Personal Health - 2nd Grade
Lesson #1
Let's review what germs are!!! They live everywhere...on your skin, hair, teeth, clothes, toys, dogs, cats, and everywhere!!!
Do you like to share? What kinds of things do you share?
Habits are behaviors you do over and over again.
Staying clean and healthy have to become habits.
Body Battles
(Read the book to students)
Lesson #2Review book: “Body Battles” and the immune system.
What is the immune system?
The immune system is part of your body's defense system to protect us from harmful invaders into our body. It's used to help protect us from harmful germs and disease.
Bam! Immune Platoon
What parts of your body help protect it from germs?
Skin, mucus and cilia, stomach acid, ear wax, and white blood cells.
Video: “Keeping Clean”
Ditto: "How Germs Spread”
Organisms at work flash activity on website. (below) Where do these microorganisms live?
What is the immune system?
The immune system is part of your body's defense system to protect us from harmful invaders into our body. It's used to help protect us from harmful germs and disease.
Bam! Immune Platoon
What parts of your body help protect it from germs?
Skin, mucus and cilia, stomach acid, ear wax, and white blood cells.
Video: “Keeping Clean”
Ditto: "How Germs Spread”
Organisms at work flash activity on website. (below) Where do these microorganisms live?
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Video: “Keeping Clean”
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Lesson #3
Book: "Achoo" - read
Brain Pop Jr. Video Colds and Flu (user: bcpsjr pass: brainpop)
Computer Activities
Scrub Club Villains Gallery
Five Finger Alert Activity
Lesson #4
Have students work in pairs to create a poster depicting the importance of hand washing. Have students share their work, then hang the posters in the classroom, hallway, cafeteria, or restroom.
Book: "Achoo" - read
Brain Pop Jr. Video Colds and Flu (user: bcpsjr pass: brainpop)
Computer Activities
Scrub Club Villains Gallery
Five Finger Alert Activity
Lesson #4
Have students work in pairs to create a poster depicting the importance of hand washing. Have students share their work, then hang the posters in the classroom, hallway, cafeteria, or restroom.