Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don t Mix

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1 Classroom Poster and Teaching Guide Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don t Mix Grades 5 7 Part 1 of 2 SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved Photo Credit: Vanessa Stump. *Source: University of Michigan, Monitoring the Future, Dear Teachers, Welcome to Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don t Mix. According to research, nearly one-third of eighth graders report that they have tried alcohol once in their lifetime and 15% report they have been drunk.* Start talking about the dangers of underage drinking now. You can use these tools to show your students how to say YES to a healthy lifestyle and NO to underage drinking. This program includes a classroom poster, exciting health lessons, resources for families, and a class set of student magazines. Use these materials in April during Alcohol Awareness month or year-round and help give your students the tools and confidence they need to succeed. Sincerely, Bryan Clay World s Greatest Athlete Meets Health Education Standards Help kids say YES to a healthy lifestyle and NO to underage drinking! Visit asklistenlearn.com for exciting games, activities, and resources.

2 Teacher Instructions Lesson 1: Healthy Choices = keys to success. Encourage students Lesson 3: Success to circle healthy choices that Olympic athlete Bryan Clay and Chef Remmi Smith have made. Goal: Explore how making healthy choices and saying NO to underage drinking can lead to success. Materials required: Dream, Plan, Achieve. student magazine (found in the Resource Guide), Family Worksheets 1 and 2, pen or pencil 1. Ask: What is a healthy choice? As a class, discuss different possible healthy choices. Stress that some of the biggest healthy decisions a young person can make include exercising regularly, choosing healthy foods at the right serving size, and saying NO to underage drinking. 2. Ask: True or false? Teens who drink are more likely to have high blood pressure and be overweight when they are older. Take a poll and then explain that this is true. 3. Explain: Drinking alcohol can have both short-term and long-term negative effects on your body, health, and brain development. It can do long-term damage to organs such as the liver, heart, and brain, and immediately affects the part of the brain that controls judgment, emotions, and problem solving. This is why saying NO to underage drinking is a key component to success. Even hanging out with young people who are drinking is dangerous because they are more likely to lose control, get in trouble with the law, or even hurt themselves or others. 4. Define the term success as a class (the accomplishment of a goal or purpose). Discuss how achieving success requires healthy choices, good planning, and hard work. Explain that saying NO to underage drinking can be a big step toward achieving success. Using the Student Magazine: 5. Distribute copies of the Dream, Plan, Achieve. student magazine to each student. Have students read the articles and look for the Superstars 6. Distribute copies of the Family Worksheets (in the Resource Guide) to each student. Encourage students to share this information with their families, as well as complete the goalsetting worksheet to implement their plans. Lesson 2: Plan for Success Goal: Discover the power of setting goals and making healthy choices. Materials required: Climb Your Way to Success Student Worksheet A, pen or pencil 1. Ask: Do you think that drinking alcohol could affect your chances for success (now or in the future)? Moderate a conversation about the way alcohol can affect decision making and brain development. 2. Ask: What are your dreams for life? Discuss both long- and short-term dreams, such as hopes for sports, friendships, contests, or schoolwork. 3. Point out that a key to achieving your dreams is to set goals. By methodically setting a goal and working toward it, you can make big things happen. Keeping a positive attitude, a healthy lifestyle, and saying NO to underage drinking ensure that you are fit to achieve! Using the Student Worksheet: 4. Distribute Climb Your Way to Success Student Worksheet A. Have students identify a specific goal in the upcoming year. 5. Have students pair up and share their plans to get extra input. Ask for volunteers to share their plans with the class. Determination and Persistence Goal: Explore what factors can influence reaching your goals. Materials required: Goal Boosters vs. Goal Busters Student Worksheet B, pen or pencil 1. Ask: What influences bad decisions such as underage drinking? Discuss peer pressure, fear, and other factors that could lead to dangerous consequences. Share ideas for confronting these challenges. 2. Emphasize the roles of positive and negative forces in shaping your chances for success. Goal Boosters are positive forces that push you toward a goal. A great goal booster is healthy living, including exercise and good eating habits. Goal Busters are negative forces, such as underage drinking, that hold you back or weigh you down. Using the Student Worksheet: 3. Distribute Goal Boosters vs. Goal Busters Student Worksheet B. Have students complete the graphic organizer. Ask for volunteers to give the answers for busters and boosters. (Answers might include: boosters organized plan, healthy lifestyle, positive attitude; busters underage drinking, poor self-image, lack of a plan.) 4. Tell students to sketch a plan for overcoming obstacles using these insights. Point out that this plan can apply to most life goals. 5. Discuss the worksheet results. Ask: Does anyone have tips for overcoming Goal Busters? Point out that a good way to help each other overcome obstacles is to work together and to talk about your problems with a peer or adult. 6. Encourage students to go to asklistenlearn.com and take the Pledge to say YES to a healthy lifestyle and NO to underage drinking.

3 Student Worksheet A Climb Your Way to Success Think of one of your role models a great athlete, a famous scientist, or maybe someone in your family who has achieved something you admire. Do you think this person s success happened by accident? Probably not. Most likely, this person started with one very important thing: a goal. Setting the goal is only the beginning. Taking the necessary steps to achieve the goal is what leads to success. Use this chart to create your own healthy living plan, which will lead to your goal being achieved! Refer to it every day as a reminder that you can live your best life. Instructions: Think of a goal you would like to achieve during the next few months (such as getting 60 minutes of exercise every day). At the top of the mountain, write your goal. Then write three steps you will need to take to reach your goal. Step 3 GOAL Step 1 Step 2 Helpful Hints The best way to achieve a goal is to stay strong and healthy. Avoid activities that could set you back, like underage drinking. Alcohol can damage both your brain and your body. Alcohol affects your brain cells and can leave you confused, depressed, and unable to do simple things like ride a bike (or climb a mountain!). Alcohol can also damage your body, including your liver and heart. Photo: Media Bakery. Visit asklistenlearn.com to read about the ALL Superstars and the goals they ve achieved.

4 Student Worksheet B Goal Boosters vs. Goal Busters Imagine your goal is to break the world record for the high jump. You would want to be prepared, right? You would train hard. You would eat right. You would avoid any bad decisions. You wouldn t try the high jump while wearing a backpack full of rocks, would you? A bad life decision can be like a heavy weight that holds you down. But good life decisions and good habits can do the opposite they can boost you to success. Fill in the blanks below with awesome Goal Boosters, as well as dangerous Goal Busters. Explain how they are either good or bad for you. Boosters Busters 1: Resting or sleeping 8 hours every night 1: Watching too much TV 2: 2: 3: 3: 4: 4: 5: 5: Challenge Yourself Create a poster that shows your plan for overcoming your Goal Busters! Visit asklistenlearn.com and pledge to say YES to a healthy lifestyle and NO to underage drinking. Photo: Randy Faris/Media Bakery.

5 Say YES to a healthy lifestyle and NO to underage drinking. SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Photo: Amanda Burks Photography. Bryan Clay World s Greatest Athlete Visit asklistenlearn.com to sign the pledge and learn more about Superstar Bryan Clay!