Introduction
Influenza, commonly known as the flu.
It is caused by a highly contagious virus that is spread by fluids produced during coughing and sneezing or by direct contact with those fluids on surfaces. There are three types of flu virus – influenza A, B and C.
The flu is caused by a highly contagious virus that is spread by fluids produced during coughing and sneezing or by direct contact with those fluids on surfaces. People who work with or live in close contact with people who have an underlying medical condition or reduced immunity should be immunised to minimise the spread of the flu to themselves, the people they work or live with and their families.
Task
Topic:
What is the flu virus and how does it spread?
What can be done to prevent the flu?
What are the flu symptoms?
Lesson Plan
Lesson Objectives: Introduce the flu virus to children and explain how they may catch the virus.
Materials Needed:Paper, red and blue crayons
Summary of Tasks/Actions:
This station will consist of a game and a mini-lesson on how the flu spreads from one person to the next.
At the beginning of the game, each child will be given a piece of paper and two crayons, one red crayon and one blue.
Two people will have papers with red dots, indicating that these players have "the flu."
Players with the flu will mark two others' papers red.
Once a player has a red mark, he or she must give red marks to two others.
Otherwise, players give blue marks. By the end of the game, most players will have gotten the "flu."
This game simulates how the flu is spread easily from person to person when no steps are taken to prevent the flu.
After the game, the instructor explains how the flu virus can spread from person to person.
