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Kindergarten
Objectives
? By learning and practicing proper hand washing skills, children will understand
that being clean is very important to good health.
? Children will pledge to be in charge of their own health.
General Information
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Learning Activity
Germ Prints
Use a spray bottle filled with clean water. Spray water on childrens hands. Explain that
the water on their hands represents germs that come out of their mouths when they
cough or sneeze. Now have the children touc h an object (table or chair). Ask them
what happened to the object they touched (it became wet). Explain that this is what
happens when we sneeze into our hands and then touch an object (the germs on our
hands get on the object). Discuss what might happen if one of their friends touches the
object while it is still wet (they might pick up the germs and get sick). Explain that if you
wash your hands after coughing or sneezing in them, the germs will be washed away
and there will be less of a chance for people to get sick.
Option: water can be colored with a few drops of food coloring for effect.
Assessment
? Children will demonstrate proper hand washing skills.
? Children will complete the pledge/coloring activity sheet.
Additional Information
? The hand washing message needs to be reinforced several times throughout the
day, especially before lunch and after going to the bathroom. Teach by example!
? Make copies of the attached pledge/coloring activity sheet for children to
complete.
? Ask students to write his/her own name on the bottom of the attached activity
page to show that they pledge to wash their hands. Post one of the sheets in the
classroom to serve as a reminder of the pledge.
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Color me.
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Color me,
cut out to
make a puzzle
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Learning Activity
Glitter Germs
(Before conducting this activity, be sure to ask if any students have allergies to hand lotion.)
Ask: What is a germ? How big is it? Why is it important to wash your hands?
Put a small amount of hand lotion in each students hands. Have them rub it all over
their hands. Sprinkle, over a bucket, a sma ll amount of glitter into each students
hands. Have them rub their hands to spr ead the glitter evenly. Next, have a few
students try to wipe the glitter off with a dry paper towel. Then, have a few students try
to get the glitter off with plain cold water. After that, have a few students use warm
water, with soap, to get the glitter germs off. Let everyone wash his/her hands with
warm, soapy water. Bring everyone back together and ask, What does the glitter
represent (GERMS)? What happened when you tried to get the glitter off with just a
paper towel? Cold water? Warm, soapy wate r? Explain that if you wash your hands
after coughing or sneezing into them, the germs will be washed away and there will be
less of a chance for people to get sick. Tell students that germs are so tiny they can
only be seen with the help of a microscope.
Assessment
? Children will demonstrate proper hand washing (warm, soapy water).
? Children will understand that germs can only be seen with a microscope.
? Children will complete the connect-the-dots/coloring activity sheet.
Additional Information
? The hand washing message needs to be reinforced several times throughout the
day, especially before lunch and after going to the bathroom. Teach by example!
? Make copies of the attached connect-the-dots/coloring activity sheet for children
to complete.
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Understand how daily health practices make a difference in their appearance, health and
feelings of well being.
Understand the importance of washing your hands before eating or touching food.
Germs are so small that you cannot see them but they can be found almost everywhere.
Washing your hands can help to get rid of germs. Germs can make you sick.
There are many types of germs. Examples: bacteria, viruses.
Bacteria and viruses cause illness and disease.
Some illnesses and diseases that are caused by bacteria and viruses are very serious.
Some examples of illnesses and diseases caused by bacteria and viruses are: colds, flu,
pneumonia, hepatitis and Shigellosis.
Washing your hands is the very best way to prevent these illnesses and diseases.
Learning Activity
Germy Counter Sheet
This learning activity can be done at home and school. It is intended to show the
importance of hand washing before eating or touching food.
The Germy Counter Sheet is taped to the childs bathroom mirror or it can be placed
on the refrigerator. Each and every time the child washes his/her hands before
breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack time - cross off a germ!
This activity can be a weekly project to be given to the teacher/parent at the end of the
week for recognition of being a champion hand washer!
Assessment
? Children will explain theimportance of washing thei r hands before handling food.
? Children will complete the Germy Counter Sheet satisfactorily.
? Children will complete the word search activity sheet satisfactorily.
Additional Information
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The hand washing message needs to be reinforced several times throughout the day,
especially before lunch and after going to the bathroom. Teach by example!
Make copies of the attached word search activity sheet for the children to complete.
Answers to the activity are attached.
The attached classroom activity sheet asks students to write his/her own name on the
bottom of the page pledging to wash their hands. Post one of the sheets in the
classroom to serve as a reminder of the pledge.
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General Principles
? Germs are so small that you cannot see them and they are found almost
everywhere.
