© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 22
Breathe Safe
Inside your body are warrior cells that find and attack harmful
germs. Some people have warrior cells that get confused. They
attack things that are not normally harmful to people, such as
pollen, cat dander or mold.
If the air near your home is
polluted, their are ways for
you to lower you’re risk of
health problems caused by
pollution. You can played
outdoors at the times of day
when hair pollution levels
are lower. In the summer,
this is often in the morning
or in the evening. Another
good way to lower your risk
is by taking it easier if me
do play outdoors when air
pollution levels is high.
Also, if your chest ever feel
strange or it is hard to
breathe, stop playing
outside, and tell your
parents or teachers.
When this happens, the place where the warrior cells are
fighting swells up, turns red and gets itchy. This is
called an allergic reaction.
These confused warrior
cells are looking for things
to attack. Can you find:
strawberry
peanut
cat
egg
dog
pollen
milk
grass
wheat
Jacob, Amanda and Sasha have
allergies. Yet their allergies are
all different.
If Jacob pets his friend’s
cat, he starts to sneeze.
If Sasha eats strawberries,
she breaks out in an itchy
rash.
Amanda’s first taste of a peanut
butter sandwich made her vomit,
wheeze and struggle to breathe.
Amanda cannot eat
things with nuts.
Do YOU have any
allergies? Does a member
of your family suffer from
allergies?
Standards Link: Health: Students understand the causes and symptoms of diseases in the human body.
Look at each row of things that can cause allergies.
Draw what comes next in each pattern.
The best way NOT to suffer
from allergies is to stay away
from what causes them. This
is easy if you know you can’t
eat strawberries or peanut
butter. But if you are allergic
to pollens and other things in
the air around us, you may
need to see a doctor for help.
Standards Link: Health: Students understand
the treatment of diseases in the human body
and the behaviors to reduce the risk of disease.
n 1996, swimmer Amy Van Dyken became the first
woman to ever win four gold _____ in a single Olympics.
Amy has severe _________. When she was a little girl, her
allergies caused asthma attacks that
often sent her to the ________ room at ALLERGIES
the hospital. She was so _____ from
her asthma that she could not
NORMAL
D
L
swim the length of a pool
O
G
until she was 12 years old.
W EA K
S
L
A
D
E
M
ince that time, new
EMERG
treatments have made
ENCY
it possible for people with
Aaa-CHOO! A big sneeze
blew some words out of
this story. Can you find
where each word belongs?
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use context clues to understand the meaning of sentences.
Everyone feels better, even people with
allergies, when they eat right, exercise and
get plenty of rest. Look through the
newspaper for things that are good for your
body. Choose three or more things.
Standards Link: Health: Students recognize and practice
positive health behaviors.
ATTACK
POLLEN
CAT
CELLS
EGGS
ITCHY
TASTE
ALLERGIC
DOCTOR
WARRIOR
PEANUT
DOG
AIR
SUFFER
MOLD
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
Standards Link: Health: Recognize and
practice safe health habits.
... eating right and getting
lots of exercise.
V P J K C A T T A K
C D O G S E A U R R
A I T C H Y L N E O
T S G G E L U L T T
E W Y R E F F U S C
T U N A E P O N A O
A E T M O L D Y T D
E I K Q P O L L E N
G B R O I R R A W A
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
What happens when
you tell a doctor that
you are allergic to
perfume?
ANSWER: You get SCENT to a specialist.
Healthy Feels Good
Look through
the newspaper
to find words
or pictures of
things that
belong in one
of the following
groups:
• Things we
breathe.
• Things we
eat.
• Things we
touch.
Put a star next
to things you
know can cause
allergies.
Standards Link:
Science: Investigation:
Group objects by
common attributes.
Standards Link: Math: Recognize and extend patterns.
allergies and asthma to
live more _______ lives.
In Amy’s case, it helped
her go for the _______!
Are you an eagle-eyed reader?
Read the paragraph below and
circle the seven errors you find.
Then rewrite the story correctly.
This week’s word:
ASTHMA
The noun asthma means an
ailment in which the symptoms
include difficulty breathing,
wheezing and coughing.
The smoky environment
brought on Devon’s
asthma attack.
Try to use the word asthma
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
What if I were
allergic to …
Pick something silly to be
allergic to. How would this
change your life?