1.14 Safe Decisions
“Safe Decisions” is Activity 1.14 in the Teamwork unit of the Grow Your PALS Program Guide (The National FFA Mentoring Program). The lesson teaches PALS the five-step decision-making process and applies it to making good personal-safety decisions, using wearing a seat belt as the central example. It includes a guided discussion, a worked seat-belt scenario, an optional video or guest demonstration, and connection/wrap-up questions.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- List the steps in the decision-making process.
- Make decisions based on safety.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 30 minutes.
- Materials
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- Invite highway patrol or local police/sheriff out to demonstrate the importance of wearing a seat belt. -OR- Locate a video on the web discussing seat belt safety. Be sure to preview the video before showing it to your PALS to make sure it is a good example.
- Unit
- Teamwork
- Precepts
- G Physical Growth — G3. Participate in a fitness program
- Number of Students
- From a pair of students to an entire class
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.02.01.02.a.Describe the benefits, risks and opportunities associated with being physically fit.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NS.5-8.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives