September 26, 2018 : Lice Aren’t Nice

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in The Denver Post. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers

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Activities:

1. Make a “Yuck, Lice!” poster. Paste newspaper words that describe lice on your poster.

2. In the newspaper, circle people or places where lice like to go. Explain why lice like those people and places.

3. Cut out newspaper photos of items you should not share with others. Paste them on a piece of paper. Explain why you shouldn’t share those items.

4. How are these related to lice: (a) nits, (b) clean hair, (c) pets and (d) long hair?

5. Make a brochure to teach your friends about head lice. Include what lice are and why they like heads, how to avoid head lice, and what to do if you want to avoid head lice.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them.

This week's standard:
Students understand the relationship between organisms and the environment. (Science: Life Science).

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)