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ABSTRACT Objectives:-To find out the effect of instructional program on Teachers' knowledge about chickenpox disease. To find out association between the instructional program and demographic characteristics of teachers Methodology: A quasi-experimental design was carried out Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Education Directorate / Primary Schools, from January 2019 until March 2019. Results: The results of present study shows that most of the study group has been weak knowledge in pre-test; a high significant mean difference among study group concerning to their pre-test and post-test scores; There is a clear difference between the post test of the control group who have not been exposed to any instructional program and the study group who were exposed to instructional sessions. Conclusion: There is an improvement in teachers' knowledge in the study group in post-test after exposure to the instructional program. Mass media is the main source of Teachers' knowledge regarding chickenpox diseases. Recommendations: Teachers need to join special courses to improve their knowledge so that they can contribute in educating students through the information obtain from the courses because the students in this age group are more affected by the teacher.