LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify a variety of symptoms and causes of seasonal allergies; distinguish facts from myths about seasonal allergies; understand how to seek treatment for seasonal allergies.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 7: Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

CASEL: Responsible decision making

Lesson Plan: Everything You Need to Know About Seasonal Allergies

You don’t have to suffer from allergies. Read about what causes them, and learn how you can keep them under control.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “Everything You Need to Know About Seasonal Allergies,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

What causes seasonal allergies, and how can you get relief from them?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “Everything You Need to Know About Seasonal Allergies” independently; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading questions. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

In VISUALIZING ALLERGIES, have students use what they learned from the article (as well as the template provided in the skills sheet) to create a comic strip about seasonal allergies. In their comics, they should visually represent one of the sections from the article. For example, they might show characters suffering from seasonal allergies and then using advice from the article to diagnose their allergies and/or help themselves feel better. Another option could be to create a visual representation of what happens in the body when allergic reactions occur. Encourage them to make their comic strip as creative, educational, and entertaining as possible.

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