DETAILED LESSON PLAN

IN MAPEH 8
HEALTH

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to;
a.) identify the strategies in prevention and control of cigarette smoking and
drinking alcohol
b.) make a poster which depicts the cause and effect of cigarette and alcohol
used; and
c.) appreciate the importance of health alternatives to promote healthy
lifestyle.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Strategies in the Prevention and Control of Cigarette Smoking and
Drinking Alcoholic Beverages
Materials: Laptop and cellphone
References: Grade 8 Learning Materials; Module 4: Better Choices, Better Life
Values Integration: Appreciation, Cooperation
Time Frame: 1 hour

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

 Preliminary Activities
o Prayer
o Classroom rules
o Checking of attendance
o Review of the past lesson

A. Motivation

Class, do you know somebody who loves to

smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol? Why do you
think they can’t live without cigarettes and
alcohol?
Cigarettes and alcohol are legal drugs that
everybody at any age might use. Many young
individuals are desperate to try new things, and
since these gateway drugs are accepted in our
society, smoking cigarettes and alcoholic
beverages are always available in any store that
anyone can purchase and which might lead
him/her to do more dangerous drugs like
marijuana and shabu.
This time let’s have an activity. This activity is
called “3 PICS WHAT’S NEXT”. I will be
presenting you five sets of pictures wherein the
first three pictures are revealed but the fourth
one is unknown. You have to identify the
conclusion of the missing picture by basing your
answers from the situation presented in the given
pictures.
Yes sir
Are you ready class?

Situation 1. William started to smoke at an early

age. When he became a business, he was still
addicted to cigarettes. Eventually he settled in a
serious relationship and had a family of his own
but he is still not quitting from his vices after so William obtains serious complications due to
many years. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? his unhealthy lifestyle.

Situation 2. Max had a problem with his

finances. To cope up with stress, he calls his
friends and invites them to drink at the local bar.
After drinking bottles of beer, Max begins to
babble about his problems then he becomes mad
after hearing one of his friend’s comments.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
They ended up fighting with each other.
Situation 3. There is this man who loves to drink
with his friends. One time he got sick and find
out that he has a stage 1 liver cancer. WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT?
A man quits from drinking alcohol and starts a
healthy lifestyle.

Situation 4. Ana has been smoking at the age of

15. She is sexually active as well until she got
pregnant by his present boyfriend. She is still
smoking while carrying her 6 months old baby.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? She gave birth to a baby with birth defect and
unhealthy.
Situation 5. Chloe always wanted her dad to
refrain from smoking. Jansen started now to
smoke outside to hide from his nagging child.
Chloe learned a lesson from their school about
the negative effects of smoking. WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT? Jansen decides to stop smoking one day until
he completely breaks from the addiction.

B. Presentation

Based from our activity what do you think is our

topic for today?

The lesson is all about Strategies in the

Prevention and Control of Cigarette Smoking
Verygood! and Drinking Alcoholic Beverages

Class, these are the objectives of today’s lesson.

a.) identify the strategies in prevention and

control of cigarette smoking and drinking
alcohol

b.) make a poster which depicts the cause and

effect of cigarette and alcohol used; and

c.) appreciate the importance of health

alternatives to promote healthy lifestyle.

Alcohol and cigarretes are called gateway drugs.

What comes into your mind when you hear the
word gateway drugs?
Gateway drugs are habit-forming drugs that
may lead to the use of other addictive drugs.
Gateway drugs open doors for a non-drug user
to try and experiment on more dangerous and
illegal drugs so, don’t use any of it because it is
very dangerous in your health.

Yes that’s right, Gateway drugs are legal drugs

that can be accessed and can be used by
everyone at any age through the local store like
cigarettes and consumable alcohol.

C. Lesson Proper

What do you think am I holding?

A replica of a cigarette sir!

Great! this is a replica of a cigarette and did you

know class that smoking 1 cigarette can take 11
minutes off your life and it increases your
chance of dying. So, do you still want to try
cigarette? No sir!

What replica of alcoholic beverage am I

Gin sir
holding?

They drink to be happy and gain pleasure.

Why do Filipino drink alcohol?

Exactly, my trivia about alcohol class is about

the alcohol drinking patterns among Filipinos
45.5% of respondents said they drink alcohol to
socialize, 23.8% drink to remove stress and
burden and 17.5% say they drink to be happy
and gain pleasure.

Class, why do young individuals are engaged to

gateway drugs such as cigarette smoking and Some teenagers want to look and feel grown up
drinking alcoholic beverages? and may see drinking and smoking as marks of
adulthood. 

Yes, very good that’s one example also. Anyone

may use alcohol and tobacco according to their
age, gender and ethnicity but it may lead to
major health problems and contribute to a
traumatic death and injury.

What are the harmful effects of cigarettes and Smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages can
alcohol? cause the users with long-term and short-term
effect that can push the users to try more type
of gateway drugs like shabu and marijuana.
Trivia: lung diseases is the number 1 leading
disease cause by cigarettes and drinking alcohol.

