Character Education Lesson Plans-FreeWay Drug Prevention Curriculum

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Character Education Lesson Plans, Character Building, Lifeskills Development

The "FreeWay" curriculum is a proven-effective K-12 public school-based character education and life skills program, originally developed by DATE (Drug Alcohol Tobacco Education, Inc.) in 1975. It was completely revised and updated in 1996, and has been field-tested in more than 350 of Missouri’s 525 public school districts during the past five years. FreeWay prevention specialists have taught face-to-face in classrooms (no assembly programs) a total of 1.675 million K-12 students . . . an average of 170 pupils each day of the year for 27 years!

The FreeWay curriculum features character education and teaches eight basic life skills . . . the method proven to be effective in drug prevention. It includes 4 complete units of study with 4 lesson plans per unit (16 classroom sessions). It focuses on five grade levels: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12. Inter-active in style, it contains more than 200 fun and attractive activities and games designed to teach students the FreeWay life skills.

drug prevention education for grades K-12

drug prevention education for grades K-12

The curriculum is user-friendly. It requires little or no preparation time by the teacher. All materials needed are included for easy access and reproduction for student use. It complements and reinforces all other disciplines taught in the school (by helping to equip students with necessary life skills, such as self-esteem, problem-solving, and communication). Click here for sample lesson plan (Label on the Table - 1 page)

It is flexible enough to meet each individual school’s needs for drug and violence prevention. It is pre-qualified for federal and state grant proposals, meeting all the necessary "Safe and Drug-free School" guidelines and requirements.

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The FreeWay curriculum has been proven to be "highly effective" in reducing drug use among public school students. More than 1,000 students were tracked in a scientific study conducted by a college in St. Louis in 1999. This survey showed that only 14% of the students who received FreeWay instruction had used alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs during the following year. In the other "control" group of students who did not receive FreeWay instruction, 33% of the students had used alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs in the preceding year. That’s a 19% difference! Click here to read the complete study.

Freeway Character Education & Drug Prevention Curriculum for children and youth, grades K-12 is available and priced as follows:

Grades K-1: $20.00 ea.
Grades 2-3: $20.00 ea.
Grades 4-6: $20.00 ea.
Grades 7-9: $20.00 ea.
Grades 10-12: $20.00 ea.
Extra Resource Book: $20.00 ea. (Not Available)
Sets (K-Resource): $100.00 per set (a savings of $20.00)

Click here for order form or you may call in your orders toll-free:

1-888-7FREEWAY