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ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES

Situation #1

Based on your feelings, the next time you are in a situation similar to this one, you are likely to (choose one):

a. Make up your own mind, no matter what your friends might think b. Give in to peer pressure or peer influence and go along with your friends c. Carefully weigh the pros and cons before making a decision
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ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES

Situation #1

Based on your feelings, the next time you are in a situation similar to this one, you are likely to (choose one):

a. Make up your own mind, no matter what your friends might think b. Give in to peer pressure or peer influence and go along with your friends c. Carefully weigh the pros and cons before making a decision
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ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES

Situation #1

After choosing not to buy a pair of the new style of sneakers your friends like, you feel (choose one):

a. Proud of yourself for making up your own mind b. Happy when your friends say your sneakers are cool c. Excited to wear your new sneakers
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ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

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CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES

Situation #1

After borrowing money to buy a pair of the new style of sneakers your friends like, you feel (choose one):

a. Disappointed in yourself for borrowing money to buy something you don't really like b. Happy that you feel like you fit in, even though you don't like how the sneakers look c. Silly wearing sneakers that look funny to you
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ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES

Situation #1

After choosing not to buy a pair of the new style of sneakers your friends like, you feel (choose one):

a. Proud of yourself for making up your own mind b. Happy when your friends don't make a big deal out of it c. Surprised that none of your friends say anything about it
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ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

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CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES

Situation #1

Here are some possibilities. Choose one and see where it takes you.

Your friends go out and buy a new style of sneakers that you don't particularly like and don't have the money for. You (choose one):

a. Don't buy a pair b. Borrow money to buy a pair c. Buy different sneakers that look better to you and are less expensive
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ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

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CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES

Situation #1

Even if your friends don't use actions or words to pressure you to do something, they can still influence your decisions. When you do something because you think your friends want you to, or you think it will make you look good in front of them, this is peer influence. It's not as obvious as peer pressure, but it can still be as strong. The bottom line is that you need to do what's right for you.

Read each of the following situations. Think about what you would do in each one and write down your thoughts.

The Sneaker Dilemma

You hang around with a particular group of friends. When a new style of sneaker hits the market, a lot of your friends go out and buy them. But, you don't have the money for them, and besides, you don't particularly like the way they look. How do you feel when you realize you are the only one in the group who has not purchased the sneakers? What are the different ways you can manage this situation?

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ACTIVITY 5: When Saying “No” Is the Way to Go

For Teachers / Grades 8 & 9 / Activity 5

ACTIVITY 5: When Saying “No” Is the Way to Go

For Teachers / Grades 8 & 9 / Activity 5

WHEN SAYING “NO” IS THE WAY TO GO

What happens when your friends pressure you and you say "no"? Do they get mad? Do they walk away? Do they stop talking to you? Or does nothing happen? It can be tough to say "no" because you may be worried about how your friends will react.

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ACTIVITY 5: What’s Important to Me!

For Teachers / Grade 7 / Activity 5

ACTIVITY 5: What’s Important to Me!

For Teachers / Grade 7 / Activity 5

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME

On the next page, you will see a list of phrases that describe things people may value, or find important.

 

Low Importance        Medium Importance        High Importance

 

Where you put the phrases will show what you find important.

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ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?

For Teachers / Grades 5 & 6 / Activity 5

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

What influences your decisions? Maybe it's what's important to you. Maybe it's your family, the law, or knowing what's right and wrong. Then there are your firends. Peer pressure can have a big influence on decisions made by people of all ages. Friends can pressure you to do something positive, like volunteer work. Or, they can pressure you to do something negative, like smoke. When your friends push you to do something by challenging, encouraging, teasing, or nagging you, that's peer pressure.

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