Technique Posters,

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Introduce the word Peer Pressure to the students. Do a quick
poll to see how many students have heard the word before or
know what it means. After the poll, have a discussion
with students about peer pressure. Come up with questions
to promote a further discussion about peer pressure.
Display the peer pressure techniques posters and
discuss each one with the students. After the discussion,
process with students if they have ever used any of these
techniques to try and convince or persuade someone to do
something and/or if anyone has used any of these techniques
on them. Call on volunteers to share.
*Note: The techniques could have been used on
friends, classmates, parents, siblings, etc.

Additional instructions: Copy the posters on cardstock,

and laminate for durability. Attach magnets to the posters
if you are displaying on a white board.

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Teasing, calling names, laughing at
you, and making you feel left out.
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Saying “if you don’t do it, I am going
to beat you up or hurt you.

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I will tell if you don’t
do this for me.

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I will give you something if
you do this for me.

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Pretending to cry, feeling sad
or even throwing a tantrum.
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Giving you compliments or trying
to make you feel good.
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Looking sad in order to make you give
in, feel guilty or feel bad for them.
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 They will promise to be your
friend if you do what they ask.
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Begging and pleading with you
and saying, “please,
pretty please do this for me.”
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 1. Give the students a copy of the Peer Pressure
Techniques poster, as well as, the Refusal Skills poster.
Let students know that these are a list of the same
techniques discussed with the class. Go over the
Refusal Skills with the class.
2. Each role play card has a role play scene about peer
pressure. Give volunteers a role play card or you
can let students decide on a role play card they want to
present. Allow time for volunteers to read over
their card before presenting it to the class.
Once each group of students have completed their
role play, have students guess which peer pressure
technique was used in the scene that was presented.
3. After each of the role plays, and students have
decided which peer pressure technique was used,
you can further extend the activity by asking students
to decide which refusal skill could be used in each role
play. Tell students that multiple
refusal skills can be used in any of the role play scenes.

*Note: Copy the cards on cardstock, and laminate

for durability.

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 Putting Others Down: Teasing, calling names, laughing at
you, and making you feel left out.
Threatening: Saying “if you don’t do it,
I am going to beat you up or hurt you.”
Blackmailing: “I will tell if you don’t
do this for me.”
Bribing: “I will give you something if
you do this for me.”
Being Upset: Pretending to cry, feel sad
or even throw a tantrum.
Buttering You Up/Compliments: Giving you compliments or
trying to make you feel good.
Pouting or Looking Sad: Looking sad in order to make you
give in, feel guilty or feel bad for them.
Begging/Pleading: Begging and pleading with you
and saying, “please, pretty please do this for me.”
Buddy-Buddy/BFF: They will promise to be your
friend if you do what they ask.

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 Say “No”: Say “No” firmly.
Walk Away: Get away from the
situation immediately.
Ignore: Pretend you did not hear or
turn away from the person.
Bargain or Offer another idea: Offer a better
suggestion or idea.
Give them consequences for the action: Let
them know what the consequences
could be for making this choice.
Change the subject: Immediately switch to
another subject or topic.
Give an excuse: Give them an excuse or
reason for not wanting to go along.
Use Humor: Make a joke out of the situation,
or make them laugh.
Let’s play
instead.

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 Role Play Scenario
Scene: Classroom
Characters: Josie, Rachel, friends of Rachel
Situation: All the students are seated. Josie comes in
the class last. When she walks in, she trips and almost falls,
but she catches herself. Rachel points at Josie and starts
laughing and calls her clumsy and awkward.
Rachel’s friends joined in and started laughing with her.
Josie is embarrassed and puts her hands over her face.
Peer Pressure Technique:
Putting Others Down

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Role Play Scenario

Scene: Home
Characters: Raymond, Raymond’s mother
Situation: Raymond asked his mom to buy a video
game to play on his Xbox. His mom told him that he was
not going to get the video game until he brought up his
Math grades. Raymond told his mom that he would bring
up his grades and please could he still have the video game.
His mom told him no again. Raymond kept asking his
mom over and over to buy the video game.
Peer Pressure Technique:
Begging/Pleading

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 Role Play Scenario
Scene: Cafeteria
Characters: Brad, Charlie
Situation: Brad and Charlie got their lunch and sat down
at their table. Brad bought an ice cream to eat after
he finished his lunch. Charlie asked Brad if he could buy him
an ice cream. Brad told him that he didn’t have anymore
money. Charlie started to look sad, folded his arms,
cried and wouldn’t talk to Brad.
Peer Pressure Technique:
Pouting or Being Upset

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Role Play Scenario

Scene: Movie Theater
Characters: Nina, Becca, Laila, Maddie
Situation: The girls all meet up at the movie theater
to watch the new movie. Nina and Becca went inside and
sat down in their seats. Laila and Maddie asked them to go
see another movie that was for older kids. Nina and Becca
told them no. Laila and Maddie said to them, “we will be
your best friends for life if you come with us.”

