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Survey Pick A Metaphor

Explain to the children that you would like them to do a survey of Set items such as pictures, small toys, play money, figurines, etc. in the
people’s experiences of, and opinions about, smoking. Distribute copies middle of the room. Ask each child to choose at least one item that they
of Resource D to the children. Read the questions with them and explain think best represents their experience with the questionnaire, working
that they should use the questions to talk with a grown-up about with each other, their level of participation or what they have learned.
smoking. It could be parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents or known Ask each child to share this with the group. Allow the children to keep
neighbours. They can do more than one interview but no more than the object as a reminder of what they said.
three. Explain that they have one week to complete this assignment.

To give the children an idea of how to conduct the interview using
the questionnaire, have some volunteers from the class role play the Extension
situation. You may need to coach them. It could be useful to review the
guidelines for listening (see Green Unit: Working at Harmony, Activity 1: Using information from the questionnaire, ask the children to
Taking Time to Listen). work out the average cost of smoking 20 or 40 cigarettes a day
for a week/month/year/an average lifetime.
When they have completed all interviews, ask the children to develop
a method for collating the class’ findings. Present the findings. Use a In groups draw a full sized body outline. Use a variety of
suitable method to record the information about the numbers of people materials to illustrate the effect that cigarette smoking has on the
who did and didn’t smoke and those who have given up smoking. body. Attach the cards from Resource C to the correct parts of the
Highlight any patterns, for example the gender of smokers/non- body and display.
smokers. Collate in a suitable format the following information: reasons
for smoking; reasons for giving up smoking, reasons for beginning
to smoke, feelings about smoking, and messages for young people.
Discuss the children’s observations, feelings and opinions about the
results of the questionnaire.

Finally, ask the children to analyse the findings and to come to a
conclusion about whether to smoke. Present this to the class in the
form of a report.

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