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title: "Actions and Their Consequences"
description: "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"
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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)