Alcohol
HEALTH EDUCATION - Unit 2 - Lesson 3 - Week 3/5
Substance Use & Abuse (K)
UNIT 2: Substance Use & Abuse
Alcohol
Priority Standard(s)
HEK.1b - recognize potentially harmful substances
HEK.1c - identify safety hazards
HEK.3a - identify types of trusted adults and professionals as resources for health information
HEK.4c - recognize ways to respond when in an unwanted, threatening, or a frightening situation
HEK.7b - demonstrate healthy behaviors that prevent injuries
Supporting Standard(s)
Essential Question(s)
What is poison?
What is an inhalant?
What are drugs?
What are medicines?
Why should you not take someone else's medicine?
Why should you not take medicine unless administered by a trusted adult?
What is the difference between over-the-counter and prescription medicine?
What should you do if someone offers you illegal drugs?
Why should you say no to illegal drugs?
Why is tobacco bad for you?
Why should you not consume alcohol?
Big Idea(s)
Poison is a substance that causes illness or death when it gets in the body.
An inhalant is a poison that is breathed in through the nose or mouth.
Drugs are something that changes the way your body acts or feels. When used as prescribed or directed, medicines are drugs that are legal. There are also drugs that are illegal or against the law.
Medicine is what you take when you are sick to get well. When used as prescribed or directed, medicines are drugs that are legal.
You should never give your medicine to someone else or take someone else's medicine. Medicine that helps one person might make someone else really sick.
You should not take medicine unless administered by a trusted adult. The most important part of taking medicine is following the directions. The directions tell you the dosage, which is how much medicine to take and how often to take it. Directions might tell you to take medicine with food, what time to take it, or keep it in the refrigerator. Or you might need to stay out of the sun. A trusted adult is one who takes care of making sure you know what the directions are and how to follow the directions when taking your medicine.
Over-the-counter medicines are medicines you can buy from a store without a prescription from a doctor. Prescription medicine is medicine that your doctor writes a prescription or order for that your trusted adult takes to a pharmacist to fill.
If someone offers you illegal drugs you should say "no" and walk away. If you see someone with illegal drugs at school or in your community, tell a trusted adult right away. Trusted adults in your community and at school want and need to keep everyone safe.
You should say "no" to illegal drugs because they are dangerous, can harm your growing body (lungs, heart, brain), can be addictive (a person's body needs more and more just to feel okay), and they are against the law.
Tobacco is bad for you because there is a drug called nicotine in it. Nicotine is a chemical that makes you feel hyper or tingly for a short time. Nicotine can be addictive, which means that when people use it more, their bodies and minds need more just to feel okay. Tobacco comes in many forms: cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco (loose leaf, plug, pouch, twist), pipes, and vape pens.
You should not consume alcohol because alcohol use in the teenage years or younger has been related to a wide range of health and social problems. Alcohol use during childhood has been related to increased health risks (including alcohol-related injuries), involvement in violence, risky behaviors, and it can affect the normal development of vital organs and functions, including the brain, liver, bones, and hormones.
LEARNING TARGET / SUCCESS CRITERIA
I will identify ways in which some drugs can be harmful and tell who can help people who use harmful drugs. I will stay away from drugs that are harmful to me and against the law, including alcohol (21).
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PRE-INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY
Physical Education - Practice Healthful Habits
We're going to learn to recite the following:
I won't take drugs.
I'll use my head.
Here's something else to do instead!Â
When I point to you, name a physical activity, such as jumping jacks, push ups, planks, jogging in place, etc. and we will do that for 10 seconds.
OPENING (Engage)
Talk About It
Some drugs can harm the body or mind. Alcohol is a drug.
Vocabulary Strategies
alcohol - a drug that is in some drinks
Each of the pictures below contain alcohol. We are going to identify each picture.
Alcohol Harms Your Body and Your Mind
You should not consume alcohol because alcohol use in the teenage years or younger has been related to a wide range of health and social problems. Alcohol use during childhood has been related to increased health risks (including alcohol-related injuries), involvement in violence, risky behaviors, and it can affect the normal development of vital organs and functions, including the brain, liver, bones, and hormones.
Alcohol makes it hard to think clearly
Alcohol makes it hard to make healthful decisions
Alcohol makes it hard to see clearly
Alcohol changes your heartbeat
What can happen if the driver of a car is not thinking clearly?
Only adults may purchase drinks that have alcohol. There are other drugs that are against the law.
Why do you think there are laws about some drugs?
Some people who use harmful drugs can't stop by themselves. Doctors, counselors, and other people might be able to help them.
What is the banner below about?
WORK PERIOD (Explore/Explain/Extend/Elaborate)
Refusal Skills - How to Say "NO" to Stay Safe
Look at the person. Say "no."
Tell why and/or walk away.
Do not change your mind.
Ask for help.
How would you use these "refusal skills" to say "NO?"
We're going to act out what you would do to if offered something harmful to you. Remember to use the steps for saying, "no."
someone offers you alcohol
someone offers you a cigarette
someone offers you medicine that's not yours
someone invites you to do something dangerous
someone tries to do something that makes you feel uncomfortable or threatened
Build Character - Be Trustworthy
Let's learn and sing the following song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat":
I say "no" to drugs,
I want to stay drug-free.
It's the healthy way to live.
Be smart...say "no" like me.
CLOSING (Evaluate)
Helpful or Harmful?
Take a look at the pictures below. I need you to help me identify which drugs or substances are helpful and which are harmful for you.
Please number 1-6 down the left side of your individual white board. Draw a smiley face for each substance that is helpful. Draw a sad face for each substance that is harmful.
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6)
Just as there are rules to follow at home and school, there are rules to follow when taking medicines.
These rules include:
take medicine only from a trusted adult
don't take medicine on your own
take only medicine that belongs to you
take only the correct amount of medicine
take your medicine at the correct time and in the correct way
RESOURCES / INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
individual white board
dry-erase markers
DCSD Board-Approved Instruction Materials
Health & Wellness: Teacher's Edition (New Edition) - Grade K. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. 2008.
Health Big Ideas Book - Grade K. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. 2008.
Life Skills Book - Grade K. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. 2008.
Health Masters - Grade K. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. 2008.
Transparency Book - Grades K-2. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. 2008.
Technology
Chromebook
large video screens for whole-class viewing
sound system for sharing of audio