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Lice

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Getting lice is 'lousy', and this all too common childhood annoyance can confuse both parents and children. This issue explains how easily lice can spread from one head to another, and how to follow some safe and sensible practices to keep healthy heads lice free. The life cycle of the louse demonstrates why "nit" picking is a preventive measure as well as a metaphor!

In this issue students will:

• Learn how to prevent the spread of lice
• Understand the life cycle from nit to nymph to adult
• Learn what to do with an itchy head
• Use a code to solve a puzzle
• Use the newspaper to practice writing quotations
• Write an opinion piece that uses details to support a point of view