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title: "Actions and Their Consequences"
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# Actions and Their Consequences

Understand that actions have consequences, that what you choose to do affects both yourself and other people, and begin to think about what might happen before they act

Subject: Personal & Social Development · Area: Responsible Decision-Making · Ages 5 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/actions-and-their-consequences-mt_UHQfb-n-w3

## Ready when they can

- Describe what happened as a consequence of a specific action they took
- Predict what might happen if they choose a particular action before doing it
- Explain that actions can have good or bad consequences for themselves and others

## Lesson: Actions have consequences

Every action you take leads to something else happening. That next thing is called a consequence. It can be good or bad.

*(drawing: First Leo drops the cup. Then the cup breaks.)*

**Example.** Mia grabs her brother's blocks without asking. The blocks fall and break. Her brother feels sad because of what Mia did.

**Tip.** Before you take a toy or run fast, stop and think. Ask yourself what might happen next.

**Recap.** Every action leads to a consequence, so think before you act.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/vocabulary-making-decisions-and-keeping-safe-mt_uTKgmWqSoI)

## Opens up

- [Stop, Think, Then Choose](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/stop-think-then-choose-mt_RhntJz7p_6)
- [Right and Wrong Choices](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/right-and-wrong-choices-mt_Wc6cOTQ1bA)