Generation RX Elementary PAT HOLMES holmes 86osu edu

Generation RX Elementary PAT HOLMES holmes. 86@osu. edu GAIL DAFLER 937 -684 -0316 g. dafler@gesmv. org

Elementary Tool Kit Messages 1. Only take medicine from individuals that a parent (or guardian) gives permission. 2. Do not share medication or take someone else’s medication. 3. Keep medications in their original containers to avoid confusion with candy or other medicines. 4. Always store medicine in a safe place, such as a locked cabinet or a high shelf that children can’t reach.

Elementary Tool Kit 1. Safety Patrol Theme. 2. Variety of teaching methods 3. Small groups or large groups. 4. Stand alone or in combination.

Activity Stations 1. Station 1: Q&A Safety Rounds 2. Station 2: Prescription Label Lookouts 3. Station 3: Medicine Hideouts: Safe or Unsafe 4. Station 4: Medication Safety Skits (Optional)

Games 1. Medication Safety Patrol: Good Choice or Bad Choice 2. Medication Safety Patrol: Trivia 3. Medication Safety Patrol: Is it Candy or is it Medicine

Supplemental Worksheets 1. 2. 3. 4. Pharmacy Crossword Puzzle Prescription Puzzlers Patrol Drawings Safe Sharing Worksheet

Visual Aids 1. Medicine versus Candy 2. Safe Medication Storage 3. Prescription Label

Who is My Audience? SCHOOLS AFTER-SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS FAITH BASED SPORTS TEAMS

Communication with Parents 1. Letter to parents. 2. Invite parents to the event where students will be learning. 3. Send information from the adult portion of the curriculum about medication safety steps to the parents. 4. Have information about Generation RX at a school event or community center event. Include information for elementary students and parents .

Can I Adapt the Activities? 1. Yes, you can. 2. The developers of Generation RX encourage you to pay attention to your room layout and available technology. 3. Example: Is it candy or medicine game: you do not have access to a computer or projector. You may wish to use a Power Point file as a guide and play the game using clear plastic bags of medicine and candy as visual

Is There Anything I Shouldn’t Do? 1. Lecture. 2. Avoid using complicated terms and vocabulary 3. Don’t be nervous to work with children. 4. Don’t use scare tactics.

Activity Stations 1. EACH ACTIVITY IS DESIGNED FOR 2 TO 8 YOUTH. 2. HAVE AN ADULT OR TEEN LEADER AT EACH STATION. 3. ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED FOR A SMALL GROUP OR AS PARTNERS. 4. SET UP THREE DISTINCT WORK AREAS WITH ALL OF THE SUPPLIES IN EACH AREA. 5. ASSIGN STUDENTS TO AN AREA. 6. 10 TO 15 MINUTES IN EACH AREA. 7. ROTATE STUDENTS .

Station #1: Q&A Safety OBJECTIVE: Define common medication terms and safe medication-taking practices. Supplies: Set of cards. (Questions and answers) Talking points and answers. (in F. Guide)

Station #2: Prescription Label Lookouts OBJECTIVE: Identify the different parts of a prescription medicine label. Supplies: Prescription Label Talking points and answers ( in F. Guide) Pen or pencil

Station #3: Medicine Hideouts—Safe or Unsafe OBJECTIVES: To determine safe places to store medications. Supplies: Worksheet for each student Talking points (in F. Guide) Pens and pencils

Station #4: Medication Safety Skits (optional) OBJECTIVE: Analyze scenarios to determine if children followed safe medication-taking practices. Supplies: Skits Pens and pencils

Generation RX Games 1. Trivia Game 2. Is it Candy or Medicine Game 3. Good Choice or Bad Choice? Game

Trivia Game 20 to 30 minutes Trivia game can be downloaded Game can be created on a board using paper. Divide participants into groups. Supplies: Answer sheet for participants and pens or pencils Talking points and answers.

Good Choice or Bad Choice? Game 30 minutes Game can be downloaded Game can be played by making copies of the slides. Participants work as individuals. Supplies: a green happy face and a red unhappy face Talking points and answers.

Is It Candy or Medicine Game 10 to 15 minutes Game can be downloaded Game can be played by making copies of the slides. Participants work as individuals or in small teams. Supplies: Medicine or Candy Cards Talking points and answers.

Supplemental Worksheets CROSSWORD PUZZLE PRESCRIPTION PUZZLERS DRAWING SHEETS SOMETHINGS WEREN’T MEANT TO BE SHARED WORKSHEET

Visual Aids AND OTHER RESOURCES: FDA’s Kids Home Page Adventures in Pharmacy (grades 3 -5) LESSONS CAN BE DOWNLOADED IN SPANISH

Data Collection DEMOGRAPHICS PRE AND POST TESTS Please return all data to Gail Dafler for COAT at g. Dafler@gesmv. org

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