28 lesson plans that cover all areas of drug education
This resource is a collection of lesson plans for drug education and gives students the opportunity to learn through questions and discussion. Each lesson plan has a learning objective and key question.
The lesson plans are broken down into the different year groups and the subject matter includes:
Year 7 – Lessons
1) Drugs – To be able to make safe and well considered decisions
2) Who takes illegal drugs? – To understand that people from a broad spectrum of society take illegal drugs
3) Assessing personal qualities and making friends – To know how to choose a friend
4) People who take illegal drugs – To understand that how a person may look will not always be a good indicator of character
5) Would you like some drugs? – To be able to deal with being offered an illegal drug
6) All about risk – To understand which issues someone should consider in assessing a risky situation
7) Making personal choices in my life – To be able to make appropriate personal choices
8) How can school help me now and in the future? – To understand how school can be used to achieve their hopes and dreams
Year 8 – Lessons
1) My views on illegal drugs – To be able to develop a balanced opinion which reflects their own opinion of issues surrounding drugs
2) Accepting responsibility – To understand the need of taking responsibility as they get older
3) Abusing solvents – To know that many household substances when misused can be dangerous and potentially life threatening
4) Prescribed and non-prescribed drugs – To know that some prescribed and non-prescribed drugs are misused
5) About tobacco – To understand that there are significant health risks associated with smoking
6) About alcohol – To understand that alcohol can damage health and lead to addiction
Year 9 – Lessons
1) If I use drugs – To understand that there are personal risks and consequences to taking illegal drugs
2) How would you deal with a drug-related emergency? – To know when a situation involving drug abuse has become dangerous
3) Using a visitor for drug education – Maybe bring in a police officer to explain that drugs are illegal and to help the students understand the law in relation to illegal drugs
4) Taking risks with friends – To understand how to assess the risk taken by a group and to make a personal choice
5) I thought I was going out to a party – To be able to help someone in relation to illegal drugs when they can’t help themselves
6) Thinking of the future – To be able to take responsibility in planning for the future
Year 10 – Lessons
1) All about the drug pusher – To know that anyone in society can be a drug pusher
2) Drugs in the world of sport – To know that some athletes use body-enhancing drugs to improve athletic performance and understand the risks involved
3) People who take drugs at work and the consequences – To understand the dangers and personal risks of taking drugs at work
4) How do you feel? – To be able to cope with feelings of unhappiness in a positive way
5) Under pressure – To understand that we can cope with pressure by internal processes
Year 11 – Lessons
1) The effects of drugs on the body – To understand that all illegal drugs are harmful and potentially dangerous
2) Risk – To be able to assess the effect of taking a risk on themselves and others
3) Helping others – To understand that, at times, we all need to give and offer help
4) What about the future? – To assess what will need to be done to succeed in their future.
Ages 11-16
ISBN 978-1-907370-45-8
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