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Substance Misuse

Collect a bag of objects that could be used to introduce a topic on substance misuse in second level CFE. Consider how you could use active teaching strategies and write a lesson outline. (2 hours)

Evidence: Write a lesson outline complete with Learning intentions, success criteria and assessment strategies. Include activities that you would be using during the learning.

Personal Thoughts:

Following the input on this topic, it was interesting to consider how substance misuse could be discussed within the classroom. As this activity is aimed at second level, I believe that a lot of discussion with children can occur. They are at an age where they may/may not know about substances however may come across something and experience it in their life. Ensuring that children and young people are informed of substance misuse, and/or use, enables them to make informed decisions and positive choices.

The attached pictures show the lesson which was prepared:

The mind map picture suggests objects we may be use within a classroom context (real/picture etc.)

Experience & Outcome: I understand the effect that a range of substances including tobacco and alcohol can have on the body. HWB 2-38a

We decided to make this activity active and engaging, getting the children to fully participate in order to develop their knowledge & understanding further. As Education Scotland (n.d) state, ‘Active learning is learning which engages and challenges children and young people’s thinking using real-life and imaginary situations’. This activity through having opportunities to look at and touch real objects therefore enables the activity & learning to have a more ‘real-life’ context.

Through opening up the discussion with children about what they already know about substances enables the teacher to gain an understanding of the pupils’ knowledge and encourages open communication within the classroom. Throughout the activity, the children should be encouraged to discuss what they believe the specific substance (each group has a few) to be, how it may be used and what effect it may have on the body. Following this discussion, the children must collaborate their individual ideas, decide and create a body outline poster stating where & what the effects of each substance may be. This will then enable each group to feedback to their peers.

Once each group has had an opportunity to feedback their ideas, the teacher can then work with the whole class to identify and discuss each substance provided. This can then also be displayed as a body outline poster with all of the discussed substances and their effects being highlighted. As a wee round off to the lesson, a short video clip could be played to highlight that any form of substance misuse doesn’t only affect you as an individual but also your family & those around you – this could then be a link to any following lesson(s) regarding substance misuse.

A short clip which could be used:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/ztmxfg8

Reference:

Education Scotland (no date) About Active Learning. Available at: http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningandteaching/approaches/activelearning/about/what.asp (Accessed: 08 November 2015)

Using a book to teach HWB

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Choose a book and plan a lesson around it (2 hrs)

Choose a story book and build up a lesson around any of the curricular areas of HWB. Make up a practical activity the children could do in class related to the book. Write up the lesson plan – writing out E andO, Learning Intention, Success criteria, assessment and activities.

Evidence: A copy of the completed lesson outline.

Personal Thoughts:

We decided to focus on physical changes in the body due to our inexperience of observing such a lesson and having a feeling of uncertainty and slight anxiety about teaching puberty with the children we may be working with. This therefore was a good reason we felt for doing the task this way to aid our professional development. We found it a little difficult to find a story book however kept coming across the books mentioned in the document. Due to focusing on puberty and changes in the body for the children working on second level we felt this type of book would be more appropriate which may enable the children to read independently; gaining information and answers to questions they may have.

The task can be viewed as a word document –

Changes in My Body Activity

Relationships, Sexual Health & Parenthood

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Find out about useful resources for teaching Relationships, Sexual health and parenthood in the early years. Some of the books are really helpful and could be a good starting place. In addition, using some of the recommended resources from Health Promotion

Evidence: Write a lesson outline and reflect on how you would deliver sensitive topics appropriately, factors you would need to consider before delivery, to ensure that the teaching environment was inclusive and list your resources. (2 hours)

Personal Thoughts:

Personally I found this task quite difficult to complete. This was because we decided to focus on an area which we felt would challenge us, therefore assisting our future practice. This enabled us to start thinking of different ways in which we could deliver a lesson on such a topic in the early years. We decided to plan the lesson in relation to the classroom/school setting which can be linked to the wider environment children live in and experience through the teachers discussion with the children. This was due to us thinking about the age/stage of the children and not wanting to overwhelm them about strong, difficult issues such as abuse.

As a teacher I recognise it is my responsibility to ensure I am equipping the children and young people with the knowledge and skills they need to grow and develop into responsible and confident individuals; no matter how difficult a topic/issue may be to deliver. I believe that in the society we live in today, it is important to inform children and young people to enable them to make good personal choices in their own life regarding relationships, sexual health & parenthood.

The task can be viewed as a word document –

Relationships, Sexual Health & Parenthood Task

Some leaflets we were given at our last input of the module from Kerry Dalgetty, Senior Health Promotion Officer with the Early Years and Young People Team at NHS Tayside.

This input I believe gave some invaluable information about how to teach children & young people about relationships, sexual health & parenthood (RSHP). This area is one in which I feel less confident & comfortable in teaching however with my increased knowledge and awareness of resources and services available, this may change when I actually experience it. I believe it was good to start to discuss such issues as many of us have never had classroom experience and the Health Promotion’s introduction of a schools pack/folder will be of great benefit to all schools and practitioners in the delivery of RSHP lessons.

The attached pictures show some of the resources looked at –

Music & HWB

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Choose a piece of music and consider how you could use this in a HWB lesson about mental health.

Evidence: Write up a lesson outline plan (with learning intentions, success criteria, assessment and activities), include the music used. (1 hour)

Personal Thoughts:

This task was quite challenging to try and think of a piece of music which which could be developed into a lesson however after going along to a workshop about Happiness & Wellbeing we thought that looking at calmness would be appropriate. Thinking about some of the behaviour management strategies being implemented in schools this lesson we believe could also work as a strategy.

From personal experience, putting a piece of calm, soothing music on after break/lunch or at times where the children are unsettled or a bit too excited/worked up was successful. The music helped bring them back to a state of mind where learning was able to take place. It was also good for me as a teacher to ensure lessons were able to be delivered.

The task can be viewed as a word document –

Music Lesson Plan

Piece of Music – only play for length of time required