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Lice do not jump, hop, or fly. But they do get around! Here’s how the kids in Room 12 got lice.
Zack’s head itched, but he didn’t know he had lice. He grabbed his new hat and ran out the door to catch the school bus ...
But Zack didn’t know some lice had crawled onto his hat for a look around.
Lives about 30 days. Females can lay up to 100 nits. They can’t fly, jump, or hop, but they can crawl. A tiny gray-white egg that the adult louse “glues” to a strand of hair close to the scalp. A baby louse freshly hatched from the nit. It feeds on a person’s blood. Standards Link: Life Science: Students know there are sequential stages of life-cycles for different animals. Ask a school nurse, teacher, parent, or adult friend to look for lice and nits in your hair. If they don’t see any the first time and your head continues to itch, have your hair looked at again. If you do have lice, your school nurse or family doctor can help find the best way to get rid of them. Don’t share hats, helmets, combs, pillows, or anything that has touched your head. Don’t panic. You can get rid of lice. Standards Link: Health: Students understand responsibility of their role in the prevention and treatment of personal health problems.
Brian wore Zack’s hat at recess one day.
The lice on the hat crawled onto Eric’s head and Ashley’s, too. Soon all of his friends wanted to try on Zack’s hat.
A few days later ...
Ashley shared her brush with Amy and Abby.
Eric and Andrew, head to head, waited for a lizard to crawl out from under a rock.
After just a few days, how many kids in Room 12 could have lice? What could the children have done to protect themselves from getting lice?
© Vicki Whiting February 2026
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