Objectives Grades K-3

Lesson One

Students will be able to:

1. Describe asthma as something that makes breathing hard for children with asthma.
   
2. Explain that asthma can be controlled so that children can live active lives.
   
3. Describe asthma as something that cannot be passed from one person to another like a cold
   
4. Identify two things that can make asthma worse, such as cigarette smoke, furry or feathered pets, colds, playing hard.

Lesson Two

Students will be able to:

1. State that people with asthma can stay healthy most of the time if they do these things: stay away from things such as cigarette smoke or furry pets that make their asthma worse; go to the doctor; and take medicine.
   
2. Identify two things classmates can do to help a person who has asthma such as including him or her in activities, not teasing him/her, staying calm in an emergency, getting help if needed, and helping the student stay away from things that make his or her asthma worse.

Lesson One Grades K-3

Lesson Two Grades K-3

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