Kids Look Up to Teachers
The kids you teach and take care of look to you to help them develop their social and intellectual skills and confidence. Having a long-term health problem can make a child feel insecure. Sleepless nights can cause fatigue and short attention spans. Medications can be an important part of treating asthma; however, they may affect how a child feels and behaves.
Many kids who suffer from asthma miss school days.
The more you learn and understand about asthma, the more you can help your students with asthma move through their school days productively and happily.
The tools in this section can help you feel more comfortable about working with your students who have asthma, and can aid you in helping them to participate in their own asthma management.
If you have questions regarding the use of the items you find in this section, please don't hesitate to ask your school nurse for help. That's what she/he is there for!
Tools and Resources for Teachers