Health Flashcards
Teach your students the names of illnesses and injuries with these health flashcards. The flashcards are easy to understand and demonstrate common illnesses your children may have seen or experienced.
I think teaching about illnesses can be beneficial, as if any of your students are unwell, they can communicate with the correct vocabulary and receive any ailment they might need.
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Talk with your students about how it feels when having a certain illness and about what they should do. An example would be about about eating healthily when being sick. You could talk about how long a broken arm takes to heal or how to spot if someone is not feeling well. Practice “when I have a fever, I eat soup” ect.
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How to Use These Health Flashcards
These printable health flashcards help students learn common illnesses, injuries, and health-related vocabulary while developing speaking, listening, reading, and conversation skills. Introduce a few health words at a time before discussing symptoms, healthy habits, and what to do when someone feels unwell.
The flashcards are perfect for health units, classroom role-playing, speaking activities, and everyday English lessons. Students can practice describing how they feel, asking for help, and giving simple advice using words such as should and shouldn’t.
These health flashcards are suitable for preschool, kindergarten, ESL, homeschool, and elementary classrooms.
What Vocabulary is included?
| Health | Flashcards |
|---|---|
| asthma | headache |
| backache | nosebleed |
| broken arm | rash |
| broken leg | runny nose |
| cold | sneeze |
| cough | sore throat |
| cut | stomachache |
| earache | sunburn |
| fever | toothache |
Health Flashcard Activities
Doctor Role-play
One student acts as the doctor while another pretends to be a patient. Students ask and answer simple questions about symptoms and give basic advice.
Guess the Illness
Describe the symptoms of an illness without saying its name while students guess the correct flashcard.
Healthy or Unhealthy?
Discuss different habits such as washing your hands, eating vegetables, exercising, and getting enough sleep. Students decide whether each habit is healthy or unhealthy.
How Do You Feel?
Show a health flashcard and have students describe how they feel using complete English sentences such as “I have a headache” or “My arm hurts.”
Advice Circle
Show an illness flashcard and ask students to give simple advice using should, such as “You should drink water” or “You should see a doctor.”
Grammar Focus & Questions
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| How are you feeling? | I feel good! / I don’t feel well. |
| Are you sick? | Yes, I am. No, I’m not. |
| Are you ok? | Yes, I am. No, I’m not. |
| Do you have a head ache? | Yes, I do. No, I don’t. |
| Does your arm hurt? | Yes, it hurts. No, I’m fine. |
| Where does it hurt? | It hurts here. |
| When you are sick, what should you do? | You should tell a teacher. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these health flashcards free?
Yes. All of the printable health flashcards and posters are free to download in PDF format for classroom and personal educational use.
Who are these health flashcards suitable for?
These flashcards are ideal for preschool, kindergarten, ESL, homeschool, and elementary students learning health, illness, and body vocabulary.
How can I teach health vocabulary using flashcards?
Introduce a few illnesses and injuries at a time before reinforcing the vocabulary through role-playing, matching games, speaking activities, and discussions about healthy habits and what to do when someone feels unwell.
What vocabulary is included?
The set includes common illnesses, injuries, and symptoms such as headache, stomachache, cough, fever, sore throat, cold, runny nose, broken arm, broken leg, cut, rash, sunburn, toothache, and more.
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