SEN My Changing World

How To Make
A Good Decision
using the traffic lights system
• Every day we make
decisions.
• Sometimes they are
easy.
• Sometimes they are
difficult.
• If we use the traffic lights
to think through our
decisions, we can make
better decisions.
STOP
What are the possibilities?
What might happen?
THINK
What would be good
about each choice?
What would be bad
about each choice?
What is the worst
that could happen?
Who could I talk to
about this?
DECIDE
What will I decide to do?
Why have I decided to
do this?
Great! Now you know how to make good decisions.

Click on the traffic lights if Click the house if you’ve

you want to practise making decided to stop using this
some decisions. resource now.
Click on the traffic lights to practise making
each of the following decisions.
• Your granny gives you money to go and buy
some clothes.

• Your mum always buys porridge; this week she

lets you go and pick the cereal.

• You’re very hungry. When in the shop with your

friend, you see a chocolate bar you can’t afford.