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Keeping a Healthy Heart

ACTVITY

Reasearch Skills: Students will gather information about the importance of exercise and the different exercises that can be done to keep their body healthy.

Analysis Skills: Students will summarize the information they find about the importance of exercise and those exercises that will help keep their heart healthy.

Communication Skills: Students will create a display showing why exercise is important for all children. The display should also demonstrate various exercises for keeping a healthy heart. Once the display is completed, they will present this information to another class.

Activity Narrative: The teacher should begin by having students access the following websites: http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/work_it_out.html and http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/work_it_out.html . It is always a good idea to have the sites bookmarked in some way on the computer for easy access. Both sites give students the information they need to research the importance of exercise to their bodies and what kinds of exercises they can do to keep their hearts healthy. Have students use the organizer titled, “Keep a Healthy Heart”, to organize their information. Once they have finished gathering the information they need, they should create a display for sharing the information with another class. The display should show/tell why exercise is important and show exercises that they can do to keep a healthy heart. The “Healthy Heart” Displays should *state why exercise is important to keep a healthy heart, *state other things exercise does for their bodies, and * show exercises that are good for keeping a healthy heart. A rubric has been included for scoring the students’ finished product displays.


http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/work_it_out.html

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/work_it_out.html

Keep a Healthy Heart

Many children in the world do not realize the importance of exercise in their lives. Exercise is important for keeping a healthy heart. We have been asked to create a display showing/telling why exercise is important to our heart and what types of exercises would be good for kids to do. You will use this display to present this information to the first grade classes. Your display should include *why your heart is important, * why exercise is important to keep a healthy heart, *the things exercise does for your body, and *exercises that are good for keeping a healthy heart. Be sure to use the scoring rubric to help guide you with your display.

Why is your heart important?

______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Why is exercise important for keeping a healthy heart?

1)____________________________________________________________________________

2)____________________________________________________________________________

3)____________________________________________________________________________

What does exercise do for your body?

1)____________________________________________________________________________

2)____________________________________________________________________________

3)____________________________________________________________________________


What exercises are good for you in order to keep a healthy heart?


Your organizer shows that you

did an exemplary job at gathering

information from the websites. You gathered

more interesting information than

required.

Your organizer shows that you gathered all of the information required from the websites.

You are missing 1-3 facts on your

organizer.

You are missing more than three

facts on your organizer.

Your display contains all of

the information required and

more!

Your display contains all of

the information required.

Your display is missing 1-2 facts

that were required.

Your display is missing more

than two facts that were required.

Your display is neatly organized,

well-written, colorful, and

accurately presented.

Your display is neatly organized,

well-written, colorful, and

accurately presented.

Your display is organized, but

illustrations could have been

more neatly presented.

Your display could be more

neatly organized and illustrations could have been

more neatly presented.

Your presentation was organized, clearly spoken, audible,

and well demonstrated.

Your presentation was organized, clearly

spoken, and somewhat audible.

Your presentation could have been more organized, was clearly spoken, and somewhat audible.

Your presentation

could have been more organized,

more clearly spoken, and

more audible.

How Did

You Do?

Better than AWESOME!!

AWESOME! GOOD JOB! Need More Effort

RESEARCH

SKILLS

DISPLAY

PRESENTATION

NEATNESS


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Grades 3 to 5 • Human Body Series

Sleep

Your eyelids are droopy, and you’re starting to yawn. What’s your body telling you? Sleep! The following discussion questions and activities will help your students understand the importance of sleep and discover some interesting things that can happen while they sleep.

Related KidsHealth Links

Articles for Kids:

What Sleep Is and Why All Kids Need ItKidsHealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/not_tired.html

Why Do I Need to Sleep?KidsHealth.org/kid/talk/qa/sleep.html

Time for Bed? (Game)KidsHealth.org/kid/closet/games/bed_game.html

What to Do if You Can’t SleepKidsHealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/cant_sleep.html

SleepwalkingKidsHealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/sleepwalking.html

Why Does My Body Jerk Before I Fall Asleep?KidsHealth.org/kid/talk/qa/jerk.html

Discussion Questions

Note: The following questions are written in language appropriate for sharing with your students.

What is sleep? Who needs it? Why is sleep so important?

What happens if kids don’t get enough sleep? How could getting enough sleep help you do well in school?

What are dreams and nightmares? What do you think causes them?

What tips would you offer to a friend who’s having trouble getting a good night’s sleep?

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Teacher’s GuideThis guide includes:

Standards

Related Links


Activities for Students

Reproducible Materials

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StandardsThis guide correlates with the following National Health Education Standards:

Students will:Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.Demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

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Note: The following activities are written in language appropriate for sharing with your students.

My Sleep Log

Objectives:Students will:

Create a log to record their nightly sleepAnalyze their sleep patternsCreate a plan to improve sleep patterns if needed

Materials:Sleep Log handout (available at: KidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/body/functions/sleep_handout1.pdf)Pencil Clock

Class Time:30 minutes

Activity:Most kids need about 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night. Are you getting enough? Do you have healthy sleep habits? Create a sleep log to record information on how you sleep each night. Make sure you record what time you go to sleep, the number of hours you sleep, if you remember any dreams you had, and how you feel when you wake up in the morning. Continue recording for 1 week. Now look at your log and determine if you got enough sleep for the week. If not, what kept you from getting enough sleep? Create a plan to make sure you are getting a good night’s sleep.

Extensions:Describe and illustrate different dreams you’ve had. Add these descriptions and drawings to your sleep log.

Continue recording the amount of sleep you get each night in your log for an entire month. Create a graph to show your data.

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Healthy Sleep Habits

Objective:Students will:

Determine behaviors that encourage healthy sleep habits

Materials:Goodnight, Mia handout (available at: KidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/body/functions/sleep_handout2.pdf)Pencil


Activity:Having a good bedtime routine can help a person get enough sleep. Help Mia decide what things will help her get a good night’s sleep and what things she should not do before going to bed.

Extensions:Write a creative story about a girl or boy who could not sleep. What are some things that happened as a result? What are some things your character could do to solve his or her problem?

What do you think is a good bedtime for kids your age? Write a persuasive letter to your parents explaining your point of view.

Reproducible Materials Handout: Sleep LogKidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/body/functions/sleep_handout1.pdf

Handout: Goodnight, MiaKidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/body/functions/sleep_handout2.pdf

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Human Body Series

Sleep

Instructions: Fill out this log for 1 week. Then, look at the day or days when you didn’t get enough sleep or felt tired during the day. What could you do to get a better night’s rest every night?

Yesterday, I exercised for this many minutes:

Yesterday, I: (check all that apply) Ate too much ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Didn’t eat enough ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Drank caffeinated soda ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Yesterday, I: (check one) Had lots of energy ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Was tired all day ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ Felt sleepy in the afternoon ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Yesterday, I took a nap. (check one) True ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ False ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Last night, I went to bed at this time:

Last night, I fell asleep at this time:

Today, I woke up at this time:

Last night, I slept for this many hours:

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Take a bath before bedtime. Read a bookbefore goingto sleep.

Watch ascary movie. Go to bed

at the sametime each night.

Sleep in a dark room.Sleep with pets.

Drink a sodabefore going to bed.

Go for a walk before bedtime.

Write in ajournal to clearher mind beforegoing to sleep.

Human Body Series

Sleep

Goodnight, MiaInstructions: Help Mia decide which things are healthy sleep habits and which aren’t. Circle the healthy sleep habits and put an X next to things that Mia should not do.



PreK to Grade 2 • Personal Health Series

Germs

Germs are tiny living organisms that can make us sick if we don’t know how to protect ourselves from them. The following discussion questions and activities will help your students learn what these tiny creatures are and how to avoid them.


Articles for Kids:

What Are Germs?KidsHealth.org/kid/talk/qa/germs.html

Why Do I Need to Wash My Hands?KidsHealth.org/kid/talk/qa/wash_hands.html

Chilling Out With ColdsKidsHealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/colds.html

Why Does My Nose Run?KidsHealth.org/kid/talk/qa/nose_run.html

What’s Wrong With Biting My Nails?KidsHealth.org/kid/talk/qa/nails.html

Checking Out Cuts, Scratches, and AbrasionsKidsHealth.org/kid/watch/er/cuts.html

Word! DisinfectantsKidsHealth.org/kid/word/d/word_disinfectants.html

Fungal InfectionsKidsHealth.org/kid/health_problems/skin/fungus.html



Everybody knows that germs can make people sick. But what are germs? Where can you find them?

Who can name a kind of germ? What can germs do to your body? Why do you think that germs are bad for you?

What can you do to keep yourself safe from germs? Name some things that you can do to protect yourself.

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Related Links



Reproducible Materials

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Students will:Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

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Your state’s school health policies:nasbe.org/HealthySchools/States/State_Policy.asp




Skin: The Great Protector!


