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Objectives for
DARE Elementary School
Curriculum
Lesson 1:
Purpose and Overview of the D.A.R.E Program
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Students will be able to say in their own
words the theme of the D.A.R.E program by participating in discussions.
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Students will explain the steps in the
D.A.R.E Decision-Making Model by practicing with a partner.
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Students will write a personal reflection in
response to the lesson.
Lesson 2:
Tobacco and You
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Students will review the D.A.R.E.
Decision-Making Model by applying it to authentic situations.
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In a graphic representation, students will
compare their estimates of the extent of tobacco use among adolescents
with estimates reported in national surveys.
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Students will compare and contrast “common”
beliefs about tobacco use through discussion, and analyze the validity
of personal beliefs about tobacco use through a think, pair, share
activity. They will recognize and correct personal misconceptions about
tobacco use.
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Students will identify harmful effects of
tobacco to the body by creating a warning label.
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Students will write a personal reflection in
response to the lesson.
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Lesson 3:
Smoke Screen
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Students will draw conclusions regarding the
impact of advertising on the sale of tobacco by analyzing marketing
techniques.
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Students will apply the D.A.R.E.
Decision-Making Model to tobacco situations through group consensus.
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Students will recognize the harmful effects of
marijuana use on the body by competing a worksheet in a think, pair, share
format.
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Students will write a personal reflection in
response to the lesson.
Lesson 4:
Alcohol and You
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In a graphic representation, students will
compare their estimates of the extent of alcohol use among adolescents
with estimates reported in national surveys.
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Students will compare and contract “common”
beliefs about alcohol use through discussion, and analyze the validity of
personal beliefs about alcohol use through a think, pair, share activity.
They will recognize and correct personal misconceptions about alcohol use.
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Students will identify harmful effects of
alcohol use to the body and the brain by completing a true/false
worksheet.
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Students analyze risky situations and apply
the D.A.R.E. Decision-Making Model in addressing strengths, needs, and
health benefits of NOT using alcohol.
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Students will write a personal reflection in
response to the lesson.
Lesson 5:
The Real Truth
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Students will review the D.A.R.E.
Decision-Making Model by applying it to authentic personal situations.
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Students will recognize and describe the
powerful effects of alcohol advertising by viewing a video and discussing
the impact of alcohol advertising ploys.
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Students will identify harmful effects of
inhalants on the body through questions and answers.
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Teams of students will brainstorm and list in
a relay race the health risks in using drugs such as tobacco, alcohol,
marijuana, and inhalants.
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Teams of students will brainstorm and list in
a relay race and healthy things to do with friends that do not involve the
use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, or inhalants.
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Students will write a personal reflection in
response to the lesson.
Lesson 6:
Friendship Foundations
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Students will discuss recently observed
advertisements and how the concept of friends was used in the ads.
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Students will describe qualities of positive
friendships.
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Students will identify personal social support
networks by starring specific resources.
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Students will identify types of peer pressure,
and effective refusal responses in a written situation.
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Students will apply the D.A.R.E.
Decision-Making Model in written peer pressure situations.
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Students will write a personal reflection in
response to the lesson.
Lesson 7:
Putting it Together
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Students will discuss recent personal peer
pressure situation, and how they responded.
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Students will demonstrate confident response
styles in using “way to be in charge” through role-play.
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Students will apply the D.A.R.E.
Decision-Making Model process by analyses of confident responses to the
role-play situations.
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Students will write a personal reflection in
response to the lesson.
Lesson 8:
Personal Action
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Students will discuss recent personal examples
of how they responded Confidently and Responsibly in situations.
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Students will identify internal sources of
personal pressure by group analyses and discussion.
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Students will develop a plan of action to make
healthy and wise decisions about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in the
D.A.R.E. Report.
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Students will write a personal reflection in
response to the lesson.
Lesson 9
Practice! Practice! Practice!
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Students will practice refusal skills to
enhance health by using authentic pressure situations in a game activity.
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Students will evaluate and reflect their
learning by sharing the D.A.R.E. Report and Pledge.
Lesson 10:
Special Event
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