Lesson Plan National Tech-In Prevent Underage Alcohol Use Page 3

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Leader’s Guide
Lesson Plan in Brief
What To Know
What To Do
What To Say •
Children and parents need “to know” about alcohol and its effects to make good decisions about drinking.
They need to know “what to do” to help combat peer pressure and find alternatives to underage drinking.
And, they need to know “what to say” to make sure the right message comes through.
Enclosed you will find a complete 30-minute lesson plan that you may use during your Teach-In event.
The lesson plan has three objectives. Following the lesson, students should be able to explain:
What To Know:
Describe some of the effects of alcohol on the brain and body.
What To Do:
Identify effective alternatives to using alcohol.
What To Say:
Work in groups to develop an effective alcohol prevention message.
This lesson plan contains a number of different activities. You may do one or more of these activities,
depending on your time and comfort level with the content. The suggested activities include:
Introduction: Brainstorm Alternatives to Drinking (1 0 minutes)
What To Do
Guide a discussion on what to say or do if someone pressures a student to take a drink.
Ask students to complete the sentence “Why drink when we could…”
Discussion (5 minutes)
Ask students to share reasons why they believe young people drink.
Have students complete the student handout, “What's Your Alcohol IQ?” true/false quiz.
Presenting Facts/Evaluating St atements (10 minutes)
What To Know
Distribute the enclosed handout and work as a group to determine answers to the true/false quiz
(from Introduction).
Getting t he Message Out (5 minutes)
What To Say
Brainstorm with students about the methods they could use to tell others about the risks of
underage alcohol use and alternative activities to drinking.
Additional materials (may be sent home for students to work on wi th parents or used b y
teachers in a dditional class periods)
What To Know
What To Do
What To Say
Word-find puzzle, The Dangers of Alcohol
Fill in the blanks/unscramble the word-find puzzle, The Dangers of Alcohol
Crossword puzzle, Too Smart To Start
Word-find puzzle, Too Smart To Start
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