SPREADING
GERMS
Peel two raw potatoes. Have the children pass one around the
room (hand to hand, not throwing). Wash hands and then pass the
other. Put both in clear containers and then observe/ record
the differences. The unwashed hand potato is supposed to turn
disgusting very quickly.
*Put some non-toxic glitter in your hand and shake one of the student's hands. Have
the children go around the room either shaking hands or working at their regular
assignments. The glitter represents the germs from sneezing/coughing and
shows up to demonstrate how you can keep spreading germs after the sneeze.
HAND WASHING WITH SOAP & WATER
Submitted by Kathy
This is a great activity for older children who
are able to blow through a straw into a mixture of water, food coloring
and liquid soap.
On a 12 x 18 white constuction paper trace the child's
hands (older children can do this themselves). Give each child 2 cups -
each with a different color. Have them blow through a straw into the cup
making lots of bubbles. When the cup is overflowing have them put the paper
on top and the bubbles will pop onto the paper. The more colors they use
the more interesting the designs.
To avoid a huge mess place cup on a tray to catch
the overflow.
This helps reinforce we need to make lots of bubbles
to catch the germs when we wash our hands.
HAND WASHING SONG
To the tune of "Row, Row Row Your Boat"
Wash, wash, wash your hands
Play our hand game.
Rub and scrub, and scrub and rub.
Germs go down the drain. HEY!
Wash, wash, wash your hands
Play our handy game.
Rub and scrub, and scrub and rub.
Dirt goes down the drain. HEY!
HAND WASHING
Submitted by Mary
With the arrival of the cold and flu season
in our classroom we are washing our hands more than ever. Our
class made a poster that hangs in our bathroom to remind us to do
a good job washing, this is what we did. I took a picture of
each child washing his/her hands. Each child had lots of soapy
bubbles on his/her hands that we named "Bubble Buddies." I
attached the photos to a piece of poster board and then wrote at
the top "Did you see your Bubble Buddies today?" The kids like
to see their pictures and always try to make lots of bubbles on their
hands and get their hands really clean just like they did in the
photo.
GLITTER GERMS
Submitted by Trisha
Another experiment to do is to cover a pencil
or dowel rod with glue and dip into a jar of glitter. When
completely dry have the children sit in a circle and discuss how
germs go from our hands to the toys we play with.
Pass the glitter stick around the circle. Each
piece of glitter represents a germ. They will be amazed to see how many
they have on their hands. I also passed around a couple toys and they
were able to see that the 'germs'
transferred to the toy as well. A word of caution
though glitter is very dangerous. It can cause permanent eye injury so
be sure your little ones don't touch their faces during the experiment and
that they wash all the glitter off.
Spreading Germs
Submitted by Debbie
Germs are hard to explain to preschoolers because
you cannot see them. Fill a spray bottle with colored water and set
the nozzle to "mist". Tell the children to pretend the
colored water is germs. Pretend to Sneeze and as you
do spray the "germs" onto a kleenex. Now they can "see" how
easily germs can spread!
SONG: COVER YOUR MOUTH
(Tune: Hickory Dickory Dock)
Cover your mouth when you cough, (cough, cough...as you demonstrate
)
Cover your mouth when you sneeze,(sneeze...as you demonstrate)
When you cough, or when you sneeze,
Cover your mouth if you please.
BLOW, BLOW, BLOW YOUR NOSE
(Tune: Row, row, row your boat)
Blow, Blow, Blow your nose,
Blow it when it runs,
It won't be an issue if you use a tissue,
Then wash hands when you're done.
Follow up activity:
Glue tissue to a paper plate face.
Act out blowing and going to the sink to hand wash.
Health
Submitted by Nancy
make a project using a paper plate for the face. Put whatever materials
you
want to use to do this. for instance yarn, cotton balls, markers,
construction paper, wiggle eyes, etc. Trace their hands on construction
paper and cut out. Place a tissue over the nose and mouth and glue hands
over the tissue. Cute and teaches to cover when you sneze or cough.
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