This Activity Book belongs to:

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Trachoma Health Education for Primary School Children

Student Workbook

Hi, I’m the Trachoma GoannaI want to help you keep your eyes healthy

and get rid of trachoma

Why are eyes important? Write three sentences about what you use your eyes for.

1.________________________________________________

2.________________________________________________

3.________________________________________________

Lesson OneWhat do we use our eyes for?

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Why are eyes important? Draw a picture about what you use your eyes for.

Lesson OneWhat do we use our eyes for?

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What does an eye look like? Look into your friend’s eye.

Draw what you see.

Lesson OneWhat do we use our eyes for?

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This is a healthy eye. Colour the eye. Add some eyelashes.

Have you ever seen anyone with sick eyes?Can you colour the eye to make it look sore or itchy?

Lesson OneWhat do we use our eyes for?

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Lesson ThreeWho can help us stay well?

Who can help you stay healthy. Find the missing letters to complete the words.

Which word is the odd one out?

Fathe__ Health wo__ker

__rand__other __other

Aun__y Unc__e

Broth__r Si__ter

D__g __ou__in

Grand__ather __eache__

Nur__e Docto__

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Now fi ll in the gaps and answer the questions

If I have sore or itchy eyes, I can ask ____________________ for help.

__________________________________ helps me stay well.

Did you fi nd the odd word out?

If I have sore or itchy eyes, I do not ask a __ __ __ for help!

Draw a picture of someone who can keep you well

Lesson ThreeWho can help us stay well?

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A R T P A U S E A L A Q I

T R V H O S E M N H N Y Z

F B W A T E R L M E O P O

E O M I R R O R C A S E R

L D S H O W E R B L E T Y

O Y W T A P A W A T E Y W

H R I I C O F S T H R A PR S M S J O A E H Y I S NE I M S H L C A R S V E UT E I U F A E N O O E Y GA D N E V U N O O A R E DW I G B A T H D M P B N JI O P T O W E L S A O L K

SHOWER OCEAN FACE RIVERSWIMMING TISSUE HANDS WATERHOLETAP CLEAN BODY EYESBATHROOM WATER HOSE NOSEWASH MIRROR SOAP BATH POOL TOWEL HEALTHY

Lesson FourFind a Word

Can you fi nd all the words about being clean and healthy?

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Can you answer the joke? Join the dots to get a hint!Question: How do you make a tissue dance?

Answer: Put a little boogie in it!

Lesson FourDot to dot

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What are the missing words in the sentences below? Choose from the words at the bottom of the page

I wash my face with _________________________________

I can look in the _________________to see if my face is clean

I wash my hands with________________________________

I blow my nose with a ________________________________

SOAP TISSUE WATER MIRROR

Lesson FourFind the missing word

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Acknowledgements

The Centre for Disease Control would like to acknowledge the contribution of:The Indigenous Eye Health Unit, University of Melbourne; Department of Education and Training, Northern Territory; the Ngumpin Reference Group and the Katherine West Health Board.

The artwork is by Lily McDonnell. The goanna is used with permission from the Centre for Eye Research Australia.

Support for this project was provided by the Offi ce for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government.

For further copies please visit www.iehu.unimelb.edu.au