
Lesson 5.2 : Assessing Healthy and Risk Behaviours
Students will understand what constitutes a healthy or risk behaviour both in daily activities and pertaining to medication and drug use. They will also use the FACE Decision-Making model to assess healthy and risk behaviours.
This lesson is aligned with the following learning outcomes from the NL Grade 5 Health Curriculum:
- Realize that alcohol is a drug (depressant).
- Identify some constructive activities to do instead of using substances.
- Identify personal interests, abilities and strengths.
- Understand the interrelationship of physical and mental health, and general well-being.
- Apply the decision-making process to daily activities.
- Outline some personal and peer problems and plan how to deal with them.
Lesson Plan
Activities
Learning Activity 1: Understanding Healthy and Risk Behaviours
T-Chart Activity: Healthy and Risk Behaviours
Using a T-Chart, ask students to share activities and determine whether they are healthy or risk behaviours. Record each behaviour under the respective headings.
Assessing Risk Spectrum Activity: Assessing Risk Spectrum (Blank)
Display and explain the Assessing Risk Spectrum to assist students’ understanding. As you note each activity on the spectrum, encourage them to share why they believe it is a low or high-risk behaviour.
Assessing Risk Spectrum Activity: Situation Cards
Working with a peer, students will read each situation card, discuss the behaviours and determine where they fall on the Assessing Risk Spectrum. Students may place the cards on the spectrum ranging from Low-Risk Behaviour to a High-Risk Behaviour.
Exit Reflection Card: Healthy and Risk Behaviours
To personalize this learning experience, invite students to reflect on their own behaviours by completing the Exit Reflection Card. Students may wish to share with a peer if they choose.
Learning Activity 2: Making Choices: Healthy and Risk Behaviours
FACE Decision-Making Model:
As students work through the various scenarios presented in this Learning Activity, they may choose to reference the FACE Decision-Making Model to help them complete the activities. Teachers may also choose to reference the teacher version of the model throughout the lesson.
Scenario 1: How Am I Going to Get Home? (Student Version)
Students will work together to discuss the scenario and apply the FACE Decision-Making Model.
Scenario 2: Fitting In or Saying No? (Student Version)
Students will work together to discuss the scenario and apply the FACE Decision-Making Model.
Scenario 3: Sleep or Study? (Student Version)
Students will work together to discuss the scenario and apply the FACE Decision-Making Model.
Exit Reflection Card: Making Choices
Invite students to complete the Exit Reflection Card. Students may complete this activity independently or in pairs.
Substance Snapshots
Substance Snapshots aim to provide educators with knowledge surrounding specific substances, classes of substances, and methods of consumption. These documents are intended to support educators in their delivery of drug education. They are not for direct use by elementary students.