| LESSON: | How Immunizations Help |
| CONTENT AREA: | Personal and Consumer Health |
| GRADE LEVEL: | Grades K-1 |
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Using a story and a "doctor's kit," students learn the importance of immunizations, then draw pictures that show who gives them immunizations and where they go to get them. Students are asked to explain the importance of immunizations.
Have doctor's kits for students, if possible.
Add a picture of a syringe or a child getting a shot to the unit bulletin board.
Read and discuss The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor by Jan and Stan Berenstain.
Synopsis: This book describes Sister and Brother Bears' well-patient visit to the doctor.
Possible Responses:
- Listened to heart
- Listened to breathing
- Looked at eyes
- Looked at ears
- Looked at throat
- Weighed me
- Measured me
- Gave me a shot
Ask students why the doctor would give someone who wasn't sick a shot.
The importance of immunizations in disease prevention.
Provide students with doctor's kits, if possible, and let them role-play well-patient visits. Be sure they include immunizations as part of the visit.
Teacher Tip: Explain that the exams they role-play will be done over clothing and that nobody should remove any clothing.
Review the elements of a well-care visit. Discuss the importance of immunizations.
Have students draw pictures that show who gives them immunizations and where they go to get the immunizations they need. Ask them to explain why immunizations are important.
Student work demonstrates proficiency by showing the ability to:
Student work demonstrates proficiency by showing the ability to:
