Use the content on this page to connect & better equip you with educators, administrators, & students in your region.
Curricula (by education level & topic)
Elementary school:
- YMCA curriculum support package (Grades 3-6);
Middle school:
- Gambling: A Challenge for Youth (Grades 7-8;University of Minnesota Extension Office)
- Harvard’s “Facing the Odds” math curriculum (description ) (order form )
- Lesson guide for Oregon one-time presentation (Grades 6-9; “Survivor” game concept)
- YMCA curriculum support package (Grades 7-8);
- “Gambling: Calculating the risk” website (Australia)
High school:
- High School Health: Teen Gambling Awareness (Oregon Healthy Kids Learn Better, Problem Gambling Services, 2009)
- YMCA curriculum support package (Grades 9-12);
Math & economics curricula:
- “The Economics of Gambling” (Economics: New Ways of Thinking, EMC Publishing)
- Link: Mr. Glosser’s math goodies: Probability
- Harvard’s “Facing the Odds” math curriculum (description ) (order form )
Other curricula:
Free loan curriculum from Oregon Problem Gambling Services library; call 503.945.9703 or email [email protected] to borrow:
Drawing the Line: suitable for Math and Economics courses at the Senior High level. Spiral-bound and full of lesson outlines; worksheets; multi-coloured transparency masters; support materials; and carefully researched “infosheets” on a wide range of gambling issues. Content based on research.
For Administrators
- “Kids and Gambling: The Hidden Problem” Article in Oregon Superintendant’s Pipeline (see pages 12-13)
- “Developing substance use and gambling policies for Alberta schools” (Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission)
- Recommendations: School Interventions for Problem Gambling Prevention
Educational Materials
- Brochure: Youth gambling (PGS)
- Brochure: Youth gambling (Lane County HHS)
- Handout: Responsible gambling (PGS)
- Fact sheet: Casino nights (PGS)
- Fact sheet: For educators (PGS)
- Fact sheet: For educators — signs of problem gambling in students (PGS, 2010)
- Fact sheet: Problem gambling (2008)
- Fact sheet: Teen gambling (Lifeworks NW)
- Supplement ideas for teachers(Lane County HHS)
- Ideas for small group discussions — college level (Lane County HHS)