Materials (archive 2005)
The following resources and tools supplement the Lesson Plans and will assist you in conducting the Teach-In.
Reach Out Now Materials
Flyer
Talking Points for Teach-In Leaders
Check Your Alcohol IQ (see Alcohol: A True/False Quiz)
Children's Certificate
Adult Certificates
Resources on Underage Alcohol Use and Its Effects on the Brain
Image of the Brain
Reach Out Now Materials
Reach
Out Now: Talk with Your Fifth Graders About Underage Alcohol Use,
Teacher Pages
Reach
Out Now: Talk with Your Fifth Graders About Underage Alcohol Use,
Family Resource Guide
Reach
Out Now: Prevent Underage Alcohol Use by Talking With Your Sixth
Grader, Teaching Guide
Reach
Out Now: Prevent Underage Alcohol Use by Talking With Your Sixth
Grader, Family Resource
The 2005 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
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 2005 in preparation
for the Teach-In.
Flyers
These are draft templates of flyers to send
home with children participating in the Teach-In.
Fifth-grade
flyer (PDF) (MS
Word)
Sixth-grade
flyer (PDF) (MS
Word)
Talking Points for Teach-In Leaders
These talking points are part of the lesson
plan
and will be helpful in increasing students' awareness of the issues
associated with alcohol use.
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).
Resources on Underage Alcohol Use and Its Effects on the Brain
Underage Drinking and the Developing Brain is a Making the Link fact sheet, prepared by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The following are one-page summaries of notable findings from research on children and alcohol in the Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Science, Kids, and Alcohol series.
Image of the Brain
The following can be printed to use as a handout or as an overhead transparency. Click on the image to view the full-size picture in PDF format.
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