Making Good Decisions | Grades 6-8 Curriculum Cards & Student Reader

Middle schoolers make hundreds of decisions a day, and most of them have never been taught how. This grades 6-8 session card set and student reader gives school counselors a practical, culturally grounded tool for teaching real decision-making: not just what to choose, but how to think, what values matter, and how to come back from a choice that didn't land. Ready to use in small groups, advisory, or whole-class guidance lessons.

Why This Resource Matters

Decision making is best learned through repetition on real scenarios, not one lesson. A deck makes that repetition possible in the ten minutes a counselor actually has.

What Students Will Explore

• Weighing a choice before making it

• Consequences that reach past themselves

• Peer pressure and group loyalty

• Recovering from a decision they regret

• Their own values, said out loud

What’s Included

• Session card deck built for grades six through eight

• Scenario cards and discussion question cards

• Ready to run with no additional prep

• Instant digital download (PDF)

Who It’s For

School counselors and educators running individual or small group sessions with middle school students.

How to Use It

Draw a card to open a session, or work through a set across a small group series. Pairs directly with the Making Good Decisions counseling unit.