Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Lesson Plans

Sixth graders examine various opinions about alcohol and drug use. They complete a drug use survey, tally, analyze, and discuss the results, discuss the school's drug use, and write a journal response.

Learners examine the district's tobacco, alcohol, and drug policy to analyze violation situations. They brainstorm a list of behavior changes that indicate the use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, read and discuss the district policy, listen to a guest speaker, and complete an activity sheet.

Students break into small groups and listen to the procedures and guidelines for developing a slideshow presenting using PowerPoint. They then use the Internet to research alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, misuse, and abuse and create a story board for their slideshow using the information gathered during the research phase.

Students identify the effects and consequences of using and abusing alcohol and drugs. In this drug education instructional activity, students watch a video about underage drinking. Students research an assigned drug and compose a PowerPoint presentation to educate their classmates about the drug. Students present the information.

Students warn others about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse. In this personal health activity, students research the effects of addiction and share their findings with their classmates. Students then create posters or songs that discourage drug use.

Students identify various assertive ways to reject offers of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. They define "aggressive" and "assertive," identify various assertive behaviors, and role-play scenarios for the class in small groups.

Students examine how advertising and media shape attitudes about tobacco, alcohol and drug use. They look at advertisements from newspapers and magazines to determine what message the advertisers are conveying to their audience.

Students state refusal skills to promote abstinence from tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. They work in cooperative teams to complete a blindfolded race through an obstacle course by identifying refusal skills.

Students research alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs using cd-roms, Internet websites, and media center materials. In small groups they write a script and create a computer animated movie using the "Hollywood High" computer software.

Ninth graders identify the harmful effects of tobacco use. In this tobacco use activity, 9th graders define tobacco terms and complete a diagram worksheet about the heart. Students view a PowerPoint on the effects of smokeless tobacco and work in groups to create a presentation on the effects. Students brainstorm a list of tips for quitting and present to the class.