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Communication: the process of sending and receiving messages through verbal or nonverbal means.
Verbal communication: effectively presenting your thoughts through talking.
Nonverbal communication: the act of conveying a thought, feeling, or idea through physical gestures, posture, and facial expressions.
Active listening: the practice of being present and engaged with what a speaker is saying and indicating understanding, through verbal and nonverbal feedback.
Selective listening: the practice of paying attention to only the things that you want to hear; filtering the speaker’s message and selecting from what he or she says, a part that affects you or that interests you most.
Assertive communication: the act of expressing thoughts, feelings, and personal needs honestly and openly, while respecting and valuing the opinion of others.
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Refusal Skills Lesson Plans for Opioid Prevention K-12
Refusal Skills Lesson Plans from Health and Opioid Prevention Education.
Brain Games Video - Peer Pressure
Watch this episode on Peer Pressure from National Geographic's hit television show Brain Games.
ACTIVITIES
BrainAbouts Discussion Handout
Use the BrainAbouts Resisting Social Pressure handout to generate discussions with students.
Listen to Audio Article in English & Spanish
Listen or read article by KidsHealth about Peer Pressure in English and Spanish.
Learn and Practice Refusal Skills
Use the BrainAbouts Refusal Skills handouts or an age-based activity guide to teach and practice refusal skills.
Watch Brain Games Peer Pressure Episode
Watch National Geographic's Brain Games episode on social conformity to learn that conforming is normal and sometimes healthy, and when it is not.
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How to Have Difficult Conversations Grades 7-12
Sometimes, students find it difficult to stand up to their friends and explain how they feel. This lesson gives students the space to practice saying how they feel and the confidence to face difficult conversations.
Refusal Skills Class Powerpoint
Refusal skills class powerpoint slide deck.
Peer Pressure
Skills for 3rd to 5th graders.
Responding to peer pressure
The best ways to respond through resources and activities.
Managing peer pressure
Lesson plans to address this issue.
The impact of peer pressure
-Plan your lessons about peer pressure.
How to help kids deal with peer pressure
-Tips to address this topic.
ORGANIZATIONS
KidsHealth in the Classroom
KidsHealth in the Classroom offers free health education resources for PreK through 12th grade, all aligned with National Health Education Standards.