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Welcome to the PALS teacher and parent page

We're glad you're ready to teach your student or child about the dangers of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs and how to prevent use. This site will help you guide your learner. Before you start on the lessons, you may want to know about the following:
  1. Why preventing alcohol, tobacco and other drug use among children with disabilities is so critical
  2. How prevention is defined and the types of prevention programs available for communities, groups and individuals
  3. What other prevention resources are available on the Internet for teachers and parents that support the positive messages and activities of the PALS Program, such as free brochures and posters, tobacco, alcohol and drug information, curriculums, training videos and more...
  4. How the Six Lesson PALS curriculum meets all the Ohio Department of Education standards
  5. How the PALS curriculum can be best adapted to meet eight learning styles and intelligences of students
  6. Why the PALS Curriculum generates positive results

HOW TO HELP YOUR STUDENT GET STARTED

How the interactive PALS curriculum is structured:

The curriculum offers six sets of lessons. Each set includes learning activities about tobacco, alcohol, other drugs and related issues. Students complete the curriculum by listening to or reading content, answering multiple choice questions to test their knowledge or participating in an alternative activity that best meets their learning style and ability.

INSTRUCTION GUIDE FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS
(click here to print out entire PDF version in Adobe Acrobat)

Each of the following six lessons for students come with easy instructions for teachers and parents. Additional resources or suggestions for going more in-depth on any lesson topic are included in the instruction guide.

  • Lesson 1: I want to learn about the dangers of alcohol
  • Lesson 2: I want to learn about the dangers of tobacco
  • Lesson 3: I want to learn more about other drugs, besides alcohol and tobacco
  • Lesson 4: I want to learn about the differences among students
  • Lesson 5: I want to learn about what it takes to be healthy
  • Lesson 6: I want to learn about peer pressure and how to deal with it

      Helpful Hints:
      1. Be sure students complete all activities for each of the lessons before they move on to the next, including the quiz at the end of each lesson!
      2. Ask students to keep track of their own progress and encourage them to pass the quiz at the end of each lesson with a 100 percent!
      3. Once the student completed the entire set, you may want to give them a signed certificate for completing the course.

Useful Reference links:

Alcohol Use by Children: Signs and Solutions

Underage Drinking