December's Theme:
Drugged & Drunk Driving
Choose: Pick 1-2 topics and skills to focus on this month
Slide: Use the Calendar for scheduling prevention activities.
Scroll: Use the links below for Activity Ideas and Resources.
Topics: Drugged & drunk driving or bullying & cyberbully
Skills: Anger and stress management
Theme: Drugged & Drunk Driving
Skills: Anger Management
Possible Topics: Stress Management
Activity Ideas
December
National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month
BrainAbouts suggests a poster campaign, watching About Alcohol in-class and at home to generate a discussion with the BrainAbouts handouts and family information communication.
December 3
International Persons with Disabilities Day
To reduce bullying and stigma, host a speaker who has a disability or watch the BrainAbouts video About Bullying & Cyberbullying, use the BrainAbouts handouts to generate in-class and at-home discussion and send a family information communication.
December 10
Human Rights Day
To reduce bullying and stigma, teach students about Universal Basic Rights during homeroom or advisory classes.
Use the BrainAbouts Video About Bullying & Cyberbullying as part of a stigma reduction series. Find more information on the bullying & cyberbullying topic page.
Activity Resources
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Start a student-run chapters in your school. Use the website in-class to explore state laws, watch videos, and learn how substances impair driving.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Request a speaker, get parent resource materials, download toolkits, and access the You(th) Emplowerment Program.
Respect Ability
Get information about respecting diversity and watch film 'Ian' to teach inclusion and empathy.
Think Inclusive
Use these five videos to teach inclusion and increase empathy.
Universal Basic Rights Booklet
Use the UN's Universal Basic Rights Booklet to teach students how respecting human rights has the power to change the world.
BrainAbouts Videos
Watch the BrainAbouts video in class and at home and use the BrainAbouts Handouts as a discussion guide. The Drunk & Drugged Driving Discussion Handout includes discussion scenarios for challenging youth's refusal skills. Find more information at the Drunk & Drugged Driving topic page.
Skill Building
Anger & Stress Management
The holidays can be stressful for families inducing irritation and frustration. Watch the BrainAbouts video in class and at home and use the BrainAbouts Handouts as a discussion guide. Find out more on the Anger Management skills page.
The holidays can create their own special types of stressors. Watch the BrainAbouts video in class and at home and use the BrainAbouts Handouts as a discussion guide. Use the activity resources below and find out more about stress management on the skills page.
Busting Stress
Use this stress busting curriculum from Youth Smart for youth grades 7-12.
Window of Time Self-Led Art Activities
Use the self-led art activities as a way to explore experiences, feelings, and needs in English and Spanish.
Headspace Meditations
Use the self-led art activities as a way to explore experiences, feelings, and needs in English and Spanish.
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Spanish