KS2: Animal and FarmHygiene
In this lesson plan, students play an interactive memory card game to highlight the similarities between human and animal health, and why animal hygiene is so important.
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Learning objectives
- Understand the importance of hygiene and care in both humans and animals, and how proper practices, such as hand washing, help prevent the spread of harmful microbes between animals, humans, and environments like farms.
Background Information
Both people and animals carry microbes. Useful microbes, such as those that live in an animal’s gut contribute to keeping them in good health, while harmful microbes can make them ill, just like humans.
Certain microbes can be transmitted from animals to people and vice versa and result in infections, this is called zoonoses. Some infections are restricted to animals, but lead to illness or death. When our pets get an infection, their immune system can help them control the infection without requiring any treatment. When our pets are sick, we must take them to the vet. If the infection requires antibiotic treatment, just like humans, it is important to follow the prescription carefully.
In this lesson plan, students learn that harmful microbes can spread from animal to animal, and from animal to human. They learn that there are a lot of similarities between animal and human health, which is why it is so important to practice good animal hygiene and health practices.
Activities
Main activity:- Memory Game
- Animal Quiz
- Poster
- Farm Fun Game
Curriculum links
Curriculum Key Elements
- Personal Health and Moral Character
Curriculum Skills
- Communication
- Thinking
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Working with Others
Curriculum Areas of Learning
- Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (PDMU)
- The World Around Us (TWAU)