PLANNING & PREPARATION

TERM & Time 1h

GRADE 4 5 6 7 X 8 9 1 X 2 3 4 Week 5&6
SEE WCED TAP allocation 30 min
TERM 1: WEEK 5 & 6
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• Peer pressure • All lessons start with a general Covid-19 reminder. Magazines https://classr
• Effects of peer • The lesson will take place mainly through classroom discussions. Both A4 paper oom.kidsheal
TEACHERS pressure learners and teacher will be actively involved in the lesson. Workbook th.org/classro
• The influence of • Although many aspects are open for discussion, there will also be activities Top Class LO om/6to8/pers
peer pressure on that each learner will have to complete himself / herself. Textbook Gr7 onal/growing
an individual • Reflection is necessary for dealing with the topic of peer pressure. Oxford /peer_pressur
• Appropriate • Magazines can be used to create posters depicting positive and negative Successful LO e.pdf
responses to peer peer pressure. textbook
pressure • Teacher is a facilitator and mediator. https://www.
• Parents should ensure that the skills and tips taught and provided to learners during this lesson are http://www.t youtube.com
put to action at home. hatsnotcool.c /watch?v=a6
PARENTS
• Parents should encourage children to talk to them about peer pressure situations. om/ _8zBcm7xk
• Parents are further encouraged to use this opportunity to tell their children what the good qualities
are that are visible in their children.
• Parents could share personal experiences of peer pressure with their pre-teens.

LEARNER 1. Learners must complete each activity.

2. Learners are encouraged to keep a diary.
3. Learners are encouraged to take charge of their lives by using the coping skills taught in this session.

Informal /
Worksheets and activities to be completed
Formal
Assessments
Accountability; Negotiation skills; Creativity; Coping skills; Independence; Integrity; Responsibility; Uniqueness; Assertiveness;
Values Taught Perseverance

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 COVID-19 BASIC INFORMATION / REMINDERS PEER PRESSURE
Remember we can beat Covid-19 by doing our part… What is peer pressure? Peer pressure is when people your age
want you to do the same things as they do to be liked or
➢ Wash your respected.
hands Although you get positive and negative peer pressure, the term
regularly. is generally associated with NEGATIVE peer pressure. Peer
➢ Wear your pressure can come in many forms. We often know that it is
mask properly wrong, but we still do it because we want to fit in with our peers.
(over your nose The pictures below show some examples of peer pressure that
and mouth). teenagers are often faced with.
➢ Maintain social
distance - keep
at least 1 metre away from others.
➢ Cough and sneeze in your elbow.
➢ Make sure to sanitise regularly.

Stay safe! Don’t hang out in crowded places and only go out if
it is really necessary.

Our frontline workers are heroes… do you

know any frontline worker? A nurse, doctor,
paramedic or even people who had to
work during the pandemic (especially
during lockdown level 5?) Can you identify the behaviour in these pictures? Do you know
kind of peer pressure these kids were faced with? Smoking,
bullying, doing drugs, having sex (often unprotected) and
consuming alcohol. There are many other forms of peer
pressure, for example committing crimes and other rebellious
behaviour.

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 APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO PEER PRESSURE
HOW PEER PRESSURE MAY INFLUENCE AN INDIVIDUAL
As a young person you are likely to experience peer pressure.
There are a number of ways to respond to peer pressure that will
Often peer pressure happens when help you to behave appropriately. These include:
your friends influence you to do ➢ assertiveness
something you do not want to do but ➢ coping skills
do it because they are doing it. Some ➢ negotiation skills
of the phrases you might have heard ➢ knowing where to get help.
would be:
ASSERTIVENESS
To be assertive means to be confident to make decisions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6_8zBcm7xk
Before making a decision ask yourself the following questions:
➢ Do you feel good about this?
Activity:
➢ Would your parents approve of this type of behaviour?
Think about the following and then answer the questions in your
➢ Will I break school rules or the law if I do this?
writing book. Write in appropriate language to report back to
➢ Will people be disappointed in my behaviour?
the class.
➢ Is it safe?
1. Explain peer pressure in your own words. Why do you think
➢ Could this get me into trouble?
kids and teens are so susceptible to the influence of their
friends and classmates?
COPING SKILLS
2. We often hear about negative peer pressure, like friends Another appropriate response to peer pressure is to develop
talking friends into trying drugs or alcohol. But peer pressure coping skills. Coping skills are your abilities to manage difficult
isn’t always bad. Friends can encourage and inspire friends to situations such as peer pressure.
do great things. Give some examples of positive peer pressure. Practising the following could help you improve your coping
skills:
3. Have you ever experienced peer pressure, good or bad? ➢ Make friends with peers who share your values.
How did it feel? ➢ Pretend you have not heard and walk away.
➢ Join and participate in sport and clubs where you can be
4. Why is it sometimes hard to stand up to your friends? What
part of a group or team and enjoy healthy social
advice would you give to someone dealing with peer pressure?
activities.

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 ➢ Suggest a better idea.
➢ Change the subject. Activities:
➢ Leave so that you cannot be persuaded to agree or join Role play the following
in. scenarios with a partner.
➢ Avoid going to places where you might experience Also discuss it in class as
negative peer pressure. a group.

NEGOTIATION SKILLS
A negotiation is a discussion with someone in order to come to
an agreement. Your negotiation skills are your abilities to
disagree with others in constructive ways so that you build a
solution to the problem. Sometimes it might be hard to say “no”
to your friends, but negotiation skills will help you to face the
situation. Here are some guidelines for disagreeing with your
peer in constructive ways through negotiation: Write responses
➢ Stay calm to the following scenarios:
➢ Get together with your peer and discuss the problem 1. Your friend tells you to smoke with him during break time
➢ Do not be rude or abusive to the person behind the school hall. He says it is cool and that
➢ Try to think of a number of solutions everyone does it anyway.
➢ Say that you want to stay friends but cannot agree to 2. Your friends say that making out is boring and that you
whatever the friend is asking you to do need to have sex with a boy who is older than you. They
➢ Stand firm and say what you want to do or what you do say that if you don’t, they won’t be your friends anymore.
not want to do. 3. Some of your friends say you are chicken if you refuse to
FINDING HELP take something from a shop and
If you feel peer pressure is a problem, you can do the following put it in your bag without paying
to get help: for it.
➢ Tell your parents about the problem 4. Your friends say to you: “only
➢ Talk to an older brother or sister if you have one moffies won’t do drugs”. They
➢ Talk to a teacher you trust tell you to try drugs and that they all do drugs in any case.
➢ Call Love Life Youth Line 0800 121 900 (it’s free)
➢ Contact Teenlink 082 855 7159
This website is a useful resource: http://www.thatsnotcool.com/

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