Name the problem. List the choices. Think about what might happen for each choice. Make a decision. Think about what happened.
Students practice decision making.
Give students the following situations and ask them to use the decision-making steps to make safe decisions. Anuk's friend is coming over to swim with her in an hour. Anuk is tired of waiting and wants to start swimming before her friend gets there. Luis is at the beach with his friend Billy. They have been swimming for a long time.