Demonstrate knowledge of germs and how germs can make people sickIllustrate and describe how skin protects the body from germs

Materials:Computer with Internet access2 applesParing knife2 platesApple Observation handout (available at: KidsHealth.org/classroom/prekto2/personal/hygiene/germs_handout1.pdf)Art supplies (colored pencils, markers, crayons)


Activity:Germs are everywhere! But your body has something that helps to protect you – skin! Your skin helps keep you safe by blocking out germs. What could happen to us if we didn’t have our wonderful skin? Let’s find out by observing these two apples. The first one has a shiny skin protecting the soft inside part of the apple. But let’s peel the skin off of this other apple and predict what we think might happen to it over the next few days. Using your Apple Observation handout, look at and record what each one looks like over the next 5 days. What do you notice about the two apples each day? How are they alike? How are they different? What do you think might happen to each of these apples over time? Do you think they will stay the same as they are today? Why or why not?

Extension:Watch what happens when we cut into the skin of the first apple. This is what happens to your skin when you get a cut. What do you think will happen in that cut? Notice that the soft inside part of the apple is starting to turn brown. Why is that? Why is it important to wash a cut with soap and water and protect it with a bandage?

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Hands-on Dirt!


Demonstrate knowledge of germs and what they can do to the bodyObserve what happens to their hands when they playDemonstrate proper hand washing techniques and explain the importance of washing hands

Materials:Area to play outside or plastic tubs full of dirtMagnifying glasses SoapSinkPaper towelsHow to Wash My Hands handout (available at: KidsHealth.org/classroom/prekto2/personal/hygiene/germs_handout2.pdf)Art supplies (colored pencils, markers, crayons)


Activity:All day long, your hands touch things that have lots of tiny germs all over them. Today, we’re going to take a close look at our hands after you’ve had some fun playing and we’re going to learn what we can do to keep our hands clean. Let’s go outside and dig in the dirt for a few minutes! Once we’re back inside, we’ll look at our hands with our magnifying glasses. What do you think you’ll see? How do they look? Do you think it would be a good idea to go eat lunch right now? What could happen if you did that? The best way to get all those germs off your hands is to wash them. But does it matter how you wash your hands? Let’s find out. Half the class will wash their hands with just water. The other half will use soap and water. Then we’ll look at our hands under the magnifying glasses again. What do you think you’ll find? Now, color the pictures on your How to Wash My Hands handout and number them to put them in the right order.

Reproducible MaterialsHandout: Apple Observation KidsHealth.org/classroom/prekto2/personal/hygiene/germs_handout1.pdf

Handout: How to Wash My HandsKidsHealth.org/classroom/prekto2/personal/hygiene/germs_handout2.pdf

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Name: Date:

Personal Health Series

Germs

Apple ObservationInstructions: Each day, draw a picture of what the two apples look like.

Peeled AppleDay Whole Apple

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Germs

How to Wash My HandsInstructions: Color the pictures and number each one so they’re in the right order.



Grades 3 to 5 • Health Problems Series

StressKids experience stress in many ways. Some are overscheduled, worried or afraid, while others have butterflies before a test, event or performance. The following discussion questions and activities will help your students identify, reduce, and avoid stress, as well as know the difference between good and bad stress.


Articles for Kids:

The Story on Stress KidsHealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/stress.html

Talking About Your Feelings KidsHealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/talk_feelings.html

Five Steps for Fighting Stress KidsHealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/5_steps.html

What Kids Say About: Handling Stress KidsHealth.org/kid/talk/kidssay/poll_stress.html

Being Afraid KidsHealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/afraid.html

Worry Less in Three Steps KidsHealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/worry_less.html



1. What is stress?

2. Name some of the things that might make people feel “stressed out.”

3. How does your body react to stress?

4. If you’re feeling stressed out, how can you feel better? How can you avoid getting stressed out in the first place?


• Standards

• Related Links

• Discussion Questions

• Activities for Students

• Reproducible Materials


Students will:• Comprehend concepts related

to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

• Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

• Demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.

• Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

• Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

• Demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

• Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

• Demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Your state’s school health policies:nasbe.org




Take Care of YourSELF

Objectives:Students will:• Identify causes of stress• Explore ways to avoid stress

Materials:• KidsHealth article “The Story on Stress”• “Take Care of YourSELF” handout• Markers, crayons, construction paper, photos• Magazines, photos• Poster board, construction paper

Class Time:One hour or two 30-minute sessions

Activity:It’s a lot easier to avoid stress if you take care of yourself. The best way to stay away from stress is to have a balanced life. That means making good decisions about how to spend your time each day. After reading the KidsHealth article “The Story on Stress,” create a poster based on the SELF idea in the article: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure (fun stuff), and Food. The SELF idea is that if you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and eat healthy food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun stuff, you’ll probably feel less stressed out! Use the handout as a guide and add pictures, drawings, or photos of yourself next to the SELF activities you decide to include in your poster. Put this poster on your fridge or in your bedroom to remind you and your family about how to keep a more balanced life. As you get older and get involved in more activities, it will be more important to remember the SELF technique. Maybe your parents can take a lesson from you the next time you see them stressed out!

Extensions:1. Write down a time when you were feeling stressed. Think about what part of the SELF was missing that may have

caused you to feel stressed out.

2. Make a SELF poster for a family member who seems stressed. Use illustrations to share the news about taking care of yourself.

3. Write a cheer based on the SELF technique. Add dance moves to it and share it with your class.


Stress



Morning StressbustersObjectives:Students will:• Identify ways to manage stress• Create a public service announcement to share stressbusting strategies

Materials:• KidsHealth article “What Kids Say About: Handling Stress”• Paper, pencils, writing tools• Clock or watch• “Morning Stressbusters” handout

Class Time:Two, one-hour sessions

Activities:• Today we’re going to read an article about what kids your age say about handling stress. (Distribute copies of the

article and select volunteers to read aloud. After the article is read, lead a discussion about the key points.)• Now write a public service announcement that can be read over the loudspeaker during the morning

announcements to help students who are feeling stressed. Be sure to include the strategies you learned from the articles on stress. Write your tips so they’re easy to remember. Then include at least three of your tips in your morning stressbuster announcement. Read your announcement aloud to a partner, and have your partner time it so that it can be read in 90 seconds or less.

Extensions:1. Create a no-stress zone in your classroom or home. Make the area a comfortable place to go to ease down stress

levels. Don’t forget to include music, photos, and furniture that are soothing.

2. Create a “Top 10 Ways to Beat Stress” list for students to keep handy when they’re feeling stressed.

3. Discuss good stress vs. bad stress.

Reproducible MaterialsHandout: Take Care of YourSELF KidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/problems/emotions/stress_handout1.pdf

Handout: Morning Stressbusters KidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/problems/emotions/stress_handout2.pdf

Quiz: Stress KidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/problems/emotions/stress_quiz.pdf

Answer Key: Stress KidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/problems/emotions/stress_quiz_answers.pdf


Stress


Name: Date:

Health Problems Series

Stress

Take Care of YourSELFInstructions: Create a poster for your home to remind you about how to keep a balanced life so you won’t feel stressed out. Write what each step represents based on what you learned about stress and the SELF technique. Then transfer your ideas to a piece of construction paper or poster board. Add drawings, photos, or pictures next to each letter that represents you in each step. Be sure to title your poster. Then take care of yourself!

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Stress

Morning Stressbusters

Instructions: Write a public service announcement that can be read over the loudspeaker in the morning to help kids who are feeling stressed out. Include some strategies you learned from the KidsHealth articles you read about stress. First, jot five stressbusting or stress-avoiding tips in the space below. Write your tips so they’re easy to remember. Then, include at least three of your tips in your morning stressbuster announcement. You can start writing the announcement after the introduction provided on the next page, or cross that out and write your own intro. Read your announcement aloud to a partner, and have your partner time it so that it can be read in 90 seconds or less.

Tips to beat or avoid

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Announcement:

“Good morning, (name of school)

students! Do you ever get

stressed out? If you do, you can try some of these tips throughout

the day — here at school or at home!”

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Stress

QuizInstructions: Answer each question.

1. True or False: Stress is what you feel when you’re worried or uncomfortable about something. T F

2. True or False: Good stress can help push you to get things done, like study for a test or practice for a concert. T F

3. True or False: Bad stress can make you sick. T F

4. True or False: Keeping a balanced life makes you more stressed out. T F

5. True or False: When you’re feeling stressed, you should always try to solve the problem yourself. T F

6. Write the words that make up the SELF technique for avoiding stress: S E L F

7. Write two strategies that helped you feel better when you were in a stressful situation:



Stress

Quiz Answer Key

1. True or False: Stress is what you feel when you’re worried or uncomfortable about something. T F

2. True or False: Good stress can help push you to get things done, like study for a test or practice for a concert. T F

3. True or False: Bad stress can make you sick. T F

4. True or False: Keeping a balanced life makes you more stressed out. T F

5. True or False: When you’re feeling stressed, you should always try to solve the problem yourself. T F

6. Write the words that make up the SELF technique for avoiding stress: S sleep E exercise L leisure F food

7. Write two strategies that helped you feel better when you were in a stressful situation:

Tooth Brushing With Charlie Brown Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXvREOqe1_M

Charlie Brown teaches Linus and Snoopy how to brush their teeth properly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXvREOqe1_M

Songs and Fingerplays about Handwashing

Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands

Wash, wash, wash your hands

Wash them nice and clean

Wash them on top,

Wash them on bottom and fingers in between.


