Description
What’s included?
Informational Slides:
– What is a drug?
– Identifying drugs
– Common legal drugs (tobacco, alcohol, caffeine and medicines)
– Why people use medicines
– Who gives me medicine?
– Scenario #1 – A young girl finds tablets in the bathroom cabinet. She has a headache and has a dilemma whether to take the medication without her parents consent. This scenario comes with three reflection questions for students to understand the importance of only taking medicine from a trusted adult.
– Scenario #2 – A young boy wants to help his little sister who is unwell. His parents are not home and he knows where the medication is and faces the decision whether to treat her sickness himself or wait for his parents to return home. Includes three reflection questions for students to understand the importance of only taking medicine from a trusted adult.
– Who can I ask to give me medicine?
– Where should medicine be stored in my home?
– Where should medicine be stored in my kitchen?
– Bringing medicine to school
– 10 safety rules for the safe keeping of medicine
Worksheets:
1. Taking Medication the Right Way – three scenarios where students must decide what the characters should do next.
2. Medicine Safety Tips – close passage using the word bank provided
3. True or False: Drugs and Medicine – students read statements and tick the correct box. As an extra task, students list at least five people who can give them medicine.
