LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understand what peer pressure is and why it happens.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

CASEL COMPETENCY: Relationship Skills

NHES: 4: Use interpersonal communication skills to support health and well- being of self and others.

KEY VOCAB

succumbing

primal

amplify

Lesson Plan: The Truth About Peer Pressure

It’s natural to want to fit in—but real confidence comes from knowing when to step away from the crowd.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “The Truth About Peer Pressure,” ask your students the following essential question:

How can you identify peer pressure and successfully combat it?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud. Then revisit the essential question. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension and engagement with the story by using the comprehension quiz, critical-thinking questions, vocab review, and reflection prompt.

EXTENSION ACTIVITY

Continue the learning journey with the following activity:

Work with a small group to prepare a skit based on a realistic scenario that shows how peer pressure really works, and how you can avoid it. The skit should include characters both succumbing to and standing up to peer pressure.

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