1. Let’s Learn About Health! 4th Grade
All About Me
Alcohol
Let’s Learn About Health!
4th Grade

2. Alcohol

3. What are my thoughts about alcohol?
Upon the teacher’s command, you will go to a station with a poster board and an alcohol-related image on it. For 1 minute, write comments on how that image makes you feel or any previous knowledge you have about the picture. You can comment on someone else’s comment also. Collaborate with team members as needed. Upon the teacher’s command, you will rotate to another station. You will complete all stations and posters will be shared as a class.

4. What Should I do?
I’ve always wondered what alcohol tastes like. How would it make me feel? My mom left me home alone with my little brother for 30 minutes while she went on a quick jog in the neighborhood. There are several beers in the fridge. I can’t imagine that she would notice if one was missing..
What should I do?

5. Short-term Consequences
Get in trouble
Poor decision making skills
Reduced coordination
Slower reaction time
Altered emotions
Vomiting
Breathing difficulties
Death

6. Long-term Consequences
Addiction
Poor decision making skills
Health problems
Family problems
Depression
Violence
Early death

7. Risky Behaviors and Early Drinking
Kids who drink alcohol at an early age are more likely to:
Become binge drinkers
Be involved in violent behaviors
Be involved in alcohol-related traffic accidents
Use other drugs
Have depression
Have anxiety
Develop alcohol-related health problems in later life

8. Responding to Peer Pressure

9. What Should I do?
On Saturday nights, my best friend Taylor is allowed to spend the night. Tonight, we are going to try to stay awake all night watching movies and playing video games. After finishing the first movie, we go into the kitchen to get snacks. Opening the fridge, Taylor sees my dad’s beer and dares me to take one. I’m not sure what to do? If my dad drinks several a night, would one hurt me? I don’t want to chicken out on a dare and look not cool.
What should I do?

10. What Should I do?
My parents let me go to my best friend’s house to celebrate graduating from 4th grade. There are only four of us, and we are having a blast playing outside in the woods. I overhear Vance tell John that he has beer in his backpack. I feel uncomfortable wondering if he will ask me to drink one.
Later that day, Vance opens his backpack and pull out four beers. I’m not sure what to say, so I laugh and pretend to be confident. But I’m not and know I don’t want to drink it.
What should I do?

11. Responding to Peer Pressure
Why would a 4th grader try alcohol?
Why would a 4th grader say “No” to alcohol?
Why is it important to learn how to say “No” in situations that you are being pressured?

12. Peer Pressure
Think about a time when you were being pressured and successfully told someone “No.”
How did you say it?
What did you say?
How did they respond?

13. Saying “NO” with Body Language
How can you communicate confidence with your body language?
What is my body language saying?
What is my body language saying?

14. Saying “No” with Words 1. Self Statement: I don’t …
2. Give a Reason: No because…
3. Give a Consequence: If I do that, then _____ will happen
4. Give an Alternative: Let’s _______________ instead.
5. Reverse the Pressure: Why would you want to_______
6. Change the Subject: Did you hear ______’s new song?
7. Delay: I can’t. I have to____________________________.
8. Use Strength in Numbers: None of us want to _________.
Let’s Practice…
“Let's get wasted. It will be fun. ”
“Let's drink. We won't get caught. It's not that big of a deal.”

15. Let’s Practice….
“Here have a drink. All the older kids drink at parties.”

16. Let’s Practice….
“It’s fun. Just try it.”

17. Let’s Practice….
“One drink won’t hurt you and your parents won’t find out.”

18. Who are the trusted adults in your life?
Who can I talk to?
Who are the trusted adults in your life?
If you have questions about alcohol...

19. How to Say “NO” 1. Self Statement: I don’t …
2. Give a Reason: No because…
3. Give a Consequence: If I do that, then _____ will happen
4. Give an Alternative: Let’s _______________ instead.
5. Reverse the Pressure: Why would you want to_______
6. Change the Subject: Did you hear ______’s new song?
7. Delay: I can’t. I have to____________________________.
8. Use Strength in Numbers: None of us want to _________.

20. Let’s Move!

21. Take Care of Your Health!
The End
Take Care of Your Health!