Decisions
For Years 5 - 6

Overview
This module explores the impact of alcohol and other drugs on our bodies. It equips students with the facts to help protect kids and help them make informed decisions. By recognising their responsibility for the health and safety of themselves and others, students identify strategies to manage unsafe situations and social dilemmas. Learning outcomes include:
- Investigating myths, facts and social norms
- Strategies and skills to be safe
- Understanding what drugs are and how they are classified
- Influences on decision making (family, peers, media, culture, financial & legal)
Stage 1: Pre-lesson
To be completed with your class before the Life Education visit.
Stage 2: Life Ed Visit
Stage 3: Post Visit
To be completed with your class after the Life Education visit.
(You must be logged in and have a booking with Life Education to access the post lessons.)
(You must be logged in and have a booking with Life Education to access the post lessons.)
Decisions – Extending Lesson 1
This lesson contextualises the importance of informed decision-making in the context of advertising. By working through this extension lesson, students have the opportunity to reflect on advertising, and their past and previous decisions based on adverts.
20-25 minutes
School Lesson
Decisions – Extending Lesson 2
This lesson finalises the work from the Life Ed Decisions module. By working through this extension lesson, students have the opportunity to remember and discuss some of the facts and myths around alcohol and other drugs that were discussed in the Life Ed visit and then interact with a ‘choose your own adventure style’ set of storylines to explore decision making and consequences.
25-30 minutes
School Lesson
Related Modules

Primary pre & post program lessons
Once you've booked a Life Ed session, you'll have access to a library of pre and post program lessons to extend learning in the classroom.