. A classmate is throwing rocks at you on the
playground. You
a. throw rocks back at them.
b. let a teacher know there is a dangerous
situation.
c. tell the classmate you will get someone to
beat him up.
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14. A classmate is throwing rocks at you on the
playground. You
b. let a teacher know there is a dangerous
situation.
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15. You come into an empty classroom and see
that a classmate has left a watch sitting on
his/her desk. You really want a watch like that.
You
a. put the watch inside his/her desk so it
wont get lost.
b. take the watch and put it in your backpack.
c. wear it just for the day and put it back
first thing in the morning.
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15. You come into an empty classroom and see
that a classmate has left a watch sitting on
his/her desk. You really want a watch like that.
You
a. put the watch inside his/her desk so it
wont get lost.
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Congratulations! You have completed the Good
Choices Make Good Friends Quiz
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Remember to make good choices!
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Your friends will thank you!
And you will stay happy and healthy!