- 1. 30 HEALTH Learners Materials UNIT 2 Department of Education
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2. 31 Health Grade 3 Learners Material First Edition, 2013 ISBN:
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Olinares Focal Person: Nerisa M. Beltran 3. 32 Table of Contents
Quarter 2 Personal Health/Prevention and Control of Diseases and
Disorders Lesson 1: Health and wellness
............................................2 Lesson 2: Sickness
troubles ..................................................7 Lesson
3: Factors on the go
................................................10 Lesson 4: Be
healthy with clean body...............................13 Lesson 5:
Build up for a healthy fight.................................17
Lesson 6: Get protection from your health.......................22
Lesson 7: Clean for better
health.......................................26 Lesson 8: Living up
a healthy life........................................29 4. 33
QUARTER 2 PERSONAL HEALTH PREVENTION OF DISEASES 5. 2 INTRODUCTION:
Good health keeps us away from diseases. Taking care of oneself is
one way to be healthy. This module will help you understand health
and wellness to practice healthy habits to prevent common childhood
diseases. So now, get ready to learn and be healthy. Always
remember that health is wealth but we need to work for it. Lesson
1: Health and Wellness Healthy Idols Do you know a healthy person?
Write the name of the healthy people that you know. List or draw as
many as you can. Answer: What makes them healthy? What is health?
Lets Try! 6. 3 Activity 1: Healthy One Draw yourself inside the
circle. What are the activities that make you healthy? Health is
the complete well-being of body, mind, feeling, spirit and
relationship with others. Lets Do This! 7. 4 Activity 2: Wellness
on Go Which pictures show a healthy person? Encircle the correct
pictures. Good health is called wellness. 8. 5 Activity 3: Lets Go
for Health and Wellness Use the codes to unlock the message for
wellness. Write your answer on the boxes provided. Healthy
lifestyle equals wellness. 9. 6 I promise to keep my body healthy.
I will ______________________________. I will
______________________________. I will
______________________________. I will
______________________________. Pupils Name:
___________________________ Parents Signature:
______________________ Healthy Promise Write your own healthy
promise. Sign at the bottom of your promise. Ask your parents also
to sign. MY HEALTHY PROMISE Lets Check! 10. 7 Lesson 2: Sickness
Troubles Oh My, Im Sick! Have you been sick? List diseases that you
have experienced. Activity 1: Sickness Bingo Complete the human
bingo. You may ask the help of your family and friends. Write their
names on the appropriate boxes. Has Colds today Got Dengue Was
absent in class because of Influenza/ Flu Experienced Parasitic
intestinal infestation Knows what is Malara Had Chickenpox Lets
Try! Lets Do This! 11. 8 Had Sore Eyes Read about Tuberculosis Got
Measles when still a baby Heard news about Meningococcemia Suffered
from Pediculosis Had Mumps Activity 2: Just Cant Forget It When was
the last time you got sick? How did you feel? What did you do about
it? Write a short paragraph about your experience. Put a title to
your work. 12. 9 Health Advisory Visit your barangay health center.
Ask for a recent health advisory/news on diseases. Make a poster
about the advisory you learned. Include a brief description, its
effect and who are mostly affected. Be ready to present it in your
class. Lets Check! Disease is an abnormal condition of the body
which affects the normal function of our body and mind. There are
diseases which commonly affect young children like you. 13. 10
Lesson 3: Factors on the Go Picture Says Study the pictures below.
What does each picture show? Activity 1: Sickness Factors Identify
the contributing factors of diseases. Write H if it is Heredity, L
if it is Lifestyle and E if it is environment. Put your answers on
the blank provided. ________ 1. Mang Pedro got lung disease because
of smoking. ________ 2. Rene has a family medical history of heart
disease. ________ 3. Lito acquired diabetes from eating too much
sweets and fats. Lets Try! Lets Do This! 14. 11 ________ 4. There
was a malaria outbreak at the evacuation center. ________ 5. Dengue
is carried by mosquitoes which live in dirty and moist areas.
