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**Teachers Information **
As teachers we are responsible for educating students about the importance of making healthy choices. Students must be taught where to find appropriate information that is both factual and educative so that they may receive quality education. As teachers of upper primary students it is crucial that we prepare students for their high school years by raising awareness about smoking and its negative effects. Students must be aware of the potential health implications if they do choose to smoke cigarettes. In high school, peer pressure greatly influences poor lifestyle choices.This is why it is so important to educate students during their upper primary years. Students benefit from learning how to be healthy, stay safe and make positive decisions. Providing a safe learning environment ensures students learn how to anticipate and respond to potential harm. Teaching children to plan effectively before acting whilst evaluating their current circumstance gives students the ability to make positive decisions in confronting social situations.

By working cooperatively in small groups students are able to communicate their own ideas about smoking and benefit from the suggestions and contributions of others. The creation and display of their anti-smoking posters gives students the opportunity to promote awareness on the subject while expressing their ideas and opinions via a creative medium.

**Suggested Lesson Schedule**

 * = **Lesson** ||= **Description** ||= **Equipment/ Resources Needed** ||= **Time Allocation** ||
 * = **1** ||< -Topic introduction/ Class discussion

-Class whiteboard activity

-Youtube video (Anti-smoking)

-Worksheet covering what taught in lesson

-Instruct students to further research and find difficult word definitions at home ||< -Teacher discussion questions sheet

-Interactive whiteboard (I.W.B)

-Access to I.W.B activity via Boots Learning Store website

-I.W.B to view Youtube Videos

-Worksheet based on lesson ||= Approx 50 minutes ||
 * = **2** ||< -Online research in groups of 4

-Class brainstorm on I.W.B

-Review definitions from previous lesson ||< -Computers with internet access for each group

-I.W.B ||= Approx 50 minutes plus time at home ||
 * = **3** ||< -Groups explore OxyGen website

-Students to complete Oxygen activity worksheet ||< -Computers connected to internet

-OxyGen Student activity worksheet and accompanying answer sheet ||= 50 minutes ||
 * = **4** ||< -Students to watch Glogster tutorial (How to make a glog)

-Students to explore Glogster site and plan digital poster

-Online searching for images/slogans and info for poster ||< -Computers with internet access

-Access to Glogster ||= 50 minutes ||
 * = **5** ||< -Finish off digital poster

-Upload to school website and Tumblr accounts

-Print off hard copy of poster for display around school ||< -Computers with internet access

-Access Tumblr and school website

- Colour printer ||= Minimum 50 minutes

allocate additional time to ensure satisfactory completion* ||
 * If possible

**Teacher Advice**
- We recommend teachers choose the groups so students with varying abilities will remain on task. - Students will be researching using the internet so ensure the school has sufficient internet restrictions in place. - End each lesson with a quick class brainstorm to ensure that all students are understanding the topic. - Reward groups that are collaborating well to reinforce the importance of group cohesion. - Encourage student/ parent interaction on the topic.
 * -** Because students are working in groups behaviour needs to be closely monitored.
 * //*TIP: group strong students with weaker students.//**
 * //*TIP: encourage students to use suggested resources.//**
 * //*TIP: teachers may want to print out a copy of the brainstormfor students to refer to.//**

**Possible Extension Activities**
- weird science kids website has a great experiment using a straw ito demonstrate the effects of smoking. - Students can find definitions for difficult words encountered during their research which can then be discussed during the next group discussion. - Look more in depth at what's IN a cigarette using this poster from the OxyGen website as a starting point along with this factsheet. - Show posters to another class and explain the main message. - Portray the main ideas they have learned at assembly in the form of a short dramatic performance.

**Additional Resources**
//More helpful websites featuring information, activities and images relating to smoking aimed at this age group//

-Articles,games, video clips and lesson plans related to smoking- PBS.org

-Fantastic resource for teachers containing lesson plans, printable worksheets and links to online resources according to year level or topic- Teachervision.fen.com

-A website featuring smoking advertisements with a twist. Old well known adverts for cigarrettes with an anti-smoking message- Badvertising.org

//-"//Can You Breathe?" one of a few simple science experiments featured on weirdsciencekids.com which demonstrates how smoking impacts breathing using a drinking straw.

-C.O.S.T stands for Children Opposed To Smoking Tobacco and costkids.org is a website rich in information.The site is designed to educate kids on the dangers of smoking and educate them on the ways the tobacco industry entices teenagers to smoke using the media to glamourise smoking.

-A set of "The 50 most creative anti-smoking advertisements" are featured on tensteps.S.G. All adverts featured are extremely effective and graphically appealing and will provide inspiration for student posters.

- A website that gives information on the effects of smoking on the body, and goes through each of the body systems and talks about the different effects in males and females that smoke. betterhealth.vic.gov.au

- Tumblr by creating an account students and teachers can share ideas on different topics such as smoking.Finished posters can be uploaded, allowing students to see what everyone else has created. Teachers or students who are unfamiliar with how to use tumblr may wish to view this tutorial first on how it all works.

media type="youtube" key="g1pSijQOgL0" width="293" height="197" Youtube Video: Tutorial on how to use Tumblr

**References**
Leigh Jonathon,2011,Getting Started with Tumblr Tutorial[video].Retrieved from []