Grade 5, Unit 3: Substance Use, Addictions & Related Behaviours (Ontario Health)

The Grade 5, Unit 3: Substance Use activity packet is designed to meet both the overall and specific expectations outlined in the 2019 Ontario Health and Physical Education curriculum document.

Focus of the Unit:

The purpose of this resource is to introduce students to alcohol use, and the factors that can affect intoxication, and the decision to use this substance. In Grade 4 students explored the impact of vaping, and smoking on individuals so students should have previous knowledge in terms of exploring the short-term and long-term impact of substance use, and reasons why individuals might choose to use substances. Students explore both the short-term and long-term effects of alcohol use and misuse on individuals, and identify strategies that can be used to refuse this substance. Students also explore substances beyond alcohol, such as cannabis and tobacco, and explore what decision-making, assertiveness and refusal skills might look like in terms of dealing with pressures pertaining to alcohol use. The final part of this resource has students explore and identify personal and social factors that can affect a person’s decision to drink alcohol or use cannabis at different points in life.

Please note that a portion of this packet focuses on underage drinking and substance use as well as general consumption of alcohol by individuals (not necessarily underage).

Specific Expectation Addressed:

The specific expectations this resource addresses are as follows:

• D1.2: Describe the short- and long-term effects of alcohol use, and identify factors that can affect intoxication.
• D2.3: Demonstrate the ability to apply decision-making, assertiveness, and refusal skills to deal with pressures pertaining to alcohol use or other behaviours that could later lead to addiction.
• D3.3: Identify personal and social factors that can affect a person’s decision to drink alcohol or use cannabis at different points in their life.

Lessons Included:

There are 8 lessons included in this packet. Each lesson includes a full-length lesson plan complete with three distinct parts (setting the stage, core learning activity, and lesson consolidation). The lessons included are:

Lesson 3.1: Introducing the Unit

Lesson 3.2: Introducing Alcohol

Lesson 3.3: Alcohol and the Body

Lesson 3.4: Alcohol Use: Refusal Skills

Lesson 3.5: Substances and Influences

Lesson 3.6: Substance Situations

Lesson 3.7: Substances and Youth

Lesson 3.8: Bringing It Together

Activities, Readings, and Assignments:

There are 5 readings included in this packet along with 21 activities, 3 exit cards, 2 self-assessment grids, and 4 rubrics. Please do not feel you have to use all lessons in the order they are presented in, or all of the lessons in general. You can pick and choose the readings, activities, and lessons you wish to do with your students as you see fit.

There are 3 assignments included in this packet. The assignments are:

Assignment 3.1: Substance Situations

Assignment 3.2: All About Alcohol Brochure

Assignment 3.3: Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours Reflection Journal

Are there Answer Keys Included?

There are no answer keys included in this resource. The answers for the activities are open ended, and are dependent on student experience, and the way in which the activity is completed with students. For information on the short-term and long-term effects of substances please visit: https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts.html.

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Revised Unit:

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