K-12 Health Lesson Plans and Curriculum
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Safe Use of Medicines
Grade Level:  Grades K-1
Content Area:  Alcohol and Other Drugs
 
Synopsis

Using student handouts and magazine pictures, students will identify pictures which show when to use medicine and who can safely give medicines.

 
About this Lesson
Key Concepts

What medicine is

Why medicine is used

Objectives

Students will explain what medicine is.

Students will identify people who are appropriate to help with the safe use of medicines.

Skill Emphasis


Accessing Information

Teaching Steps

1. Discuss what medicine is.
 
2. Discuss when to use medicine.
 
3. Review rules for taking medicine.
 
4. Students identify medicines.
 
5. Students identify safe people from whom to take medicine.
 
6. Reflect, summarize, and discuss.
 

Assessment

Preparation
Materials & Preparation

Copy student pages (one for each student):

Time Requirements

One 20-minute session.


Background Information

Primer on Drugs

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