Date
24 March 2024

Asthma awareness years 1-13

Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Creating inclusive learning environments ’

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Health and PE years 1–12

Health and PE years 1–12

Use the health and physical education learning strands to increase all students’ knowledge to create safe environments for themselves and others with asthma.

Role play

Role play

Making and sharing short videos or doing role plays enables students to understand asthma, support their peers, and make safe decisions.

Learn through literacy

Learn through literacy

Stories supported by downloadable lesson plans.

Supporting adolescents

Supporting adolescents

Many adolescents are embarrassed about having asthma and using medication, particularly around their friends and peers. 

Build students’ competencies in managing their own health by:

  • ensuring students know how and when they can seek help
  • ensuring confidentiality
  • using subjects such as English, science, history, health and PE, to explore concepts of hauora
  • identifying safe, accessible spaces that students can access if needed for taking preventer medication or doing calm breathing exercises
  • reminding students of where and how to access onsite health professionals.

Source: Child and Adolescent Asthma Guidelines: A Quick Reference Guide (opens in a new tab/window)

Relating to others

Relating to others

Display posters as reminders and help students recognise the practical supports they can give each other.

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Useful resources

Useful resources

Website

Health and physical education: Achievement objectives

Health and physical education in the New Zealand curriculum.

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Healthy breathing and asthma activity booklet2

Healthy breathing and asthma activity booklet

An activity booklet with activities for children and whānau to learn about healthy breathing, preventing and managing asthma

Publisher: Otago University

Download PDF (4.7 MB)

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Sailor Asthma Show

An in-school/ECE initiative supported by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ. Includes a free touring show plus a website of supporting resources.

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