First Grade Communicable Disease Unit Overview The goal of health education is for students to acquire the health information and skills necessary to become healthy adults. This includes being able to identify appropriate and inappropriate health behaviors. Students must understand several key concepts: 1) they should first seek health care guidance from their parents; 2) health is influenced by a variety of factors; 3) personal behaviors can increase or reduce health risks throughout that person’s life span; 4) students should recognize and utilize health information and products; 5) personal and interpersonal skills are needed to promote individual, family, and community health. In first grade, students learn about their bodies and ways to care for themselves. They also begin to recognize that relationships exist between behaviors and health, and community helpers such as nurses and doctors help them stay healthy. Concept The student shall demonstrate awareness of communicable and noncommunicable diseases and causes. I. Instructional Objectives ‐ Students will: A. Describe activities that are provided by health care professionals such as medical check‐
ups and dental exams. (TEKS 1.1B) B. Explain the harmful effects of, and ways to avoid, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. (TEKS 1.2C) C. Name types of germs that cause illness and disease. (TEKS 1.7A) D. Identify common illnesses and diseases and their symptoms. (TEKS 1.7B) E. Explain common practices that control the way germs are spread. (TEKS 1.7C) II. Teaching Suggestions/ Activities A. Students discuss how tobacco, alcohol and other drugs are harmful to your body. Teacher uses the time to reinforce the difference between harmful and helpful drugs. Students will explain how to avoid harmful drugs. B. Students will work in groups to research healthcare professional. Students will make a poster of the professional and list services they provide to the public. 1 ATTENTION – HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are not addressed in Grades K‐4 C. Students will identify types of germs that cause disease (i.e. Bacteria and virus). They will look at the structure of these germs and discuss what type of illnesses they can cause. Students will make a wanted poster of a germ of their choice. • Background (share with students) Germs are tiny living things that can cause disease. There are different kinds of germs such as bacteria and viruses. (virus= cold bacteria=pink eye). People get sick when germs enter the body. Germs can enter through openings like eyes, ears, nose, mouth, cuts, scrapes or other injury to the skin. D. Students will discuss common diseases and symptoms. Teacher will record student responses on a T‐chart. E. Teacher and students make a web of communicable diseases on chart paper and post in the room. Students can put post it notes on the chart of symptoms of the disease and/or ways to prevent the spread of the disease. F. Teacher models the appropriate way to wash hands, cover mouths and noses when coughing and sneezing, blowing noses with tissue, being cautious around sharp objects, and not sharing certain items with your friends like food, drinks, hats, and earrings. Students will be able to explain common ways to stop the spread of germs. G. Teacher models appropriate first aid techniques to be used when caring for yourself or others. Students demonstrate what to do when they or a friend have a bloody nose, open wound, loose teeth, vomiting, or body waste products. Stress the importance of not touching or exposing themselves to anyone else’s body fluids. III. Enrichment Activities A. Teacher demonstrates the spread of germs through a sneeze. Use a small amount of talcum powder or cornstarch on your hand. Without covering your hand, Teacher will pretend to sneeze and let powder spray out into crowd of children. Discuss what happened. Ask students what we could do to prevent the spread of the “germ”. Demonstrate ways they suggest. (Need to stress use of tissue or elbow to cover sneezes) B. Invite a healthcare professional to speak to the class. C. Make a poster on Word or Publisher to demonstrate how to stay away from harmful drugs. IV. Remediation/ Modification Activities 2 ATTENTION – HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are not addressed in Grades K‐4 A. Practice/model good health habits in the classroom. B. Provide wipes, hand soap (hand sanitizer if sink is not present), and tissues for a healthier classroom environment. C. See HEB ISD Modification Handbook. V. Technology Integration
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D. Show the Video, E. Students use Publisher to make a pamphlet on how to control the spread of germs. VI. Approved Internet Research Sites for Teachers American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov Consumer Health Information http://www.healthfinder.gov Office of Disease Prevention and Health Prevention (Healthy People 2010) http://www.odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov 3 ATTENTION – HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are not addressed in Grades K‐4 Author Berger, Melvin Downey, Lynn Flackman, Howard Gordon, Sharon Parker, Steve Teacher Resources and Materials Title Germs Make Me Sick The Flea’s Sneeze Viruses Cuts and Scrapes Catching a Cold: How you get ill, suffer, and recover Staying Healthy A Drop of Blood Chickenpox A World of Microorganisms What’s Living in the Classroom? Royston, Angela Showers, Paul Silverstein, Alvin Snedden, Robert Solway, Andrew Red Cross Materials/Notebook‐ Campus Professional Library Teacher Sample Lesson Plan‐ Grade 1 Sample Unit
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First Grade Suggested Timeline First 6 Weeks Second 6 Weeks Third 6 weeks Fourth Six Weeks Fifth Six Weeks Sixth 6 weeks 4 Concept 1 The Student will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills of healthy behaviors, decision making skills, and health criteria Concept 6 The students will be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills that promote avoiding drugs and violence Concept 3 The students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills that promote good personal safety. Concept 4 The students will be able demonstrate knowledge and skills that promote prevention of diseases. Concept 5 The students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills that promote good physical health. Concept 2 The students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills that promote good mental and social health. ATTENTION – HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are not addressed in Grades K‐4 5 ATTENTION – HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are not addressed in Grades K‐4