Stop Think Choose Activity for Kids

Give children a practical way to explore stop think choose impulse control for with this ready-to-use SEL lesson for ages 7–9. Children practise pausing before acting, comparing possible choices and planning a more helpful next step. Use it for classroom SEL, school counseling, homeschool instruction or a focused small-group lesson.

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Lesson 6 Stop – Think – Choose

Lesson 6: Stop – Think – Choose Age group: 7–9 Duration: 30–40 minutes SEL Focus: Self-regulation, impulse control, decision-making Core skill: Pausing before reacting and choosing a helpful response

Lesson Goals By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: • Understand the Stop – Think – Choose steps as a simple decision-making tool • Practice pausing before reacting in tricky situations • Identify feelings and thoughts connected to their actions • Make a safer or kinder choice after thinking • Reflect on how their choice affects how they feel afterward

Key Concept (Child-Friendly Explanation) “Sometimes our feelings are very fast, but our thinking brain needs a moment. Stop – Think – Choose helps us slow down and pick a better action.”

Materials Included (Used in This Lesson) • Stop – Think – Choose visual cards (STOP / THINK / CHOOSE) • Scenario picture cards (common school and peer situations) • Sorting / decision cards with circles for steps • Reflection Page: Stop – Think – Choose • Visual emotion icons (for feeling identification)

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