A drug is a substance that changes the way the body or mind works.
In year 2, we have been learning about different things that go into our bodies and onto our skin and about keeping safe around household products and medicines.
Firstly, we considered what should go on and in our bodies and also what shouldn’t go in our bodies.
Our second lesson focused on medicines; what they look like, how they are used and why people use them. We talked about how some medicines are used to treat people when they are ill as well as how some medicines can help protect people from becoming ill in the future such as vaccinations.
We thought about the people that can help us stay well and who might help us if we are ill.
The children had a lot to share in this learning and were very clear about the message of keeping safe around these products.
This learning was also reinforced by a visit from D:side. Dave’s session helped the children to understand
- How to keep our bodies clean and healthy.
- Reasons for choosing a healthy lifestyle and the negative impact a lack of personal hygiene / sleep / activity can have on physical and mental wellbeing.
- How to identify internal parts of the body and their position and function to help with a healthy lifestyle.
Help at home: talk about products and medicines that are at home and how and why they are kept safe.