Character Education: Vices, Cyber bullying, & Decision Making

Vices: To Try or Not To Try: This mini-lesson focuses on how to help your students avoid risky behaviours. It will teach your students to make healthy choices. Strategies are also provided to help your students resist unhealthy choices. Worksheets are provided to help them analyse, think and act properly when confronted with risky situations.

Cyber Bullying:Cyber bullying is a form of bullying and have been a major concern among our kids. This mini-lesson could help your kids be more aware of what cyber bullying is and what to do about it. You could also use this for bullying awareness week or month.

This mini-lesson include:

Definition of cyber bullying
Cyber bullying technology
Why do kids bully?
Profile of cyber bullies, victims of cyber bullies and bystanders
Cyber bullying categories
Cyber bullying types
Ways to prevent and stop cyber bullying

Decision-Making: Improving Decision-making Skills:
This mini-lesson is about teaching your students to decide better. A strategy/ technique based on research will be discussed in this mini lesson to guide your students in making better decisions. It is called: FIG TESPN.

FIG stands for:
F-Feelings
I-Identify the problem
G- What do you want to achieve to address your problem.

TESPN stands for:
T-Think of many possible solutions
E- Envision outcomes based on the solutions to the problem/s
S -Select the best among all the solutions
P- Plan the procedure, anticipate pitfalls, & practice steps.
N- Notice what happened and remember it for next time.