Activity 2: Friend or Foe Classify the items below. Which are like
friends who can make us healthy? Which are like foes who can make
us sick? Write in the appropriate column. Your heredity, lifestyle,
and environment are contributing factors of diseases. Heredity
includes the genes you inherit from your parents. Lifestyle refers
to your health practices Environment includes your surroundings and
all its elements. Rest Smoking Clean body Immunization Germs
Polluted air Dirty water Check-ups Exercise Balanced diet Household
pests Abnormal Tissues 15. 12 FRIENDS 1. _______________________ 2.
_______________________ 3. _______________________ 4.
_______________________ 5. _______________________ 6.
_______________________ FOES 1. ___________________________ 2.
___________________________ 3. ___________________________ 4.
___________________________ 5. ___________________________ 6.
___________________________ Maze for Health Complete the maze
below. Write along the maze 5 items that can make you healthy.
Write on the Stop signs 3 items that can make you sick. Lets Check!
16. 13 Lesson 4: Be Healthy with Clean Body ng Sing a Song Sing the
song to the tune of Clap your Hands Cleanup your Body Brush your
teeth so gaily, gaily, gaily Brush your teeth so gaily, Brush,
brush, brush Wash your face so gently, gently, gently Wash your
face so gently Wash, wash, wash Comb your hair so lightly, lightly,
lightly Comb your hair so lightly Comb, comb, comb Lets Try! 17. 14
Activity1: Cleaning is Fun! How do these items help you? Describe
how each item below helps you. 1.
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___________________________________ Activity 2: Check for Health
Put a check () inside the box if the statement is a hygienic
practice and (X) if it is not. Lets Do This! 18. 15 1. Luis washes
his feet before going to bed. 2. Ali bites his nail when bored and
nervous. 3. Carlo brushes his teeth after every meal. 4. Leo takes
a bath only when it is a sunny day. 5. Ana always washes her long
and shiny hair. 6. Juan takes off his slippers when playing
outside. 7. Kat changes her favorite dress every other day. 8.
Patrick washes his hands before and after eating. Activity 3: Post
for Health Make a poster on ways to keep the body clean.
Self-Checklist Check the appropriate column for your health
behaviour. Do this in your notebook. Lets Check! One way for you to
prevent catching common childhood diseases is to maintain proper
hygiene at all times. 19. 16 Healthy Practices Always Sometimes
Never 1. I take a bath. 2. I wash my hair. 3. I clean my face. 4. I
brush my teeth. 5. I change my clothes. 6. I cut my nails
regularly. 7. I change my underwear. 8. I consult a doctor twice a
year. 9. I wash my wash after using the toilet. 10. I wash my hands
before and after eating. Collage for Hygiene Collect pictures
proper hygiene practices. Make a collage and paste it on a card
board. Give a title to your work. Lets Do this at Home Lets take
note Health is personal. You are the one responsible for your own
health. 20. 17 Lesson 5: Build up for a Healthy Fight Being Active
Is Fun! Look at the pictures. Imitate the movement of each animal.
Lets Try! Jump like a bunny Stretch like a cat Run like a gorilla
Walk like a spider 21. 18 Activity 1: Get Physical Pyramid List
your physical activities. Write appropriate activities for each
level. Make sure to follow the pyramid for your health. Do this in
your notebook. Activity 2: Balanced Diet with Pyramid and Plate
Study at the Food Plate and Food Pyramid below. Lets Do This! Cut
down 3- 5x a week 2-3x a week Everyday I need at least 30-60
minutes of daily physical activities to maintain a healthy body.
22. 19 Complete your healthy plates for a day based on the food
plate and food pyramid above. Draw this in your notebook. Activity
3: Get Enough Rest and Sleep Now, lets check your bedtime for a
week. Record your bedtime and wakeup time daily. Ask your parents
to sign in the last column. DAY BEDTIME WAKE-UP TIME HOURS OF SLEEP
PARENTS SIGNATURE Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Saturday 23. 20 Crossword Puzzle Time Answer the puzzle below.
Vertical (Down) 1. Basic exercise that uses legs and feet 2.
