Explain that asthma can be controlled so that children can live active lives. Describe asthma as something that cannot be passed from one person to another like a cold. Identify two things that can make asthma worse, such as furry or feathered pets, colds, playing hard, and cigarette smoke. Asthma cannot be caught like a cold. Some people develop the symptoms of asthma when they are very young and others do not have the symptoms or signs of asthma for many years.
People can control their asthma and live active, healthy lives.
Depending on your students' reading ability, you may want to administer the test orally. Use the Check for Understanding questions in the lesson to ensure that the objectives have been met. Now let the air out. Put your thumbs up if that was easy. Put your thumbs down if it was hard.