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
What a learner can do afterwards
- 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
1 · Read
Every action you take leads to something else happening. That next thing is called a consequence. It can be good or bad.
Mia grabs her brother's blocks without asking. The blocks fall and break. Her brother feels sad because of what Mia did.
Before you take a toy or run fast, stop and think. Ask yourself what might happen next.
Every action leads to a consequence, so think before you act.
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2 · Watch
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Where it sits
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Where this leads
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