OBJECTIVE: The students will be able to define peer pressure and bullying and identify methods used by peers to exert pressure.

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1 HEALTH Grade 3 Lesson 5 Topic: Peer Pressure OBJECTIVE: The students will be able to define peer pressure and bullying and identify methods used by peers to exert pressure. MATERIALS: Video Say No & Mean It (19 minutes) Chalkboard or Flip Chart Paper & Markers Worksheet: How To Say No VOCABULARY: peer: peer pressure: someone your age when someone your age tries to influence you to make either good or bad decisions ACTIVITY: 1. Define Peer Pressure Peer Someone your age Pressure When someone tries to influence you. Brainstorm positive ways you can influence your peers, i.e. Tell friends not to tease others, tell them to include everyone on the playground. Some of the ways others will exert pressure include: name calling, threats, persuasion (coaxing), meanness, angry loud voices, ganging up, physical closeness, and force. 2. Review ABCDE Problem Solving from Lesson Tell students: Raise your hand if a friend has ever tried to convince you to: go on a scary ride, dive off the high board or break a family rule. Pose questions Who was ever dared to do something? and Who has ever dared someone to do something? Elicit examples. Record them on the board (or on flip chart paper). State to students that this is an example of peer pressure. 4. Discuss situations where students have felt pressure to do something he/she did not want to do or did not think was right. Examples: You re taking a test and your friend wants to copy your answers. During recess a group of your friends plan to tease

2 another classmate about what he/she is wearing. 5. Discuss if you ve pressured someone to make a good choice. 6. Show Video: Say No & Mean It (17 MIN) Discuss key concepts. See video teachers guide. NOTE: After the segment of the video involving saying no to an adult, stop the video. Differentiate between saying no to an adult who is asking you to do a favor, and saying no to your parent or teacher who expects you to do something. Explain that you are not suggesting that they say no to parents or teachers; this applies to an adult who is trying to take advantage of you, is invading your privacy, or is asking you to do something you feel uncomfortable about or know is wrong. 7. Define bullying. Saying no is important with peer pressure. However, sometimes it becomes more serious. This is called bullying. Share and discuss district definition. WRAP-UP: Emphasize that individuals are responsible for their own behavior. Learning to say No will give you self-respect. It s taking care of yourself. It gives you control. ASSESSMENT: Verbal Responses HOMEWORK: How to Say No worksheet

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5 How To Say No Worksheet Which way would you choose? Write the numbers in the spaces below. For each situation, you can choose one way or use more than one. 1 = say no over and over 2 = change your mind and say no 3 = just walk away Situations A. Your sister really wants to borrow your tape player. She comes in while you re doing your homework and nags you about it. B. You re walking past a group of older kids. They re smoking. Hey, one of them calls to you. Hey, Junior we have something we bet you d like to try. C. You told Mrs. Carey you d go with her to the pool and help her watch little Alex. As soon as you hang up the phone, you regret it. Alex is really hard to handle. You know you ll be miserable. D. You and your friend are in the schoolyard after school. Your friend wants you to walk down to the video store but you promised your mother you d come right home. Your friend keeps begging you to go. E. The Millers have a little concrete duck on their front lawn. As you and your friends are walking by their house, someone says, Let s grab that duck! F. Your best friend asked to borrow your favorite jacket. You said okay but now you realize you really don t want anybody else to wear the jacket not even your best friend. Think about it: What other things could you do?