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Teacher’s/Leader’s Guide for The activities below can help reinforce the material in this Know What? ® workbook when used in the classroom. Many are experiential, helping students work together to better understand issues related to alcohol and to improve skills needed for success in school and life. You can also use these activities to help students meet select Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS.ELA) and for Mathematics (CCSS.Mathematics). Correlations to specific standards are listed below each activity. Visit www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy and www.corestandards.org/Math to learn more. Page 2—Alcohol is a drug. This page helps you make 2 key points about alcohol: 1) alcohol is a drug; 2) alcohol is unhealthy for young people (for example, it has negative effects on a still-developing body and mind). Point out that it is illegal in all states for people under 21 to buy alcohol. (Alcohol use or possession by people under 21 can result in other legal problems.) Consider showing this on a “responsibility timeline” that includes age 16 for driving and age 18 for voting. Ask, “Why is the legal drinking age higher than those for driving and voting?” (See also the alcohol facts for page 8 of the workbook in this guide.) Stress that turning 21 DOESN’T mean one should drink. It means one is expected to make responsible choices about alcohol, including choosing not to drink. Ask students if they have any questions about alcohol. As your class works through Know What?, look for answers to these questions. Help students use the school library or the Internet to find answers to questions that Know What? does not address. Supports Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1a,b CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1a,b,c CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1a,b,c Page 3—What happens to people who drink? This page highlights some of the short- and long-term consequences of alcohol use. Consider introducing the topic of alcoholism here. Point out that not being able to stop drinking is a sign of alcoholism. This topic may be “close to home” for some students. A key point to make is that people with alcoholism need help. They are not bad people. If there is a school staff member who helps children deal with alcohol-related problems, ask him or her to visit your class. Have students write questions to ask about alcohol prior to the visit. “What is this?” Ask students to look for the “answer” (on page 8 of the workbook). Explain that a sick liver is a likely long-term consequence of heavy drinking. Most adults who drink do so responsibly, and don’t destroy their livers. But heavy drinkers often get cirrhosis of the liver (a serious disease) after drinking for years. Explain that by not drinking people can help prevent having liver problems. Supports Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1a,b CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1a,b,c CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.1a,b,c CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.3 Please read: Talk to a professional! This guide is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified expert. Follow your organization’s policies and regulations (for example, those that apply to parental notification and consent) when using these activities. 2014 Edition ©2000 Channing Bete Company, Inc. All rights reserved. (05-14-A) Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA 01373 • 20D-0098 To reorder call (800) 628-7733 or visit www.channing-bete.com and ask for item number PS97931 C O M P A N Y Channin ® Alcohol is not cool! ®