We have to make choices all the time. What to do. Where to go. Who to be with. Doing these requirements with an adult family member will help you learn how to make the best choices.
(Wolf handbook page 100)
Do requirement a and do FOUR requirements of 12b through 12k
12a – Complete the Character Connection for Courage.
Know: Discuss with your family what “courage” is? Review the requirements and discuss how you might need courage in each one to do what is right.
Commit: Give some examples of when it is hard to do the right thing. Discuss with your family times that it might take courage to be honest and kind. Tell about a time in your life when you needed to be brave or courageous to do the right thing.
Practice: Practice learning about courage while doing the requirements for “Making Choices.” With family members, act out the choices you would make for some of the requirements.
12b – There is an older boy who hangs around Jason’s school. He tries to give drugs to the children. What would you do if you were Jason?
12c – Lee is home alone. The phone rings. When Lee answers, a stranger asks whether Lee’s mother is home. She is not. Lee is alone. What would you do if you were Lee?
12d – Justin is new to your school. He has braces on his legs and walks with a limp. Some of the kids at school tease him. They want you to tease him, too. What would you do?
12e – Juan is on a walk with his little sister. A car stops and a man asks them to come over to the car. What would you do if you were Juan?
12f – Matthew’s grandmother gives him money to buy an ice-cream cone. On the way to the store, a bigger boy asks for money and threatens to hit Matthew if he does not give him some money. If you were Matthew, what would you do?
12g – Chris and his little brother are home alone in the afternoon. A woman knocks on the door and says she wants to read the meter. She is not wearing a uniform. What would you do if you were Chris?
12h – Sam is home alone. He looks out the window and sees a man trying to break into a neighbor’s back door. What would you do if you were Sam?
12i – Mr. Palmer is blind. He has a guide dog. One day as he is crossing the street, some kids whistle and call to the dog. They want you and your friends to call the dog, too. What would you do?
12j –Some kids who go to Bob’s school want him to steal candy and gum from a store, which they can share later. Bob knows this is wrong, but he wants to be popular with these kids. What would you do if you were Bob?
12k – Paul and his little sister are playing outdoors. A very friendly, elderly woman stops and watches the children for a while. Paul doesn’t know the woman. She starts to talk with them and offers to take Paul’s little sister on a walk around the block. What would you do?
