Peer Pressure

Middle school pupils view a well-known scene from A Christmas Story, then explore the challenges of peer pressure. The first in a series of anti-bullying lessons spark a discussion about how to handle peer pressure as both a recipient...

Young scholars discuss what peer pressure means to them and give examples of peer pressure. They discover what assertiveness means and how to distinguish it from aggressiveness.

Does teamwork really make the dream work? And, where is the line between peer pressure and bullying? Social scholars view a clip from the movie Drumline as a part of the seventh lesson in a series of anti-bullying activities. After...

Middle schoolers study the Holocaust and explore peer pressure, prejudice and intolerance.

Students explore peer pressure. In this peer pressure lesson, students determine how peer pressure affects choice making. Students create a list of accomplishments that give them self-confidence. Students examine how peer pressure can...

Students role play peer pressure situations and decision-making using cookies. They assess their own influences and reactions to the role play.

Eighth graders will be able to explain what peer pressure is and what kinds of things peers pressure each other into. They read an article and write why it is a form of peer pressure if it is. They make a poster on the dangers of peer...

Sixth graders demonstrate the difference of giving into peer pressure and resisting it. They then will be able to write a short response to an article they looked up. They role play in front of the class on what it means to give into...

Students will be able to read a story/article together and explain a time that some form of peer pressure happened in their lives. They then explain their stories to the class.

Students identify important Americans from the colonial, revolutionary and slavery periods who are noted for standing up for their beliefs in the face of peer disapproval. They identify the importance of music in motivating and...