Lesson Four - Introduction to Pressures
Marks the transition into the skill building section of the curriculum; helps students resist pressures to use drugs by identifying what the different pressures are and where they come from; counters belief that "everyone uses" with survey information indicating that most teenagers do not use drugs.
Marks the transition into the skill building section of the curriculum; helps students resist pressures to use drugs by identifying what the different pressures are and where they come from; counters belief that "everyone uses" with survey information indicating that most teenagers do not use drugs.
Put First Things First
This habit helps teens prioritize and manage their time so that they focus on and complete the most important things in their lives. Putting first things first also means learning to overcome fears and being strong during difficult times. It's living life according to what matters most.
This habit helps teens prioritize and manage their time so that they focus on and complete the most important things in their lives. Putting first things first also means learning to overcome fears and being strong during difficult times. It's living life according to what matters most.
This week, students will be writing a 5-paragraph essay about an accomplishment or a time in their lives when they were proud of themselves. There will be an introductory paragraph, 3 body paragraphs that should each include a value or principle(patience, determination, courage, etc) that was part of their success, and a concluding paragraph that wraps it all together. Students will read their essays to their classmates.
Warmups/Themes/Essential Questions
Fear is met and destroyed with courage.
FREEDOM
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." Thomas Paine
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." Thomas Paine
FULFILLMENT
Riches lie within us, not in material possessions.
Real riches are riches of the head and heart.
Riches lie within us, not in material possessions.
Real riches are riches of the head and heart.
GIVING
The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action. The givers harvest is always full.
The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action. The givers harvest is always full.
GOALS
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this; decide what you want.
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this; decide what you want.