5.3 Leisure

• Meaning of leisure; active and passive ways of spending leisure time
• How and why youths misuse leisure today
• Effects of alcohol, drug and substance abuse on an individual
• Moral values and life skills to avoid alcohol, drug and substance abuse
• Scriptures on idleness (1 Timothy 5:13; Ecclesiastes 10:18; Proverbs 19:15)
• Using leisure responsibly as a Christian; planning free time

• outline different ways of spending leisure time
• analyse how youths misuse leisure today
• evaluate five effects of alcohol, drug and substance abuse on an individual
• establish moral values and life skills needed to avoid alcohol, drug and substance abuse
• read the scriptures provided and itemise lessons learnt
• utilise Christian moral values to avoid alcohol, drug and substance abuse

“Why do youths misuse leisure today?”

“How can you avoid idleness?”

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1. Leisure: active and passive
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Meaning of leisure and different ways of spending free time.
2. How and why youths misuse leisure
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Idleness, screens, betting, substances and bad company, and why they happen.
3. Effects of alcohol, drug and substance abuse
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   How substance abuse harms body, mind, school, family and society.
4. Values and life skills to say no
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Refusal skills and Christian values that protect against substance abuse.
5. The Bible on idleness
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   1 Timothy 5:13, Ecclesiastes 10:18 and Proverbs 19:15; debating "An idle mind is the devil's workshop".
6. Using leisure well as a Christian
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   A balanced week, a reflection journal and Christian values to avoid substance abuse.