KS2 Vaccinations

What will you learn?

In this is a student reading comprehension activity. Students are told a story about Edward Jenner and how he discovered vaccines. This story can either be given in individual student handouts or be read to the class by the teacher. ‘Fill in the blanks’ and ‘answer questions’ activities help reinforce the main points of the story. The extension activity encourages students to recreate the story of Edward Jenner and his vaccine discovery through fun role play.

Activities include:

• "Historic heroes" study of Edward Jenner's discovery of the smallpox vaccine.
• Script that can be used to act out the discovery of small pox within class.
• "Fill in the blanks" and "answer questions" worksheets that help reinforce the main points of the story.