Tools for Teaching Health [Paperback]

Tools for Teaching Health presents classroom-tested, ready to use activities and lessons developed and written by highly acclaimed health educators. This much-needed resource provides any health educator who works with various populations with the strategies that will enhance the health education experience and make learning fun. Designed to be practical, all the book’s proven activities are reproducible, hands-on, student-centered, and interactive.

Acknowledgments ix

About the Authors xi

Notes to Teacher xiii

CHAPTER 1 TOBACCO

Icebreaker: Tobacco People Hunt 1

Lesson 1: Tobacco Grab Bag 5

Lesson 2: Demonstration of Tobacco’s Harmful Effects 7

Lesson 3: Tobacco No-No 14

Lesson 4: Tobacco Decision Making 18

Lesson 5: Tobacco Talk Show 22

Home–School Connection: Smoking Interview 24

Project: Multiple Intelligence Tobacco Project 27

Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 31

CHAPTER 2 ALCOHOL

Icebreaker: Concentric Circles 39

Lesson 1: Alcohol Concept Splash 42

Lesson 2: Alcohol Simulation Stations 45

Lesson 3: Drinking and Driving Timeline 53

Lesson 4: Dysfunctional Families—An Alcohol Story 56

Lesson 5: Pick-and-Choose Refusal Skills 62

Home–School Connection: Contract for Life 70

Project: Show Us the Money! Alcohol Grant Writing 73

Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 79

CHAPTER 3 DRUGS

Icebreaker: Raise Your Hand If You Take Drugs 87

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