Dwire+May+Wellness

Wellness, Disease.

Part 1, Week 1

CS 1: Students will take the responsibility for practicing behaviors that will prevent disease and speed recovery from illness.
 * Using tissues
 * Covering coughs and sneezes
 * Brushing teeth
 * Developing good eating habits
 * Not touching another person's blood and/or bodily fluids.

Sneezing and coughing. It's something we all do...

People...

animals...

and it can be really gross if we don't cover when we do it.



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Is coughing or sneezing into a tissue ok? Yes, but what should we do with it after? Keep it or throw it away? (throw it away) (show students tissue box and "something else", ask them what they would use to sneeze into)

We can also use our sleeves. (Have students show you have they cough into their sleeve)

Part 2: CS 2: Students will recognize symptoms of common illness and communicate their symptoms to a trusted adult.
 * Developing vocabulary related to disease and spread of disease.

Sometimes we are not feeling well and it can be hard to know why. Maybe we ate something that doesn't make us feel good, or maybe we were around someone who was sick. Sometimes we may be sick and not even know it. Because of that, it's good to be aware or know about things our body does to let us know we are sick.



Sometimes we feel dizzy. When we feel dizzy, our world seems like it's spinning and it may be hard for us to stand. Have you ever turned in a circle so many times that you fell over? Don't do it now,but it's kind of like that. If we are ever feeling dizzy, we should tell an adult. Someone like our parents or teachers.



When we cough, that may be a sign of us getting sick. When we begin to cough a lot, we should tell an adult.



Have you ever had a runny nose? A runny nose is when our nose drains everything inside it and is also a sign that our bodies are sick and may need rest. We have to use tissue to wipe and clean our nose. If you have a runny nose, who should you tell?



Another sign that we may be sick is when our stomach hurts. This is usually caused by something that we ate earlier in the day. When this happens, who should you talk to?

Part 3: Disease CS 3: Students will cooperate with health care providers during routine health screenings, treatments, and for management of disease and other health conditions. Have you ever had the visit the doctor or someone who is supposed to help you take care of your self? We all have at one time or another. It can be scary. But in reality, it's not that bad. Doctors and other healthcare providers have a job and that job is to make sure we are ok. But they can only help us if we cooperate.

Think about your school nurse or OT. The school nurse and OT are people who care about your health and safety and want the best for you. Like the school nurse, the doctor and the dentist are the same and also care about your health and safety.

When you are feeling sick, a doctor will take your temperature and help to find out the reason you are feeling sick. They may give you a shot, but it doesn't hurt that much and will help you in the long run.

Can you tell us about a time you went to visit the doctor? How did you feel after your visit?



Like a doctor, a dentist also helps you to stay healthy. Dentists look at your teeth and work very hard to keep your teeth from rotting and getting cavites. The work they do isn't the funnest thing to go through, but they don't want to hurt you and only want you to have healthy teeth and a beautiful smile.

Can you tell us about a time you went to visit the dentist? How did you feel after your visit?

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Part 4, Week 4: CS 4: Students will respect the dangers of medications and take only those given by a trusted adult.

Who likes candy? Raise you hand.

Well today we aren't really going to talk about candy but more about medicine and the dangers of taking medicine that we shouldn't have or taking it at the wrong time.

Medicine can look very similar to candy and at times may taste sweet like candy... but taking the wrong medicine at the wrong time can hurt us very badly.

It could make us sick...

or maybe even kill us. Taking the wrong medicine is a very serious thing.

So how can we make sure that we don't take medicine on accident? 1 rule to follow is to never take anything from a stranger.

There are some very good people out there who may be strangers. There are also some very bad people who are strangers. Because we don't know who is good or bad...or who might be trying to do something mean to us, a good rule is not take anything from a stranger or someone who isn't a trusted adult.

If you see a van that looks like this, should you take candy from it? What if you don't know the person?

Sometimes are friends might offer us something that looks like candy but may not be, should we eat it?

If you aren't sure what it is or think it may be medicine then you should say no.

So how can we tell if something is candy or medicine? Or if something is OK to take? One way is the way it is packaged or how the container is that it comes in.

Usually medicine will come in a container that looks like this...

while candy will usually look something like this...



If you see something that looks like this or comes from a container like this.. STAY AWAY. It may be medicine that you shouldn't take.

When is it ok to take medicine? (when our parents or a doctor give it to us)

If you are feeling sick and your parents, a doctor, or another trusted adult (like a teacher) give you medicine, then it is OK to take.



What should you do if you think you accidentally took medicine or took something from a person who was a stranger? (tell an adult, call 911)

Tell an adult right away.

If there is no adult around, what should you do? (call 911)

(have students practice saying "No" or pushing item away when a stranger offers them something)