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 […]
“Ding” Bullying Skits – Class Activity (MS)
Group Activity This class activity has students create skits that show the different types of bullying and negative reactions to it. Then students look for alternatives that could have led to a more positive result, and students are able to re-act out the skit with the alternatives. Lessons to be learned through this activity: Self […]
TBML Challenge – Awareness Activity (MS)
Take Back My Life Challenge This challenge can be done as an individual, class wide, or school wide as part of an awareness initiative! It’s time to take back your life and escape from the traps that were set for you by the giant social media and gaming companies. Here is your challenge (this is […]
Billboard Rule – Class Activity
You Are What You Post Everything you post or send digitally is a representation of who you are. Every post on tiktok, or instagram, every snap, every text. It’s all a representation of you. Even if you think it won’t get back to you, or is private, or will self delete. Remember everything is a […]
Sexting Cases – Assignment / Activity
Group Activity Teacher Instructions: Split the class into 6 groups and assign each group to read and discuss one of the cases below. Then each group will take turns standing in front of class and presenting the following: A summary of what happened The take away lessons you can learn from it from both the […]
Compare Technology Addiction to Cigarette Addiction – Class Activity/Assignment
Class Activity Is social media addictive to tweens and teens just like nicotine? Read these articles and look for similarities and differences between tobacco and social media. http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/study-is-facebook-more-addictive-than-alcohol-or-cigarettes/ https://the84.org/get-the-facts/tobacco-executive-quotes/ http://www.businessinsider.com/screen-time-limits-bill-gates-steve-jobs-red-flag-2017-10 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/12/tech-bosses-kids-time-smartphones-parents-mental-health Class Discussion or Short Essay Writing Assignment: What are the similarities between being addicted to cigarettes and technology/social media addiction? Did this make […]
Poker Game of Life – Activities
Teacher Instructions: Reasoning: There are going to be challenges in life and they create the opportunity for us to make poor decisions. These decisions can then derail us from our path. It’s not easy, but it’s in these moments that we have to think about what we want for ourselves. We have to accept the […]
