Material | Drugs - Health Problems Series for Grade 3-5

Drugs are chemicals that change the way a person’s body works. Some are legal, like medicines prescribed by doctors or sold in stores. For adults, cigarettes and
alcohol are legal drugs, too. But cigarettes and alcohol are illegal for kids and teens. It’s also illegal ― and dangerous ― for kids to abuse medicines or use drugs
like marijuana or cocaine. These activities will help your students understand how drugs can hurt their bodies. They’ll also help kids learn how to deal with peer pressure and live a drug-free lifestyle.

Teacher’s Guide

This guide includes:
• Standards
• Related Links
• Discussion Questions
• Activities for Students
• Reproducible Materials

Standards

This guide correlates with the following National Health Education Standards:
Students will:
• Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
• Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
• Demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.
• Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
• Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
• Demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
• Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
• Demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

For further information, please visit KidsHealth website.