Teach your students about surgery words! This is the perfect resource for enriching your grade 1 or 2 program, or for homeschool families wanting to explore medical literacy.

This activity book enables the young learner to:

1. Learn basic words relevant to surgery, and
2. Understand how these words are related to surgery.

Surgery is an important intervention for examining and solving health problems. Many patients, including children, undergo surgery. 

A basic yet broad and holistic understanding of surgery is an important part of health education and improving medical literacy to promote health outcomes. Knowledge about surgery helps people to recognize the diversity of medical experiences and understand the work involved in medical fields. Elevate your medical literacy curriculum with instruction on surgery words!

Standards:

This book encourages learners to match pictures that are the same, and practice recognizing and printing upper and lower case letters (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.A), and use common nouns (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.B).

How to use these resources:

Students will be introduced to medical terminology, language, and concepts of the topics listed below. These resources may be used with other media as part of a multi-modal educational experience. In person or virtual instruction may be delivered before, during, or after the learners work through the activity sheets. Activity sheets may be used to prepare for a flipped classroom, as part of an interactive group session, or as a take-home assignment.

Resources Include:
● 1 poem about surgery
● 1 activity sheet about surgery
● 26 A-to-Z activity sheets
● 1 Glossary
● 1 Certificate of Completion

Topics Include:
● What is surgery
● Basic surgical principles
● Surgery as an occupation
● Surgical tools and equipment
● Personal Protective Equipment

Author: Joan Tu

Publication Date: May 1, 2024

ISBN 978-1-7774528-9-6

Page Count: 33

Format: Digital Download

Worksheets are in: Black & White

Ages: 6+

Purchase this booklet and receive A to Z Medical Literacy: Book of Findable Anatomy for free!

===

TERMS OF USE:

One download per educator. Each educator may print hard copies for students.

Copyright 2024 Myrimaven Publishing
No part of this publication may otherwise be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods. This publication contains FREE images from Canva per Canva’s Content License Agreement. Copyright has been registered for these resources in Canada and the United States.