Why Do I Catch Colds?

HEALTH

Curiosity trigger

During a movement game students will enact the battle that goes on between the immune system and viruses; they will learn how to sneeze correctly, and they will watch a film showing how viruses invade our body.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Critical thinking and drawing conclusion

In this lesson, you will cover:

National Health Education Standards:
1.2.1. Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health.
1.2.3. Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.
7.2.2. Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.
1.5.1. Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
7.5.2. Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

You will need

Water spray, colored paper, garbage bags, little bells, gloves.

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Authors

Author: Dominika Salamon
Methodology: Agnieszka Napora, Agnieszka Kulus-Klepacka
Translation: George Lisowski
Producer: Marta Przywara

Source

This lesson plan is a modified version of one created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.

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