This curriculum contains information which a teacher or school nurse can use to discuss Lyme disease and other infections and its prevention with students. Following each information section are activities geared to grade levels K-2 and 3-5.

Material in this curriculum will help students understand:

• You can get very sick from Lyme disease
• Ticks carry the bacteria that will give you Lyme disease
• There are ways YOU can prevent getting Lyme disease

This curriculum focuses on answering the following questions:

• Why do we need to know about ticks?How do ticks give us Lyme disease?How can Lyme disease affect you?What are ways to prevent getting Lyme disease?

• Click Here to download the Lyme disease prevention curriculum guide and activities.
• Click here to download the Lyme disease presentation for elementary students (companion to the curriculum guide)
• Click here to download the “What to wear to prevent ticks getting on you” activity and evaluation sheet