Tonsilitis Lesson Plans

1. Read a Tonsil Poem
This educational program for grades connects to nationals standards in language arts and builds skills in science and health. Students will learn: what tonsils are; about the parts of the mouth; some of the reasons why having healthy tonsils and getting good sleep is important; and how to talk with family about tonsils. The program is designed to inform teachers, school nurses, and parents about some of the signs and symptoms of enlarged tonsils in children

2. We Know About Tonsils!
This educational program for grades K-2 connects to nationals standards in language arts and builds skills in science and health. Students will learn: what tonsils are; about the parts of the mouth; some of the reasons why having healthy tonsils and getting good sleep is important; and how to talk with family about tonsils. The program is designed to inform teachers, school nurses, and parents about some of the signs and symptoms of enlarged tonsils in children

3. Open Wide and Meet Your Tonsils!
This educational program for grades K-2 connects to nationals standards in language arts and builds skills in science and health. Students will learn: what tonsils are; about the parts of the mouth; some of the reasons why having healthy tonsils and getting good sleep is important; and how to talk with family about tonsils. The program is designed to inform teachers, school nurses, and parents about some of the signs and symptoms of enlarged tonsils in children.

1. Do You Know Your Health IQ?
...) -resources offering information on health-related topics such as encyclopedia, text books, library resources and computers with Internet access. Activities / Procedures: 1. WARM-UP/DO-NOW: Before class, select four medical terms, such as anemia, angina, diabetes, hernia, malaria, schizophrenia or tonsilitis, and write each on a note card. Prepare enough note cards so that the words can be distributed fairly evenly among the class (one word per student). Separately, for your own reference, write the definitions provided by the Merriam-Webster dictionary. In class, distribute the note cards (one per stud...