Nutrients found in fruits 5. Fun activities outside Horizontal 3.
Opposite of being weak 4. You must do it every night Lets Check! My
body needs enough rest and sleep to be healthy. Children like me
need 10-11 hours of sleep at night. I also need to rest after doing
a physical activity so that my body can regain strength. 24. 21 1.
2. 3. 4. 5. 25. 22 Lesson 6: Get Protection for your Health Read
aloud Read the dialogue between Roy and Eva. Lets Try! 26. 23
Activity 1: Get Rid of Germs What are the diseases that can be
prevented through immunization? Color them. Lets Do This!
Immunization gives protection against specific diseases. I must
have complete immunization. I can go to the barangay health care
center for free immunization. 27. 24 Activity 2: Know Your
Immunization Record Ask your parents what immunizations you have
had. List them in your notebook. My Immunization 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 28.
25 Immunization Core Why is Immunization important? Write 1-2
sentences below. Lets Check! Content(3) Structure (2) Total (5) 29.
26 Lesson 7: Clean-up for Healthy Environment Community Check-up
Look around your community. Write in the circles the things that
make your community healthful. Write outside the circles the things
that make it unhealthful. Do this in your notebook. Lets Try! Lets
take note A healthy environment
________________________________________
___________________________________________________________. 30. 27
Activity 1: Cleaning-up Circle the pictures that show ways to keep
the surroundings clean. Activity 2: Clean-up Promise Make a promise
on how you will keep your surroundings clean. Do this in your
notebook. Lets Do This! Lets take note Everybody must take part in
keeping our environment clean. A healthy environment makes people
healthy.. 31. 28 Draw a picture of ways you can keep your
environment clean. Your work will be marked as follows:
Content-----6 pts. Creativity2 pts. Neatness2 pts. Observe the
surroundings of your house. Describe it. Are your surroundings
healthy? Write a plan on how you can keep your home surroundings
healthy. Content (3)____ Structure(2)____ Total(5)________ Lets
Check! Lets Do this at Home 32. 29 Lesson 8: Healthy Choice Poem
Reading Read the poem and try to act it out. Life is What We Make
It by Minerva C. David In life we always make A choice we have to
take. It may be good or bad, Be happy or be sad. Healthy foods, we
must eat, Bad habits we must beat. Smoking and drinking, Not good
for our well-being. Life is what we make it. We can be sick or fit,
Follow health practices, Say goodbye to diseases. Lets Try! 33. 30
Activity 1: Healthy Habits Encircle the pictures that show
healthful habits. Lets Do! 34. 31 Activity 2: Healthy Story Use the
pictures to make a short story about healthful practices. Write
your answers in your notebook. Healthy and Happy Together Lito and
Sila always help in _____(1)_______ the house. They make sure that
their surroundings are clean. They also keep their bodies clean.
Before eating, Sila _______(2)_____________. Sila loves to
eat________(3)____________ and Lito too. They keep their bodies fit
by ___(4)______ . They also have regular_________(5)_________. They
are happy and healthy children. 35. 32 Activity 3: Checklist for
the Parents Ask your parents to put a check in the box that matches
your lifestyle. Copy and do this in your notebook. Lifestyle YES NO
1. Take a bath daily. 2. Play all day long. 3. Drink milk everyday.
4. Stay up late every night. 5. Eat fruits and vegetables. 6. Help
in household chores. 7. Sleep for 8-10 hours daily. 8. Watch TV
most of the time. 9. Drink softdrinks after every meal. 10 . Play
video games during free time. ______________________________
Parents Signature Activity 4: Healthful Prayer Write a short prayer
for good health and for you and your family. DearGod 36. 33 Daily
Record Record your daily activities. Check if they are healthful
for you. MY DAILY ACTIVITIES What I Eat Breakfast:
_________________________ Lunch: ____________________________
Dinner: ____________________________ My Active Games I walk
_____________________________ I run ______________________________
I play _____________________________ My Rest and Sleep I rest when
I am ______________________ I slept at_____________________ last
night. I woke up at ______________. I slept for ______________
hours. Lets Check!