Peer Pressure Technique:

Buddy-Buddy/BFF

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 Role Play Scenario
Scene: Playground
Characters: Shelby, Kari, Jade
Situation: The girls are on the playground walking and
talking. Kari and Jade asks Shelby to send a text message
to another girl telling her that people around school
are talking about her. Shelby refused to do it. Kari and
Jade told her if she didn’t do it, that they were going to
tell everyone that she was the one spreading rumors.
Peer Pressure Technique:
Blackmailing

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Role Play Scenario

Scene: Classroom
Characters: Max, Sarah, classmates
Situation: The class are all seated waiting for their teacher
to enter. Max and Sarah started chasing each other and
knocked over the lamp on the teacher’s desk and broke it.
Max and Sarah asked the class not to tell the teacher that
they did it and they would bring them all candy tomorrow.
Peer Pressure Technique:
Bribing

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 Role Play Scenario
Scene: Bus
Characters: Lana, London, Sam
Situation: Lana and London are sisters. They
ride bus 15 with Sam. Everyday when Sam gets on the bus
they stare him up and down, and won’t let him pass by
them to get to his seat. Sam tells them that
he is going to report them to the bus driver. Lana and
London told Sam if he told anyone,
he was going to regret it.
Peer Pressure Technique:
Threatening

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Role Play Scenario

Scene: School
Characters: Jasmine, Kayla
Situation: Jasmine is having a birthday party. She wants
to invite all of her classmates, but her parents told her that
she could only invite 10 of her closest friends. Jasmine’s
classmates already knows that she can’t invite everyone.
Everyday Kayla gives Jasmine a compliment, “you are pretty”,
“I love your outfit”, “you are so smart.”
Peer Pressure Technique:
Buttering You Up/Compliments

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 1. Give the students a copy of the Peer Pressure
Techniques poster as well as the Refusal Skills poster.
Let students know that these are a list of the same
techniques discussed with the class. Go over the
Refusal Skills with the class.
2. Read the scenarios to the students and have
students decide which peer pressure technique was
used in each scenario. Let students decide which refusal
skill would work best for each scenario.
Tell students that multiple refusal skills can be used in
any of the scenarios.

*Note: Copy the cards on cardstock, and laminate for

durability.

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 Peer Pressure Scenario #1
You are at a football game
with your friends. Your parents
expect you home after the game.
Your friends decide to go to a
friends house to play video games.
They ask you to go and you tell
them no. They keep asking you over
and over to go with them.
What peer pressure technique was used?
Begging/Pleading
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Peer Pressure Scenario #3
Sasha is walking home from
school. A group of girls who have
been giving her mean looks in
school all day surrounds her.
What peer pressure technique was used?
Threatening
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Peer Pressure Scenario #2
Jason is new to his school. He
wants to make friends. There are a
group of boys in his class
that he wants to make friends
with. He sits at their table at lunch.
They laugh at his clothes and gets
up and move to another table.
What peer pressure technique was used?
Putting Others Down
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Peer Pressure Scenario #4
At recess, William pushed another
student down and made him cut his
leg. One of his classmates told him
that she was going to tell the
teacher. William told her if she
didn’t tell, he would give her a
dollar to buy ice cream at lunch.
What peer pressure technique was used?
Bribing
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Peer Pressure Scenario #5
Natalie copied the answers from
her friend’s test. John saw it and
told her if she didn’t buy him a
snack at lunch, he was going to tell
the teacher.
What peer pressure technique was used?
Blackmailing
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Peer Pressure Scenario #7
Kevin gets to choose 5 of his
classmates to go to the fair with
him. The class knows that he can
only invite 5 classmates. Everyday
Rickey tells Kevin he is smart, that
he is the most popular kid in the
class and how he wishes that he
was just like him.
What peer pressure technique was used?
Buttering You Up/Compliments
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Peer Pressure Scenario #6
Haley wanted to buy a keyring at
the school store, but did not have
enough money. She asked a girl
standing behind her in line if she
could give her some money to buy
the keyring. The girl told her no
because she only had enough
money to buy what she wanted.
Haley told the girl that she would
be her friend if she gave her the
money.
What peer pressure technique was used?
Buddy-Buddy/BFF
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Peer Pressure Scenario #8
Tommy asked his dad for a new
bike. His dad told him that he could
get a new bike for his birthday.
Tommy started crying and looking
very sad. When his dad tried to talk
to him, he turned away and folded
his arm.
What peer pressure technique was used?
Being Upset and/or Pouting
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