--- title: "Deciding Together" description: "Make a safe group decision: hear each person's idea, look for a plan everyone can accept, and use an agreed fair vote if needed. Help carry out the plan even if you preferred another safe option. Ask " canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/civics-and-economics/deciding-together-mt_GduE5KnI1e source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/civics-and-economics/deciding-together-mt_GduE5KnI1e.md retrieved: 2026-11-13 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Deciding Together Make a safe group decision: hear each person's idea, look for a plan everyone can accept, and use an agreed fair vote if needed. Help carry out the plan even if you preferred another safe option. Ask for help if the plan or vote has a problem. Subject: Civics & Economics · Area: Citizenship in Action · Ages 5 to 8 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/civics-and-economics/deciding-together-mt_GduE5KnI1e ## Ready when they can - Hear each person's suggestion before the group chooses among safe options - Take part in a vote with agreed rules, one vote each and no pressure; accept a fairly counted result or ask for help with a problem - Help carry out a safe group plan by choosing a task they can do ## Lesson: Deciding Together Use the listening you have practised: hear each person's idea before choosing. Look for a safe plan everyone can accept. If people still prefer different options, agree on a fair way to choose. A vote is one way. *(drawing: Each friend has one vote. Their agreed rule chooses the game with more votes.)* **Example.** Five friends hear both safe game ideas. They agree on one vote each; more votes wins. Count votes with one number per vote. The last number is the total shown by the bar. Tag gets three votes; hide and seek gets two. Pair votes across games. Tag has one left, so it has more votes. They choose tag. Before voting, agree on choices and a tie plan. Equal totals make a tie. For two safe games, you could take turns. Each person has one vote and chooses without pressure. Count each vote once. Ask an adult for help with missed or doubled votes, unsafe plans or anyone left out. After a fair vote, help with the safe plan even if you preferred another option. Find a job you can do. You do not have to do something unsafe. If the plan does not work for you, explain what you need and ask for help. **Example.** Drawing has five votes and singing has three. To find how many more votes drawing has, match one drawing vote with each singing vote. Three pairs use three votes from each side. Two drawing votes are left. Drawing has two more votes. **Recap.** Hear each idea, agree on fair voting rules if needed, and help with a safe plan. Ask for help if the vote or plan has a problem. *Original lesson, questions and flashcards written for this learning dataset about fair voting, tied votes and safe group plans.* ## Practice 8 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Listening to Others](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/listening-to-others-mt_YbX3LD0Eca) ## Optional connections - [Taking turns and sharing](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/taking-turns-and-sharing-mt_FwI7q7DSIx) ## Opens up - [Taking Action on Community Problems](https://lightmysky.com/learn/civics-and-economics/taking-action-on-community-problems-mt_8tFS0k82bU) - [How Groups Make Decisions](https://lightmysky.com/learn/civics-and-economics/how-groups-make-decisions-mt_nW4AxgWheP)