Fourth graders learn that medicine can help you get well but is only safe when a trusted adult gives the right amount, and that it is never something to share or treat like candy, then check what they know.
Students will be able to…
The right medicine in the right amount helps; the wrong amount, or someone else's, can hurt. What rules keep medicine a helper and not a hazard?
Project this and answer each question about using medicine safely — read the explanation after each one.
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The right medicine in the right amount helps you feel better. The wrong amount, or someone else's medicine, can hurt you. What makes the difference?
Students answer questions about using medicine safely.
Students name safe medicine helpers.
Students make a medicine-safety poster.
Students reflect on medicine safety.
Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.
Explain how medicines help and how misuse can harm.
Identify safe and unsafe situations involving medicine.
Demonstrate safe practices for taking and storing medicine.
Know who to ask for help with medicine questions.
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Have students list three medicine-safety rules, draw one in action, and add who to ask for help, so the rules are clear before they are needed. A printable medicine-safety worksheet is in the PE & Health library.
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