Reading Medicine Labels Level 2: Life Skills - Critical Thinking Activities

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Is this medicine right for what’s wrong with me? How much should I take? Our health and well-being can depend on answering these questions correctly. Being able to read and understand the information on a medicine label is a crucial life-skill. With 19 pages of realistic medicine label examples, students will get lots of practice in identifying key information for a variety of medicines. Colorful and engaging photos and graphics of familiar medicines are sure to capture a student’s interest.

Level 2 Inferential & Critical Thinking Comprehension Questions:

The questions refer students back to the medicine labels to find critical information about what each medicine is used for, who should be taking the medicine, how much medicine should be taken, and how often. Rather than only focusing on literal comprehension, these questions challenge students to read, interpret, and then apply the information found on each medicine label. Skills include: making inferences, drawing conclusions, using context clues to understand unfamiliar vocabulary, analyzing and applying information, figuring amounts of time, and more.

Medicine Labels Include:

• Allergy Tablets

• Acetaminophen

•Delsym Cough Syrup

• Bayer Aspirin

• Pepto Bismol

• Hydrogen Peroxide

• Anti-itch Medicine

• Mucinex

• Nasal Allergy Spray

• Bactine

• Ibuprofen