DFCYR Life Skills Curriculum

TITLE: Teen Violence & Prevention

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this group, participants will increase their awareness of the causes and effects of
violence and learn that violence is preventable.
HRS: 1 Hour
MATERIALS: Cards, activity sheets, pens and pencils.

Students will increase their awareness of

the causes and effects of violence and of
their own risk of becoming victims of
INTRODUCTION homicide. Students will also learn that
5 MINS anger is a normal emotion and it can be
expressed in constructive ways. Also
discuss the concept of the No-Snitching
street code.
Wink Murder Ask the group to sit in a
circle. Choose a number of playing cards
to match the number of students in the
ICEBREAKER group. Be certain your selection of cards
15 MINS contains an ace. Each person draws a card.
They must not comment or show it to
anyone else. The player who chooses the
ace is the murderer and he/she kills his
victims by winking at them. The object is
to identify the murderer while trying not to
be killed in the process. An incorrect guess
results in instant death.
 Wakeup Call Youth will read a section
from the Making It Book about violence
and ways to prevent it.
ACTIVITY Putting Aside Beef Youth will fill out an
35 MINS activity sheet about positively solving
personal differences.
Codes of the Streets In a discussion
format, the group will answer questions
about their knowledge of street codes and
how they affect people.
Facilitator will recap important or the most
talked about topics with the group before
dismissal.
RECAP
5 MINS