KS1: Respiratory Hygiene
In this lesson, students learn how easily microbes can be spread through coughs and sneezes by recreating a sneeze.
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Learning objectives
- Investigate how coughs and sneezes spread microbes and understand the importance of practising good hygiene to prevent the spread of germs.
Background Information
Respiratory infections are infections that happen in the lungs, chest, sinuses, nose and throat, for example, coughs and colds, the flu and pneumonia. These infections can spread from person-to-person through the air, through person-to-person contact (touching hands, hugging, kissing) or by touching contaminated surfaces.
Good respiratory hygiene, such as covering your coughs and sneezes, can help prevent the spread of infections.
This lesson plan supports you to educate students on why respiratory hygiene matters, how microbes spread through sneezes and coughs, and how infection spread can be prevented.
Activities
Main activity:- Snot Runway
- Sneeze Facts
- Super Slimy Snot
- Sneezy Wordsearch
- Fill in the Blanks
Curriculum links
Curriculum Key Elements
- Personal Health and Moral Character
Curriculum Skills
- Communication and Thinking
- Using Mathematics
- Managing Information
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Working with Others
Curriculum Areas of Learning
- Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (PDMU)
- The World Around Us (TWAU)
- The Arts