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Kindergarten to 2nd Grade Curriculum

1. RULES TO KEEP SAFE

Concept: Rules help protect people and keep them safe.
Purpose: To acquaint students with the role of the police officer in the classroom and the playground and to review safety practices to protect students at school, at home, and in the neighborhood.
Objective: Students will identify rules to keep them safe at school, at home, and in the neighborhood.

2. DRUGS MAY HELP OR HARM

Concept: Medicines and drugs may be helpful or harmful.
Purpose: To help students understand that drugs and medicines may be helpful or harmful depending upon their use.
Objective: Students will give examples of the proper use and the misuse of selected medicines and drugs.

3. SAYING "NO" TO DRUG OFFERS

Concept: Saying no to drug offers is a way to keep safe.
Purpose: To make students aware of drug offers and to teach them how to say no.
Objective: Students will be able to recognize and say no to drug offers.

4. FEELING SPECIAL

Concept: Feeling special is important in building feelings of self-worth.
Purpose: To help students understand that feeling special is a way to help them have good feelings about themselves.
Objective: Students will identify qualities about themselves that make them special.

5. D.A.R.E. TO SAY "NO"

Concept: D.A.R.E. to say no means having the courage to say no to offers that may lead to things that are unsafe.
Purpose: To help students review and apply the concepts learned from participating in the D.A.R.E. program.
Objective: Students will be able to say no to drug offers which may lead to things that are unsafe.

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