Life Challenges – Class Activity
Objective: Reinforcing the Poker Game of Life, “It’s not about the hand you’re dealt, what matters is how you play the hand.” This activity helps students understand that life’s outcomes are influenced not solely by one’s starting point, but significantly by personal choices and resilience is a vital lesson. Activity: Below are a list of […]
Class Activity – Stress
Objective: If we view stress as a thing to avoid or escape from, this can result in people not developing resilience or perseverance. What can be worse is when people turn to substances (like nicotine or THC) to self-medicate to escape from or cope with the stress. What if we find a different way to […]
Class Discussion – Stress
Objective: Engage students in class discussions about stress to help them understand its role in life and how to manage it effectively. Here are some discussion questions designed to convey that stress is a normal physiological response meant to help us tackle challenges, and that avoiding stress through harmful means, like vaping, can be detrimental […]
Class Activity – Boredom
Be Productive Not Destructive Objective: Find something of interest to fill the time. This might be drawing, writing, playing a sport, martial arts, crafts, starting a business, cleaning, etc. With the internet at your fingertips, it opens you to endless opportunities. It’s very easy to learn new skills, make things and sell them online (with […]
Class Discussion – Boredom and Destructive Decisions
Boredom & Risky Behaviors Why do you think boredom leads some people to make risky or destructive choices like vaping? Do you think boredom is more of a problem for teens today than in the past? Why or why not? Do you think people start vaping more out of curiosity, peer pressure, or boredom? Why? […]
Class Activity – Outside Influences
Choose Your Class Activity Below are 3 class activity options to choose from. Option 1 – Peer Pressure Role-Playing Scenarios Objective: Help students develop strategies to resist peer pressure related to vaping. Activity: Divide students into small groups and provide them with different peer pressure scenarios (e.g., a friend offering a vape at a party, […]
Class Discussion – Outside Influence
Here are some thought-provoking high school class discussion questions about outside influences that lead teens to vape, including peer pressure and social influences: Peer Pressure & Social Influence Do you think most teens start vaping because they genuinely want to, or because they feel influenced by friends or social groups? How can teens support each […]
Class Discussion – THC and Teens
Class Discussion Questions: In what ways do social media and pop culture influence teen perceptions of THC? How does the legalization of marijuana in some states affect teen attitudes and usage rates? What are the risks of using THC products from unregulated sources (e.g., edibles, vapes, dabs)? If a friend starts using THC regularly and […]
Class Activity – Perceptions vs Realities of Marijuana
Rise of Teen THC Vaping Over recent years there has been a rise on the number of teens vaping THC (the active ingredient in marijuana). However, although it can sometimes seem like everyone’s doing it, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, only 12% eighth graders used THC over the past year (7% vaped […]
Class Discussion – Success Rate of Quitting
Class Discussion: Have students read and then have class discussion on it. They couldn’t quit, but I can. I had one student tell me, “Those people that can’t quit aren’t mentally strong enough. I’m mentally strong. If I want to stop, I’ll be able to.” To this I responded, “So you’re mentally strong enough to […]