? There are many types of germs such as bacteria and viruses.
? Bacteria and viruses can cause illnesses and diseases such as colds, influenza,
pneumonia, hepatitis A and Shigellosis.
? Washing your hands is the best prevention against these illnesses and disease!
Learning Activity
Conduct a hand washing poster contest. Po sters should be fun, educational and
motivational to inspire students to always wash their hands.
The posters can be displayed in the classroom or school lobby to promote public health
week in April or during colds and flu season.
Assessment
? Student will satisfactorily complete a poster on hand washing.
? Student will correctly complete the word scramble activity sheet.
Additional Information
? The hand-washing message needs to be reinforced several times throughout the
day, especially before lunch and after going to the bathroom. Teach by example!
? Distribute the attached hand washing information sheet Its Up To You To Stop
The Flu.
? Make copies of the attached word scramble activity sheet for children to
complete. Answers to the activity sheet are provided below.
Answers to Word Scramble Activity
MGSER
germs
SVURI
virus
DSNHA
hands
TRWAE
water
SAPO
soap
SEAIDSE
disease
CIBAEATR bacteria
TLEHAHY healthy
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Everyone has lots of germs on their hands. Most of them won't hurt you. But some
of them can make you sick if you touch your eyes, mouth, nose or cuts on your
body. When you forget to wash your hands, you can spread germs to other people.
You can also pick up germs from things you touch. Think about all the things you
touch each day. Now think about how many people may have touched these things
before you. If they are not good hand washers, you may have picked up their
germs. Yuck! Washing our hands is the best way to keep from getting germs from
other people.
Before you...
After you...
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General Principles
? Germs are so small that you cannot see them but they are found almost
everywhere.
? There are many types of germs such as bacteria and viruses.
? Bacteria and viruses can cause illnesses and diseases such as upper and lower
respiratory tract infections, influenza, pneumonia, hepatitis A & B and Shigellosis.
? Washing your hands is the best prevention against these illnesses and disease!
Learning Activity
There are millions of microbes on our hands. Hand washing is one of the best ways to
prevent the spread of infections. Conduc t a hand washing experiment to test the
effectiveness of different hand washing times, techniques and materials. Log on to the
website www.microbe.org/experiment/dirty-handed.asp for instructions. Discuss the
results and how hand washing can affect your health.
Assessment
? Students will demonstrate correct hand washing technique.
? Students will describe how germs can spread and cause illness.
? Students will correctly complete the fill-in-the-blank activity sheet.
Additional Information
? The hand-washing message needs to be reinforced several times throughout the
day, especially before lunch and after going to the bathroom. Teach by example!
? Distribute the attached information sheet entitled, Its Up To You To Stop The
Flu.
? Make copies of the attached fill-in-the-blank activity sheet for children to
complete. Answers to the activity sheet are provided below.
Answers To Fill-In-The-Blank Activity Sheet
1. Hand washing
7. Fingernails
2. Warm
8. Mouth
3. Bathroom
9. Healthy
4. Twenty
10. Tissue
5. Virus
11. Germs/bacteria
6. Soap
12. Influenza
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General Principles
? Germs are so small that you cannot see them but they are found almost
everywhere.
? There are many types of germs such as bacteria and viruses.
? Bacteria and viruses can cause illnesses and diseases such as upper and lower
respiratory tract infections, influenza, pneumonia, hepatitis A & B and Shigellosis.
? Washing your hands is the best prevention against these illnesses and disease!
Learning Activity
Provide disposable cameras for the students (or they can bring one of their own). Their
take home assignment is to take pictures of people washing their hands or situations
when people should wash their hands. Collect the cameras, develop the film, and
select the best pictures to make a collage, classroom bulletin board or community
calendar.
Assessment
? Students will be able to identify situations when hand washing is very important.
? Students will demonstrate correct hand washing technique.
? Students will correctly complete the secret code game activity sheet.
Additional Information
? The hand-washing message needs to be reinforced several times throughout the
day, especially before lunch and after going to the bathroom. Teach by example!
? Make copies of the attached secret code game activity sheet for students to
complete. Answers to the activity sheet are provided below.
Answers to Secret Code Game Activity
5. Hand washing
1. Virus
6. Bacteria
2. Twenty
7. Bathroom
3. Warm
8. Coughing
4. Fingernails
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Secret Code
Hand Washing Game
Actual
Letter
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Secret
Code Letter
Z Y X W V U T S RQPO N M L K J I H G F E D C B A
Secret code letters are in parenthesis below. Match the code letters to the actual
letters to spell a word relating to the topic of proper hygiene.
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