National Teach-In

Materials

The following resources and tools supplement the Lesson Plans and will assist you in conducting the Teach-In.

Lesson Plan and Other Activities
Media kit and Outreach
Menu: Strategies and Materials for Your Community
Resources on Underage Alcohol Use and Its Effects on the Brain

Lesson Plan and Other Activities

Reach Out Now supplements

The 2007 Reach Out Now National Teach-In will take place in both fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms, and schools nationwide will receive the materials. The materials are intended to increase fifth- and sixth-graders' knowledge about alcohol and its effects on the developing child, ways to make healthy decisions about drinking, and alternative activities to underage drinking. Materials are focus-group-tested and designed specifically for teachers, parents, and children to prevent underage alcohol use.They include a four-page set of lessons and in-class activities and a poster for teachers to use as part of classroom instruction. Teachers are shown how to incorporate the materials into classroom curricula in English, social studies, and science. Also included is a take-home packet for students and their parents. The materials are based on research supported by NIH's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and programs funded by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. They will be mailed to every fifth- and sixth-grade classroom in the country in March 2007 in preparation for the Teach-In.

Reach Out Now: Talk with Your Fifth Graders About Underage Alcohol Use, Teacher Pages HTML version | PDF version

Reach Out Now: Talk with Your Fifth Graders About Underage Alcohol Use, Family Resource Guide HTML version | PDF version

Reach Out Now: Start Talking Before They Start Drinking, Sixth-Grade Teaching Guide HTML version | PDF version

Reach Out Now: Start Talking Before They Start Drinking, Sixth-Grade Family Resource Guide HTML version | PDF version

Reach Out Now: Talk poster PDF version

Lesson plan

HTML version | PDF version

The 2007 lesson plan may be used during your Teach-In event. This lesson plan has three objectives. At the end of the lesson students should be able to:

Describe some of the effects of alcohol on the brain and body
Identify effective alternatives to using alcohol
Work in groups to develop an effective alcohol prevention message.

This lesson plan contains a number of different activities and talking points. You may do one or more of these activities, depending on your time and comfort level with the content.

Too Smart To Start puzzles

Too Smart to Start Word Search Puzzles

Too Smart to Start Crossword Puzzles

Too Smart to Start Interactive Body

Children's Certificate

This is a template for a certificate to award children participating in the Teach-In. It is available in Adobe Acrobat PDF and Microsoft Word format.

Adult Certificates

These are templates for certificates to award adults participating in the Teach-In for fifth-graders (PDF)(MS Word) and sixth-graders (PDF)(MS Word).