Recently I received
a free copy of the book, Charlie and the Curious Club, by Erainna Winnett. The book addresses an important issue
DRUGS. Now I know most of you are
thinking my kindergarteners or first graders don’t need to worry about this,
however that is not what the book is about.
It is about mistaking drugs for candy.
This could happen to anyone.
Now that is a
situation that all children may find themselves in. I read this book to my little first graders
and they were very interested in the story.
I could see in their faces they were making connections. After the story we had a wonderful
discussion. I was surprised with how
many of my students said they saw medicine at their grandparents or
babysitter’s house.
We also discussed
taking things that do not belong to us.
That was a really good discussion.
We also talked about only eating things that our grown ups say is
ok. We have several students with food
allergies so it is really important that we always check with a grown up before
we eat something.
I even tied this
book in with our Religion lesson. We are
learning about how much God loves us. So
we talked about how important it is to take care of ourselves.
I had the children
draw a picture and then we used our thumbs to make hearts. However your students may be older or you
make be looking for other ideas, you can look at the website: CelebratingRedRibbonWeek.com. There are other resources and lessons you
might be interested in.
I mounted the pictures on card stock and I plan on hanging them around the school to remind the other students in the building to make good choices.
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