"Taking Responsibility for your Actions"-Easel. CDC Health Education Standard 8

This lesson is a guide in helping teens and young adults to learn about taking responsibility for their own actions. Cause and effect is covered, along with emotions and how taking responsibility for your actions is a choice. A separate section on making wise choices when it comes to responsibility for your health-with sensitive topics. Writing prompt, activity.

No prep needed. Clip art, printables. Easel Assessment and activity included.
Health Education Standards addressed (as developed by the CDC -Center for Disease Control Healthy Schools and the Joint Committee on National Health Education Standards:) CDC Standard 8: The ability to promote and support personal, family, and community health and to use decision-making skills to guide healthy behaviors.

Included in the lesson are:

What it means to take responsibility for ones actions

The "cause and effect" principal- for every action, there is a reaction

A list of actions that are more responsible, and a list of less responsible actions

Understanding your emotions and how you react is part of your responsibility

Inspiring quotes on responsibility

A separate section, to be used at the teachers discretion, on making responsible choices when it comes to teens health. This section covers sensitive topics, such as drinking and driving, smoking, sex and STD's. CDC Health Education Standard 8.

Writing activity on what you think responsibility is

The "Blame Game" quiz- students need to circle the statements that blame their actions on someone or something else. Answer key included

Writing activity on the "choice and consequences" of 3 different situations in your life.

Easel included in this lesson

CDC Health Education Standard 8 is addressed in this lesson.

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