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
Lesson
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“Actions and Their Consequences means linking choices to consequences for self and others, and pausing to think before acting. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- Action → consequence arrow cards
- Before-I-act pause card
Extra for the adult
Worked example. If I leave toys out, someone might trip. I pause and think before I act.
Optional challenge. For Actions and Their Consequences, name effects on self and someone else.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: consequence named; pause tried; support used. This session samples consequences, not mastery of ethics.
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Actions and Their Consequences means linking choices to consequences for self and others, and pausing to think before acting. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Spend about 12 minutes matching action→consequence, practising a pause, then checking a fresh example.
Predict plausible effects of a fictional action on the actor and others, distinguishing possibilities from certainties.
Predict plausible effects of a fictional action on the actor and others, distinguishing possibilities from certainties.
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Choose consequence-aware habits.
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What is Mental Health?
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What is Mental Health? supports Actions and Their Consequences. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Check understanding
- 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
“Before your child does something — like taking a toy from a sibling or running in the corridor — can they stop and think about what might happen as a result?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Responsible Decision-Making
- Age range
- Ages 5–7
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