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Tar Wars

ABCs for Presenters

A - Arrive early.

B - Be prepared.

C - Creativity: kids thrive when you teach creatively.

D - Download the program guide and parent information handout (PDF file: 2 pages/114 KB. More information on using PDF files.) .

E - Enthusiasm.

F - Find out when and where to send the posters and if there are prizes.

G - Guide conversations.

H - Helpers: use them.

I - Interaction with students is key to success.

J - Join the dedicated group of volunteers.

K - Know what to expect.

L - Learning styles are as individual as each student.

M - Movement: if they don't move, they don't learn.

N - No boring lectures. Please make it fun and enjoy yourself.

O - Opportunity to get out of your office or practice for an hour.

P - Pre- and post-tests are optional.

Q - Questions are encouraged. Have kids raise their hands.

R - Reliable is your middle name (but please call if you are unable to present).

S - Supplies needed: straws, tobacco ads, and other handouts.

T - Time management is key (so little time, so much to teach).

U - Understand and explain the poster contest criteria.

V - Visuals make it interesting for kids (the grosser, the better).

W - www.tarwars.org has everything you should need.

X - Extra experiments and activities reinforce the message.

Y- Yell if you need help. Contact your coordinator.

Z - Zoo breath, yellow teeth, and smelly clothes are some short-term effects.