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Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Curriculum


Grade Four School Health Curriculum

Student Learning Objectives for Grade Four Phase III are listed below M Support Materials: To view a list of the materials used in each lesson, select the blue box to the left of the lesson number.

Phase I | Phase II | Phase IV | Phase V | Phase VI |

  PHASE III - Healthy, Drug–Free Living
M Lesson III-1: Why People Use Drugs
  III-1. Students will review the definition of a drug.
  III-2. Students will identify positive and negative uses for drugs.
  III-3. Students will list sources of information about drugs and influences on drug use.
M Enhancer Lesson III-1: Chemical Dependency—Impact on Family and Society
  III-E. Students will define chemical dependency.
  III-E. Students will explain the differences between a person who abstains from alcohol use, a person who uses alcohol responsibly, one who abuses alcohol, and an alcoholic.
  III-E. Students will be able to list three coping skills for dealing with a chemically dependent person.
  III-E. Students will describe the impact drug use has on society.
M Lesson III-2: Using Chemicals the Wrong Way
  III-4. Students will review the rule for poison safety.
  III-5. Students will explain the dangers of inhaling chemical vapors.
  III-6. Students will describe what to do if a person is exposed to dangerous inhalants.
M Lesson III-3: Drug Dangers
  III-7. Students will explain the effects of drug use on the body: tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and inhalants.
  III-8. Students will create a poster and a presentation to share with others, warning about drug abuse.
M Lesson III-4: Saying “No!”
  III-9. Students will identify ways to say “no.”
  III-10. Students will describe situations where it is necessary to say “no.”
  III-11. Students will interview adults about times it was necessary to say “no.”
M Lesson III-5: I Can Say “No” to Drugs—“Yes” to Health
  III-12. Students will relate ways adults say “no.”
  III-13. Students will demonstrate saying “no” to pressure to use drugs.
  III-14. Students will clarify what makes an effective refusal strategy.
M Lesson III-6: Being a Part of Positive Peer Pressure
  III-15. Students will use the steps for solving problems and making decisions in a situation involving the use of positive peer pressure to avoid drug use.
M Lesson III-7: Advertising and Drugs
  III-16. Students will identify pressures to use drugs.
  III-17. Students will list some of the gimmicks advertisers use to influence people to buy a product.
  III-18. Students will design an advertisement that tells the truth about drug use.

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