Where can I find educational posters for my classroom? Pref. ones with anti-drug messages?

Question

Where can I find educational posters for my classroom? Pref. ones with anti-drug messages, etc. Thanks!

Answer 1

You can get free anti-drug posters for your classroom from NIDA. I linked their site below.

Answer 2

Hi there, I'm a 7th grade teacher who teaches in urban Los Angeles--on break right now though--yay! A way to kill two birds with one stone--make educational posters and at the same time, build classroom community, is to have the kids make the posters themselves. You didn't specify what age group you teach, but you can change the activity to cater to the particular age group.

Group kids with differing artistic/academic abilities together--I've found a group of two or three works best for this type of activity--any more is too much--and have them design a poster. Here's how I would set it up:
materials needed: large sheets of construction paper, markers, crayons, colored pencils


1) At home/prep period, come up with a quick lesson about the dangers of basic drugs, ie tobacco/alcohol/coke/cystal meth/ecstacy/etc

2) Teach the lesson and talk about what the kids learned

3) Group kids and give them 15 minutes or however much time they need to design a rough draft of a poster

4) Have them turn their poster in to you. Check it at home/prep period and make corrections accordingly, for content and spelling errors. This assignment won't take too long to check, so that's always a plus.

5) The next day, put the students into groups and return the posters. Let them complete the final draft. Give them about 60-90 minutes, depending on the level. I like to stick w the basic art materials because there is less to clean up, but you can use whatever tickles your fancy.

6) Hang the posters.
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You can use this same deal to make posters about manners, homework, college, reading, and other "educational" posters.
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The reason that I think that this activity is good for kids is the following: Let's face it, the kids see the same posters from the same educational catalogues in the the same classrooms time and time again. They may look pretty, but they do get boring after awhile, and realistically, they hardly glance at them. However, if it's something that they made themselves, using something that they learned, it holds more value. I haven't done this activity with the kids yet this year, but I think I will do this upon our return to school in January. One of the best activities we did this year was to make Halloween decorations. I brought in construction paper, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, etc and let them go nuts (I have older kids.) Not only did the class look fabulous, but they were so proud of themselves and their creations. Aww!


If anyone reads this and decides to do it, please let me know how it went: [e-mail].

Answer 3

I think some pictures speak louder than words. There are some pictures of a heroin addict, before and after (needless to say the one of her after is with her teeth rotten, grey pock marked face and looking really gaunt) - In England, there is also a picture of a girl who died whilst overdosing, still in the kneeling position. She'd been dead for a long time before she was found. I believe her parents let the media use the picture in the hope that it would deter some from trying it.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Contact your local D.A.R.E. agency (police) and they will help you out immensley). Your local county health dept should also help you.