MS Health I Instructional Guide

Strand 4: Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP)

Health I

STRAND 4: SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION (SAP)

Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) provides students with the knowledge and skills to make choices to avoid substance abuse. Students will practice resisting peer pressure and investigate the consequences of substance abuse. PACING SEQUENCING KEY LANGUAGE USES

12 Days - 5 Standards

Unit 2

Inform & Explain

HEALTH I: STRAND 4

Substance Abuse Prevention (SAP) Students will learn how substances affect the developing brain, practice ways to resist peer pressure, and examine consequences of substance use.

K-12 LEARNING SEQUENCE

Grade5

Health II (9-12)

Empower students to resist peer pressure and substance use by identifying practices that promote a lifestyle free from alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, and other drugs.

Students will evaluate decisions and infuences about substance use. Students will also learn to speak with health care providers, research legal consequences, and analyze facts and resources for substance abuse.

END OF STRAND SAMPLE COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS

Through a role-play demonstrate verbal AND nonverbal communication skills of the “STOP refusal skill strategy” and describe the benefts of and barriers to resisting the peer pressure to use tobacco and/or vaping products and practicing healthy behaviors: ○ Verbs to describe skills like demonstrate, role-play, etc. ○ Nouns to explain concepts like STOP strategy, beneft, barrier, peer pressure, tobacco, vaping products, etc. ○ Key terms like assertive, aggressive, passive, addiction, illicit, long-term, short-term, effects, risk factor, etc.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Essential Health Skills for Middle School Textbook Login Site Botvin Teacher Companion Site Botvin e-Cigarettes and Vaping Resource Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Tips for Teens Follett Resources