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Topic: Disease Prevention

Grade Level: 1st

District Health Standard: Explain the importance of check-ups and following sound health advice.

Lesson Summary: To help students become familiar with the importance of check-ups and what occurs at a check-up.

Textbook Connections: McGraw-Hill Health Lesson 25: Protecting Your Body

Materials: Text book

Technology: Internet Connection

Instructional Input:

1. Ask students if they have been to the doctor lately for a check-up. 

2. Go over the vocabulary words:  check-up, medicine, shot, cure, and vaccine.  Discuss the purpose of each one.

3. Have students complete the WebQuest.

4. Discuss with students the information they learned from completing the WebQuest and any questions they may have.

5. Role-play. Your friend is scared of vaccines.  Tell her why they help people.  And why she should get a vaccines.

6. Now let’s pretend that you are a doctor.  Your friend needs a check-up.  Tell your friend what will happen at a check-up.

7. Discuss with the students the importance of following the doctor’s directions.

8. Administer assessment.

Going to the doctor assessment

Printable Assessment

Original Word File 

WebQuest:  Going to the Doctor

Websites:

Your visit to the doctor's office
http://www.floridahealthstat.com/routinevisit.shtml

The family visits the doctor
http://www.zstarr.com/doctor/

Why do we need vaccines?
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/vaccines.htm

McGraw-Hill Health Web-Linked Activities
http://www.mhschool.com/teach/health/mhhealth/teachres/weblesson.html

Authors:  Michelle Foster, Donna Feeler, & Cristina Norton