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Head Lice: Grades 3-5 Lesson PlanHead Lice: Grades 3-5 Lesson Plan
Publisher
Nemours KidsHealth
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Health
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Year
2015
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Head Lice: Grades 3-5

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This Head Lice: Grades 3-5 lesson plan also includes:
  • Head Lice Rule of Thumb
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  • Quiz
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Keep lice away with a lesson plan that focuses on best practices. Scholars discuss what lice are, where it can be found, how it can be prevented and cured. A worksheet challenges pupils to examine items they use every day. A quiz gauges comprehension.  

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Concepts

the human body, hair, bugs, cleanliness, sharing, common sense

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Invite the school's nurse to add to the lesson with a discussion and to answer questions
  • Send the Rule of Thumb worksheet home for learners to discuss with their grownups and make a plan to keep at-home items clean

Classroom Considerations

  • Put time aside to make copies

Pros

  • A lesson extension provides a clear and informative visual
  • The quiz comes with an answer key

Cons

  • None

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