Here in the Philippines, what did the government They increase the price of both alcohol and
strategies on how to prevent the use of alcohol cigarettes, they put warning in the tobacco
and cigarettes? products and they use mass advertising
campaigns to at least minimize the users from
teen agers.

Yes, that’s right, one thing that I can advise to all

of you is be one of those individuals who are
against in all activities concerning the use,
misuse and abuse of alcohol and cigarettes
smoking.

“The Resistance Skill in Situations Related to

Cigarettes Smoking and Alcohol Use”.

Here are some of the Resistance Skills that we

can use to prevent and control cigarette smoking
and alcohol.

1. Be aware Be aware of the presence of social pressures

As a student how can you resist from peer around you either direct social pressure or
pressure if someone asks you to try cigarettes? indirect social pressure.

2. Stay Away from Pressure No sir because that small thing can cause death
If your friends ask you to try cigarette, are you and if my friend still convinces me about trying
giving it a try? cigarettes then that’s the time to stay away
from them.

3. Just say NO Be calm and confident and speak politely and

What would you do if a friend offers you a clearly. Make sure you make eye contact. Not
cigarette? looking at them will make them think you are
lying.

Your friends and family can help to show you

4. Ask for support from relatives and friends. how far you've come. They can remind you of
How can family help smokers? all the things you've gained by stopping
smoking, like fresher breath and smoke free
 hair and clothes. Your new smoke-free home
will be a more welcoming place for visitors
without the risks of second-hand smoke

“Healthy alternatives for smoking and drinking

alcohol”.
One should focus studies and school related
1. Prioritize on Studies activities, having a positive thoughts and ideas
and keeping the minds more active.
How can an individual put priority on his
studies?

You should try something new and more

2. Be Active exciting activities just like engaging to different
Is trying something new can prevent the smokers sports or getting involved in a cause project.
or drinkers to quit from their vices?

Choose a circle of friends who can influence

3. Make a Choice you to have a healthy outlook in life.
Who are you going to choose a good friend or a
bad influential friend?
A happy and healthy family raises children to
become confident in life and capable in making
wise decisions.
4. Spend time with family
How can you spend time with your family?

Gateway drugs are legal drugs that can be

D. Generalization accessed and can be used by everyone at any
age through the local store like cigarettes and
Who can give me the summary of our lesson for consumable alcohol. We have different skills
today? on how to prevent and control the use of
alcohol and cigarettes and that is to be aware of
the presence of social pressures around you
either direct social pressure or indirect social
pressure.
prioritize your studies, be active, make a choice
And spent time with family. Those little steps
can contribute to the wholeness of your good
health.
What are the different strategies in the
prevention and control of cigarette smoking and Advocate and educate the users especially the
drinking alcohol? young individual by telling them the different
resistance skills and some healthy alternatives
that they can use to mitigate the use, misuse
and abuse of cigarette and alcohol.

Why do we need to put into practice these

strategies? These practices will not only free us from any
diseases but I will contribute also to our well-
being. So, we should put it into practice and
don’t ever try to disregard it.

How can you show that your health and the

health of those around you is important?
Happy people are more likely to engage with
others and be more social. So, if you are a
happy and healthy person it will reflect and
radiate outside because you can attract people.
And because of that connection from you, you
can now feel a greater sense of commonality
than less happy people.

E. Application

Let’s have an activity, make a poster either

manual or digital which depicts the cause and
effects of cigarette and alcohol used. Use your
creativity in making your poster more
presentable.

IV. Evaluation

Directions: read and understand the statement. Write T if the statement is correct and F if it is
not.

_________1. Alcohol is an example of depressant drug. T

_________2. When you focus on your studies and school related activities you can prevent the
use of alcohol and cigarettes. T
_________3. Individuals below 18 years of age are prohibited to smoke. T
_________4. Mass advertising campaign in media is one of the strategies in prevention and
control of cigarette smoking. T
_________5. Liver disease is one of the common effects of drinking alcohol. T
_________6. Prioritize studies does not belong to healthy alternatives of smoking and drinking?
F
_________7. Be active means trying something new like engage yourself in smoke substance
and alcohol drinks to prevent boredom. F
_________8. Saying No is the hardest thing to do. F
_________9. Staying with family and away of peers is a good choice. T
_________10. Health warnings on tobacco products is not a strategy in the prevention & control
of cigarette smoking. F

V. Assignment

Follow-up
Directions: Put a (/) on the blank if you agree with the statement and put an (X) if you disagree.
Do this in your activity notebook.
________ 1. Health is wealth.
________ 2. Cigarettes can help individuals to think clearly.
________ 3. Drinking can help you to forget your problems.
________ 4. Most teenagers drink alcohol.
________ 5. Cigarette smoking keeps you calm down.

Advanced
Directions: After learning about our policies and laws against smoking, explain in 3-5 sentences
what you are going to do if you will encounter different situations below. Write your answer in
your activity notebook.

Prepared by: Checked by:

Jerom V. Ramirez Mr. Eugene D. La Madrid

Student-Teacher Cooperating Teacher