Nov. 19, 2008: Staying Ahead of Lice

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in the Rocky Mountain News. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers. Click here to learn about subscribing to the eEdition at no cost to you (for Colorado teachers).

Activities:

1. Draw a picture of yourself washing your hair. Paste newspaper pictures of shampoo and other hair care items around the sides of your picture.

2. Head lice are insects. Look through your newspaper to find words and pictures of other insects. Circle each word/picture with a colored marker.

3. Many household cleaning products are labeled as "disinfectants" they destroy microorganisms that cause disease. Find three examples of disinfectants in the newspaper. Write their names on a piece of paper. Explain where each product is supposed to be used. Why is it important to keep those areas of your house clean?

4. In what ways are head lice like (a) vampires, (b) fleas and (c) sesame seeds?

5. Use the information in today's Mini Page to create your own brochure with facts about head lice. Include these sections in your brochure: a brief explanation of what head lice are, hints for not getting head lice from other people, and what people can do if they get head lice. You could include a short quiz about head lice for your brochure.

This week's standards:

• Identify common health problems of children. (Health promotion and disease prevention)
• Describe relationships between personal health behaviors and individual well-being. (Health promotion and disease prevention)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)