Case 12 of 20 · Decision Making

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Decision Making — Perspective Taking

🔎Case Brief #12

🏠 You're helping at home and you use perspective taking to solve a problem.

🎯 Your mission

Decide who is right.

⚡ The twist

Pick what's best long-term, not what feels best now.

What You'll Learn

🧠 Develop your perspective taking skills with guided practice and real examples. This debate builds decision making abilities step by step, helping you become a stronger, more independent thinker. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Perspective Taking

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Think About This

🏠 You're helping at home and you use perspective taking to solve a problem. What happened? How did you figure it out?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about perspective taking. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Understand perspective taking

Practice decision making daily

Apply thinking skills to real-world situations

Key Vocabulary

Fair

When everyone gets an equal chance

Consequence

What happens after a choice

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Why This Matters in Real Life

People use decision making skills at home, at school, and at work. Every time you practice, you're getting ready for the future!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain perspective taking to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Solve the Case

Case 1

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What is the main idea of perspective taking?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Track one decision you made today — did it go how you expected?

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For the dinner table

“Tell me about a choice you're proud of, and one you'd redo.”

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