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Learning activity 3: Don’t make it a habit
CORE CONCEPT POINTS TO NOTE WHAT YOU NEED
It’s reasonable to assume that all children will Ensure that the children clearly - Thinking Frame (Resource E)
be offered a cigarette during their childhood or understand the difference - A Bad Habit (Resource F)
between addiction and the simple
- A speaking object for circle work
adolescence. They need to be prepared for this habits that they and others may
situation, as habits can be difficult to change. have. Breaking an addiction is WHAT TO DO
much more difficult than breaking - Making Choices
a habit. Also, make sufficient - Let’s Talk
SUGGESTED SUCCESS CRITERION copies of Resource E. - Poetry
We will examine options and debate
the pros and cons.
Making Choices
Distribute copies of the
Thinking Frame (Resource E).
Tell the children that Sam has a problem. He has been offered a cigarette
and he doesn’t know what to do. Ask them to think about how he might
feel. What might he say or do? Ask them to list their suggestions in the
‘possible options’ section of Resource C. Next, ask the children to:
