STOP THINK GO & CHOOSE Impulse Control & Decision-Making SEL Lesson Activities

Are you looking for a highly engaging, age-appropriate digital activity to help students in Grades 4–6 strengthen impulse control, emotional regulation, and thoughtful decision-making? Our This or That – Stop, Think, Go Digital Game for Grades 4–6 is the perfect resource for helping students pause before reacting, think through their choices, and choose respectful, safe, and helpful next steps in real-life school and social situations.

Designed for school counseling, SEL lessons, behavior support, emotional regulation instruction, executive functioning practice, and upper elementary intervention, our interactive PowerPoint game supports students as they build self-awareness, social problem-solving skills, and emotional control in a fun, relatable, and developmentally appropriate way.

Using a highly engaging This or That format, students click between two emotion choices, read the matching scenario, and decide whether the best next step is to STOP, THINK, or GO. Through realistic and relatable upper elementary situations, students practice managing emotions, considering consequences, and responding in thoughtful, respectful ways.

Skills Students Will Practice

• Impulse control
• Emotional regulation
• Decision-making
• Self-control
• Social awareness
• Problem-solving
• Perspective-taking
• Executive functioning
• Friendship skills
• Responsible behavior choices

What’s Included

• Fully interactive PowerPoint game — students click to choose between two emotion options
• 15 engaging “This or That” sets with emotion-based scenarios
• 30 total upper elementary decision-making situations
• Focus on the Stop, Think, Go self-regulation framework
• Age-appropriate content designed specifically for Grades 4–6
• Realistic school, friendship, classroom, and social-emotional scenarios
• Opportunities to practice impulse control, emotional regulation, and problem-solving
• Supports discussion around self-control, expected behavior, and respectful choices

Our Stop, Think, Go game for upper elementary students is easy to use, highly engaging, and designed to help children build emotional awareness, pause before reacting, and make stronger choices in everyday situations at school and beyond.