HEALTH
Grade 3 Lesson 5
Topic: Peer Pressure
OBJECTIVE: The students will be able to define peer pressure and bullying and
identify methods used by peers to exert pressure.
MATERIALS:
Video “Say No & Mean It” (19 minutes)
Chalkboard or Flip Chart Paper & Markers
Worksheet: “How To Say No”
VOCABULARY:
peer:
peer pressure:
someone your age
when someone your age tries to influence you to make
either good or bad decisions
ACTIVITY:
1. Define Peer Pressure
Peer – Someone your age
Pressure – When someone tries to influence you. Brainstorm
positive ways you can influence your peers, i.e. Tell friends not to
tease others, tell them to include everyone on the playground.
Some of the ways others will exert pressure include: name calling,
threats, persuasion (coaxing), meanness, angry loud voices,
ganging up, physical closeness, and force.
2. Review “ABCDE Problem Solving” from Lesson 3.
3. Tell students: Raise your hand if a friend has ever tried to convince you to:
go on a scary ride, dive off the high board or break a family rule. Pose
questions “Who was ever dared to do something?” and “Who has ever
dared someone to do something?”
Elicit examples. Record them on the board (or on flip chart paper). State to
students that this is an example of peer pressure.
4. Discuss situations where students have felt pressure to do something
he/she did not want to do or did not think was right.
Examples:
• You’re taking a test and your friend wants to copy
your answers.
• During recess a group of your friends plan to tease
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another classmate about what he/she is wearing.
5. Discuss if you’ve pressured someone to make a good choice.
6. Show Video: “ Say No & Mean It” (17 MIN) Discuss key concepts.
See video teachers’ guide.
NOTE:
After the segment of the video involving saying “no” to an adult,
stop the video. Differentiate between saying “no” to an adult who is
asking you to do a favor, and saying “no” to your parent or teacher
who expects you to do something. Explain that you are not
suggesting that they say “no” to parents or teachers; this applies to
an adult who is trying to take advantage of you, is invading your
privacy, or is asking you to do something you feel uncomfortable
about or know is wrong.
7. Define bullying. Saying no is important with peer pressure. However,
sometimes it becomes more serious. This is called bullying. Share and
discuss district definition.
WRAP-UP:
Emphasize that individuals are responsible for their own behavior.
Learning to say “No” will give you self-respect. It’s taking care of
yourself. It gives you control.
ASSESSMENT:
Verbal Responses
HOMEWORK:
“How to Say No” worksheet
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How To Say No
Worksheet
Which way would you choose? Write the numbers in the spaces below. For
each situation, you can choose one way or use more than one.
1
2
3
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say no over and over
change your mind and say no
just walk away
Situations
A. Your sister really wants to borrow your tape player. She comes in
while you’re doing your homework and nags you about it.
B. You’re walking past a group of older kids. They’re smoking. “Hey”,
one of them calls to you. “Hey, Junior—we have something we bet
you’d like to try.”
C. You told Mrs. Carey you’d go with her to the pool and help her
watch little Alex. As soon as you hang up the phone, you regret it.
Alex is really hard to handle. You know you’ll be miserable.
D. You and your friend are in the schoolyard after school. Your friend
wants you to walk down to the video store but you promised your
mother you’d come right home. Your friend keeps begging you to
go.
E. The Millers have a little concrete duck on their front lawn. As you
and your friends are walking by their house, someone says, “Let’s
grab that duck!”
F. Your best friend asked to borrow your favorite jacket. You said
okay but now you realize you really don’t want anybody else to
wear the jacket—not even your best friend.
Think about it: What other things could you do?
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