I finished my year off with the 5th Grade on a rainy Thursday by playing Gateway Bingo. The kids made a 4 x 4 bingo board out of facts about the gateway drugs (see picture), and I gave away various STAR Program prizes to the winners (everyone won at least once by the end of…… Continue reading PCY 5th – Gateway Bingo
Category: Paradise Canyon Elementary
PCY 6th – DUI Goggles
I can’t believe I’m already at my last lesson with the 6th Grade, but here we are. This lesson involves a fun activity with a serious message. The DUI goggles are exactly what they sound like: rubber goggles that simulate the vision of a person under the influence of alcohol. The lesson is a fun…… Continue reading PCY 6th – DUI Goggles
PCY 5th – Keep Off the Grass
I spent the day at PCY talking to the 5th grade classes about Marijuana and THC: After asking the kids what they already knew about marijuana (they had all heard of it, but there were a lot of misconceptions about what it actually is: a plant that contains the drug THC), we watched some clips…… Continue reading PCY 5th – Keep Off the Grass
PCY 6th – Alcohol
I visited the PCY 6th grade on Friday and we talked about alcohol: The first question I asked was how many kids knew that alcohol was a drug. Many of the kids never think of alcohol as a drug because we always use the phrase “drugs and alcohol”. I also asked the kids how many of…… Continue reading PCY 6th – Alcohol
2019 STAR Camp
If you would like to register for the 2019 Malibu STAR Camp, please email Deputy Jake Merrifield: malibustarcamp@yahoo.com CLICK HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY TO BE A CAMP COUNSELOR See below for more information about STAR Camp: https://youtu.be/R0rRRAytRkY The 2019 STAR Camp is just around the corner! Run by Deputies Jake Merrifield and…… Continue reading 2019 STAR Camp
PCY 5th – The Team Game
This week we spent our time talking about drugs in general and tobacco specifically. I started by explaining to the kids not think of drugs as good or bad. Drugs are just inanimate chemicals that affect our minds and bodies in a variety of ways. The good or bad comes from why a person chooses…… Continue reading PCY 5th – The Team Game
PCY 6th – THC Part 2 / Spend and Save
I returned to PCY on Friday, and we finished our lesson on THC and marijuana. First, we refreshed what we talked about last time: Marijuana is not a vitamin or a health food. Marijuana is a plant that contains the hallucinogenic drug THC. THC makes your heart beat faster and disrupts balance, vision, coordination and reaction…… Continue reading PCY 6th – THC Part 2 / Spend and Save