Wash them nice and clean

Wash them on top,

Wash them on bottom and fingers in between. Washing Hands Song

Tops and Bottoms, tops and bottoms,

In between, in between,

All around your hands, all around your hands,

Makes them clean. Makes them clean

All around, all around

This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

This is the way we wash our hands

Wash our hands

Wash our hands

This is the way we wash our hands

To keep our bodies healthy

Wash Wash Wash Your Hands

(Tune of Row Row Row Your Boat)

Wash, wash, wash your hands.

Wash them nice and clean.

Wash them on top, wash them on bottom

and fingers in between!

Two Little Hands

2 little hands

so clean and so bright!

This is my left

and this is my right!

Hand Washing Time Tune: London Bridges

Here we go to wash our hands

Wash our hands, wash our hands

Here we go to wash our hands

Before we eat our snack.

Wash Your Hands and Face

Wash your hands and face each day

Wash them just this way (demonstrate)

You will be clean

You will look keen

So wash them each day!

If you sing this

song while you

wash, it takes the

necessary time to

get hands clean.

Tops and Bottoms

Tune: Frere Jaque

Tops and Bottoms, Tops and Bottoms, (Rub top and bottom of hands)

In between, In between, (Rub fingers inside on both hands)

All around your hands, All around your hands, (Just like it says)

Makes them clean. Makes them clean. (Flash all ten fingers)

All around, All around

Hand Washing Song

Tune: Wheels on the Bus.

The soap on your hands goes sud, sud, sud.

Sud, sud, sud.

Sud, sud, sud.

The soap on your hands goes sud, sud, sud.

And the germs go down the drain.

Dirt Goes Down The Drain!

Tune of "Row, Row Row Your Boat"


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!

Germs Will Make You Sick

Tune: Hokey Pokey

Germs are really mean

But they can’t be seen!

They will make you sick,

They’re bad – ick!

Use some soap and water,

Scrub your hands to get them clean –

Clean’s what it’s all about!

The Big Sneeze

Grade Levels: Pre-K - 2

Objectives

Students will practice observation skills.

Students will learn how germs are spread.

Materials

Baby powder

Tissues

Optional: Washable finger paint

Liquid soap

Paper Towels

Procedures

1. Have a discussion about germs and how they spread colds.

2. Ask the children why it's important for them to cover their mouths with the inside of their

elbows or a tissue when they sneeze or cough.

3. Explain that the class will be demonstrating what happens if they don't cover their

sneezes.

4. Sprinkle a little powder on the palm of your hand, then pretend to sneeze on it. Ask the

students:

o What happened to the powder?

o How are germs like the powder?

5. Give each student a tissue.

6. Practice sneezing and coughing with a tissue as the class says the following poem:

When I cough or go kerchoo,

This is what I always do.

I cover my mouth with a tissue,

So my germs won't get on you!

7. As an extension activity, let the students rub some finger paint on the palms of their

hands.

8. Have them walk casually around the room for a few minutes talking to each other,

playing with toys, and touching different objects.

9. Ask students to look around the room at everything that has paint on it.

10. Ask the students:

o What happens when you don't wash your hands and you have germs on them?

o How can you stop germs from spreading?

11. Have each child wash his hands.

12. Take a few minutes and have students help clean off the paint from the classroom with

wet, soapy, paper towels.

Adapted from Science Surprises! Ready-to-Use Experiments & Activities for Young Learners by

Jean R. Feldman, Ph.D.

The Importance of Hand Washing Activity

Put a little glitter and Vaseline or flour on some students’ hands. Have those students shake

hands with other students, who should then shake hands with other students, and so on. After

everyone has shaken hands with at least two people, ask your students if they have glitter or flour

on them. Discuss how shaking hands can spread germs and brainstorm ways to avoid germs and

the spread of germs.

Repeat the activity, only this time have the students whose hands have flour or glitter wash their

hands before they shake hands with other students. Does your class notice a difference?

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