Planned Teaching

                      Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan

                               "Resisting Peer Pressure"

Introduce Skill

What?

What is peer pressure?  Positive and negative?  Who does it?

When?

When was a time when you were peer pressured?

Who?

Who might help you when you are experiencing peer pressure?

Describe Skill Steps

1.  Look at the person.

2.  Use a calm voice.

3.  Say clearly that you do not want to participate.

4.  Suggest something else to do.

5.  If necessary, continue to say "No."

6.  Leave the situation.

Rationale

By resisting peer pressure, a student will prove to be an

Benefit

individual that is capable of making positive choices.

Neg. Consequence

Concern

Request for

Repeat the steps.  Does this make sense?

   Acknowledgment

Practice

Have an open forum, allowing the students to talk about peer

pressure occurrences and how they handled them.  Help them

come up with some "tricks" to get out of bad situations.

Feedback

You did a great job of practicing "Resisting Peer Pressure!"

(Praise specific steps followed and give specific feed back for

areas of improvement.)

Positive

Because you practiced so well, you have earned 10 minutes of

   Consequence

extra free time.  (or other positive consequences that are

appropriate for the time like penny candy or playing a game.)

Follow-Up Practice

Let the class know that you will be observing the class to "catch

them" using the skill "Resisting Peer Pressure."  Continue to praise

correct use of the skill and re-teach as needed.