TeachersFirst's Understanding H1N1, the Swine Flu: TeachersFirst Editors' Choices
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The potential spread of Swine Flu in schools and among young people is a major concern. TeachersFirst's editors have collected this helpful information for teachers, students, and parents to better understand the virus, how it is spread, and what YOU can do to stay healthy. This collection of resources has been hand-picked for accuracy and for age-appropriateness with students and so we may all participate in healthy prevention of the swine flu.
We hope you will share these resources with your colleagues and school parents by emailing this page or sharing the link from your school web page and in your school newsletter.
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Know It All Healthy - Sounth Carolina ETV
Grades
K to 5
In the Classroom
Use your interactive whiteboard or projector to share these videos with your students. Share this link with parents on your teacher web site or in your newsletter. The exercises will be fun for everyone.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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H1N1 (Swine Flu) - What You and Your Family Need to Know - Children's National Medical Center
Grades
K to 12tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
Most of this site would be useful in Swine Flu research in the classroom. Make your class a healthier environment by sharing how the flu is spread. Share this link on your class website for parents to view.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Novel H1N1 flu (swine flu) - Children's Memorial Hospital
Grades
K to 12tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
Be sure to list this link on your class website for families to explore at home. If your students have any questions about the Swine Flu, send them to this explanatory website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What It Is and What to Do: Primer - Jacob Goldstein
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
Take a few minutes and go through this site one question at a time. Possibly, address the class with the specific question and have them brainstorm possible answers with a partner. Share this site to encourage your class or school to maintain healthy habits, dispel incorrect information, and avoid spread of flu.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pandemic Panic - The New York Times
Grades
3 to 12*There is a link to a lesson plan specifically for younger students (grades 3-5). Specific activities and standards are provided for the younger grades at that link. This website requires Adobe Acrobat (pdf). You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
Use this interdisciplinary lesson plan to encourage your class or school to maintain healthy habits, dispel incorrect information, and avoid spread of Swine flu. The activities, printables, and interactives are ready to go. Share the videos, podcasts, and other graphics on your interactive whiteboard or projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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H1N1 (Swine) Flu: What you need to know - The United Federation of Teachers
Grades
K to 12tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
If your students are learning about the swine flu, use this site to answer their many questions. Or better yet, have students work with a partner and research this site together. Have the groups create multimedia presentations. How about having students create a concept map organizing the various information using a tool such as bubbl.us (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Child Care Programs, Schools, Colleges, and Universities - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grades
K to 12tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
Use this site to find guidance on how to handle flu season. This is a great site to list on your school website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): General Information - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grades
K to 12tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
Provide this link on your class website for students and parents to access to learn more about the Swine Flu. Have cooperative learning groups investigate one of the articles/topics presented at this site and create a multimedia project to share with the class. How about creating a class wiki to discuss the groups' findings? Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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2009 H1N1 Flu: The Next Pandemic - PBS
Grades
10 to 12tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
Divide your class into cooperative learning groups and delve into this lesson plan! Have groups read and review the handouts together. Challenge groups to create a multimedia presentation to share with the class. Provide some choices to share what they learned: an interactive map, online book, or even a group wiki. For interactive maps (showing WHERE H1N1 has hit) have students use a mapping tool such as Mapskip (reviewed here). This tool allows you to add audio stories and pictures. Use Bookemon, reviewed here, for online stories. Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the TeachersFirst's Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Swine Flu in Children, Influenza H1N1, DrTummy.com - Metacafe
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create podcasts (maybe mock news reporting) about the H1N1. Assign each group a different area to explore (what is Swine Flu, how to stop the spread, and others). Use a site such as PodOmatic (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The House Fairy - The House Fairy
Grades
K to 3tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Brainstorm ways students can keep themselves healthy. Encourage your class or school to maintain healthy habits, dispel incorrect information, and avoid spread of flu by sharing this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Swine Flu - Made Simple - Stuffmadesimple.com
Grades
K to 8tag(s): h1n1 (13)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have cooperative learning groups create multimedia presentations (focusing on causes, the flu itself, how it spreads, how to better protect themselves, etc.). Have groups create commercials about their topic, and complete additional research. Video the commercials and share them on a site such as Teachers.TV reviewed here. Provide this link on your class website for students to share with their parents. See also this full listing of TeachersFirst Editors' Choice listings on the H1N1 flu.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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