When to Tell a Trusted Adult¶
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About this MicroSim¶
When to Tell a Trusted Adult is an interactive MicroSim for this health-education textbook.
Students recall common signs of emotional struggle and recognize that telling a trusted adult is always the right response.
Use the controls in the panel below the drawing to interact with the model, then talk through what changed and why. The MicroSim is width-responsive and can be embedded in any course page with the iframe shown above.
Bloom's Taxonomy level: Remember (L1) — recall, identify, recognize
Lesson Plan¶
Audience¶
This MicroSim is designed for Grade 1. For the K-3 bands the teacher typically drives the activity on a shared screen; older students can explore the MicroSim independently.
Learning Objective¶
Students recall common signs of emotional struggle and recognize that telling a trusted adult is always the right response.
This activity targets Bloom's Remember (L1) (recall, identify, recognize).
Suggested Use (about 10 minutes)¶
- Warm up (2 min). Ask students what they already know about the topic and let one volunteer describe what they see on the screen.
- Model it (3 min). Demonstrate the interaction once, thinking aloud so students hear the reasoning behind each choice.
- Guided practice (3 min). Invite students to try the interaction and to predict what will happen before they act.
- Discuss (2 min). Ask why the result came out the way it did, connecting the on-screen result back to the learning objective above.
Check for Understanding¶
Have each student (or pair) explain their result in one sentence, using the vocabulary from this chapter. Look for reasoning that matches the Remember-level objective rather than a lucky guess.
Specification¶
The full specification below was extracted from Chapter 3: Understanding and Talking About Feelings.
Type: workflow
**sim-id:** when-to-tell-trusted-adult<br/>
**Library:** Mermaid<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy: Remember (L1)
Bloom Taxonomy Verb: recall, identify, recognize
Learning objective: Students recall common signs of emotional struggle and recognize that telling a trusted adult is always the right response.
Purpose: Show a simple, reassuring decision path from noticing a sign to getting help
Visual style: Simple vertical flowchart with rounded boxes, calm colors, no decision diamonds that could feel like a "test" — every path leads to the same caring outcome
Steps:
1. Start: "I notice something" — hover text: "Maybe a friend seems very sad for many days, or doesn't want to play anymore, or says 'I don't feel good inside.'"
2. Process: "I feel it myself, or I see it in someone else" — hover text: "It's just as important to notice this in yourself as it is to notice it in a friend."
3. Process: "I tell a trusted adult" — hover text: "A parent, teacher, school counselor, or another caring grown-up at home or school."
4. End: "The trusted adult helps" — hover text: "Trusted adults know how to help, or how to find more support — you don't have to solve it alone."
Every node includes a click handler opening an infobox with the hover text described above (Mermaid `click` directive on each node).
Color coding:
- Soft blue: noticing steps
- Soft green: telling a trusted adult
- Soft gold: getting help (end state)
Implementation: Mermaid flowchart with `click NodeId call showInfo("text")` directives on all four nodes, each opening an infobox with the corresponding hover text