Washington Learning Systems

Making Choices

Children make choices as they work and play. The goals of the choices unit include: increasing children's awareness of the choices they make, helping children realize all their options before making a choice, helping them think about their options before making a choice, and facilitating feelings of competence and an internal locus of control because of their abilities to make wise choices.

Daily Principles Cognitive Functions

Day 1. We make many different choices. Receptive Labeling

Day 2. We think about what might happen before choosing. Hypothetical/Reflective Thinking

Day 3. We choose activities. Hypothetical/Reflective Thinking

Day 4. We choose who to do things with. Hypothetical/Reflective Thinking

Day 5. We choose how to act. Hypothetical/Reflective Thinking

Day 6. We choose how to show our feelings. Hypothetical/Reflective Thinking

Day 7. We choose to learn or try new things. Hypothetical/Reflective Thinking

Day 8. We choose goals and plans to meet those goals. Hypothetical/Reflective Thinking

Day 9. We choose to change. Hypothetical/Reflective Thinking

Day 10. The older we get the more choices we have. Comparative Behavior

Day 11. Sometimes we only have a few choices.
Sometimes we have no choice. Comparative Behavior

Day 12. We can choose to think about anything we want. Broaden the Mental Field

Unit Principles

1. We make choices.

2. We stop and think before choosing.