Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe
Know and use the vocabulary of making decisions and keeping safe — choice, consequence, rule, safe, fair, honest, trusted adult, and right and wrong — and understand that naming these ideas clearly helps make better choices
Typical age: 5–8 years
“If your child faces a situation where they need to make a choice — like whether to tell the truth about something that went wrong — can they talk through what might happen using words like 'consequence' and 'fair'?”
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- Everyday Safety Awareness
Safety awareness draws on vocabulary of 'safe', 'trusted adult', and 'choice'
- Rules and agreements existREQUIRED
Understanding why rules exist requires vocabulary of 'rule', 'safe', and 'fair'
- Actions and Their ConsequencesREQUIRED
Understanding that actions have consequences requires the vocabulary word 'consequence' as a named concept
- Right and Wrong ChoicesREQUIRED
Distinguishing right from wrong requires vocabulary including 'honest', 'fair', 'trust', and 'right and wrong'