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Sponsored Educational Materials
ELA, Science and Health Lessons About
Responsible Medicine Use
Grades 5–8
Medicine Safety Digital Tools
Medicine Safety Video + Quiz
Join four friends as they learn the do’s
and don’ts of medicine safety.
Medicine Safety
Reinforce lessons with engaging quiz questions with a Kahoot! about medicine safety.
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Lessons and Activities
LESSON PLAN
Comparing Over-the-Counter and
Prescription Medicines Grades 5—6
LESSON PLAN
Reading and Understanding theDrug Facts Label Grades 5—6
LESSON PLAN
Understanding Medicine Measuring Tools, Storage, and Safe Disposal
Grades 5—6
LESSON PLAN
Exploring the Harms of Medicine Misuse
Grades 5—6
LESSON PLAN
Reading AboutMedicine Safety: A
Review of Informational
Text Features Grades 5—6
LESSON PLAN
DistinguishingBetween Over-the-
Counter and
Prescription Medicine Grades 7—8
LESSON PLAN
ObtainingInformation From
a Drug Facts Label Grades 7—8
LESSON PLAN
The Importance ofMedicine Measuring
Tools, Storage, and Safe
Disposal Grades 7—8
LESSON PLAN
Understandingthe Dangers of
Medicine Misuse Grades 7—8
LESSON PLAN
Medicine Safety TextAnalysis: Identifying the
Author’s Purpose Grades 7—8
Did You Know?
Over 76,000 kids per year need medical attention due to medicine mistakes or misuse.*
What Teachers are Saying
“I like that it is a nonfiction unit that has REAL-WORLD value to my students.” —Grade 5 Teacher, California
What Teachers are Saying
“This is a very CURRENT problem, and the visuals of the poster, etc.,
are great. I also love that the activities can be done in a timely fashion.”
—Health Teacher, New York
What Teachers are Saying
“It was an EYE-OPENER to the students and me how much they
did not know about medicine safety.”
—Grade 5 Teacher, Rhode Island
*Source: AAPCC National Poison Data System query parameters: 2011-2019 annual average, ages 0-19, all unintentional and intentional misuse reasons for pharmaceutical exposure, cases en route to a healthcare facility or treatment recommended by a specialist in poison information, all outcomes.
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