Theme: Say No to Drugs This unit includes four days of teaching, participating in school-wide activities, and completing worksheets as well as activities. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Students will be They will be Review vocabulary The final lesson will have a introduced to given red words. During a direct few built into Say No habits of mind ribbons to be instruction followed by the context. The teacher will to Drugs Month. They will have instruction to tie a small group explain to students that not discussions about them to school discussion, the teacher only questioning is a reading peer pressure and fence promising will explain the positive strategy, but it is also a great how to say no to they will stay impact of saying no to strategy to use on a daily peer pressure. Next, above influence drugs and negative basis when we are faced with after participating in and say no to effects of drugs on new challenges and drugs. Students health. Say No to Drugs people’s situations. When they’re and will be also Next, the teacher will asked to do something Spirit Rally listening to Glendale signing a pledge connect the main not familiar with, they’re Policy Department promising to say concept explaining how they should always stop and explain how they no to drugs, stay drugs affect their health ask themselves Next, why! find drugs and catch healthy, in as well as their ability to the teacher will also explain people carrying control of stay in control of that students should try to drugs using police themselves, and themselves. use their background dogs, students will only take Students will be given a knowledge to be able to be focusing on new medicine from a worksheet to list the better solve their daily vocabulary words parent or trusted negative effects of drugs problems and make the right and complete a adult. on health and positive decision: saying no to drugs. puzzle in groups of impact of saying no to At the end, students will two. They will share drugs. They will use draw a picture representing a their answers at the bullet points as well as situation in which they’re end of the lesson. complete sentences to offered drugs. They will state their ideas and explain using pictures and complete the worksheet. words how they would say no to drugs using the skills they learned about. Background Information: Why did we choose this topic for lesson study?
Theme: Say No to Drugs This unit includes four days of teaching, participating in school-wide activities, and completing worksheets as well as activities. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Students will be introduced to Say No to Drugs Month. They will have discussions about peer pressure and how to say no to peer pressure. Next, after participating in Say No to Drugs Spirit Rally and listening to Glendale Policy Department explain how they find drugs and catch people carrying drugs using police dogs, students will be focusing on new vocabulary words and complete a puzzle in groups of two. They will share their answers at the end of the lesson. They will be given red ribbons to be instruction to tie them to school fence promising they will stay above influence and say no to drugs. Students will be also signing a pledge promising to say no to drugs, stay healthy, in control of themselves, and only take medicine from a parent or trusted adult. Review vocabulary words. During a direct instruction followed by a small group discussion, the teacher will explain the positive impact of saying no to drugs and negative effects of drugs on people’s health. Next, the teacher will connect the main concept explaining how drugs affect their health as well as their ability to stay in control of themselves. Students will be given a worksheet to list the negative effects of drugs on health and positive impact of saying no to drugs. They will use bullet points as well as complete sentences to state their ideas and complete the worksheet. The final lesson will have a few habits of mind built into the context. The teacher will explain to students that not only questioning is a reading strategy, but it is also a great strategy to use on a daily basis when we are faced with new challenges and situations. When they’re asked to do something they’re not familiar with, they should always stop and ask themselves why! Next, the teacher will also explain that students should try to use their background knowledge to be able to better solve their daily problems and make the right decision: saying no to drugs. At the end, students will draw a picture representing a situation in which they’re offered drugs. They will explain using pictures and words how they would say no to drugs using the skills they learned about. Background Information: Why did we choose this topic for lesson study?