3.19 Making Good Choices and Take a Deep Breath
This is Lesson 3.19 of the Grow Your PALS Program Guide (National FFA Mentoring Program), a large-group lesson in the “Making Good Choices” unit titled “Making Good Choices and Take a Deep Breath.” Students learn to define and identify inhalants, describe the harmful effects of using inhalants, and encourage peers to say no to inhalant use through games, discussion, drawing, a role-play “party host” activity, and a reading with assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define and identify inhalants.
- Describe the harmful effects from using inhalants.
- Encourage others to say no to using inhalants.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Materials
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- Empty containers of common inhalants (paint thinner, finger nail polish remover, glue, gasoline, aerosols, etc.)
- Pens and pencils or crayons and markers
- Paper – one per student
- PALS3.19.LG.AS.A – one per student
- PALS3.19.LG.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Dark-colored sack for inhalants
- Lesson Type
- Large Group
- Unit
- Making Good Choices
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth — G2. Respect one's body
- Key Terms
- Inhalants
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.03.02.03.c.Examine an ethical dilemma and prepare an argument for a position.
- NL-ENG. K-12.2Reading for understanding.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills