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WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Elementary Health Education Teaching Module For
Communicable Diseases – Preschool
By
Mary Kate Ferk
Submitted to Dr. Gail A. Grimm in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Course HERS 320: Teaching Health in the Elementary Schools
Department of Health, Exercise & Rehabilitative Sciences
October 13, 2009
Description: This module is designed to teach the content area of communicable diseases. Three of the lessons (Lesson 1, 2, and 4) were taught at St. Mary’s Primary, Winona, MN in Mrs. Heather McRae’s preschool classroom. The majority of the preschool class was made up of 3-year-olds. The number of students varied from day to day, with the fewest being 10 students. This module would be taught at the beginning of the school year and especially before flu season. The lessons should be taught one day after another because of the age group being taught. The first five lessons will be conducted in one week, with the final lesson taught the following Monday. National Health Education Standards: Standard #1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. Overall Broad Objective: Cognitive: The purpose of this unit is to teach preschoolers what germs are, what they can do to us, how we prevent spreading of germs, and how we get rid of them. Affective: The preschoolers will realize how gross germs are and develop negative feelings about bad germs. Psychomotor: The preschoolers will participate in activities and experiments to show how germs spread and how to get rid of them. Words to Know: Lesson #1 - #6: Germs: tiny things that are all around us and can make people sick Material, Equipment, and Supply List: Lesson #1:
• Book: Germs, Germs, Germs by Bobbi Katz • Glitter (various colors) • Lotion • Sink • Hand soap • Paper Towels • Stuffed germs (www.giantmicrobes.com) • Parent involvement letter
Lesson #2:
• Hand-washing lotion • Black light • Sink • Soap • Paper towels
• Glitter • Washable paint • Blank white paper • Hand wipes • Stuffed germs • Letter and song to send home with each child • Coloring page to send home with each student
Lesson #3:
• Germs Make Me Sick by Melvin Berger • Dixie cups (1 for each student) • Pitcher of water • Dry laundry detergent • Craft sticks • Example of completed project • Camera • Ziploc bags (1 for each student) • Hand soap • Sink • Paper Towels • Parent Letter
Lesson #4:
• Spray bottle • Water • Cover your cough pictures • Parent letter • Balloons • Small pieces of paper • Kleenex • Push pin • Baggie • Sheet • Coloring page
Lesson #5: • Paper plates (1 for each student) • Facial tissues (1 for each student) • Cutouts of a hand (1 for each student) • Crayons • Glue • Example of paper plate face before hand and tissue are glued on • Example of completed project • Hand soap • Sink • Paper Towels • Song sheet
Lesson #6:
• Velcro board with the 6 hand washing steps prepared by teacher • Finger play sheet for the teacher • Hand washing puzzle sheet • Hand washing poster pieces • Baggies • Construction paper with squares outlined to show where the pieces will go • Parent Letter • Sink • Hand soap • Paper towels
HERS 320: Teaching Health in the Elementary School Communicable Disease Mary Kate Ferk Preschool HERS 320 St. Mary’s [email protected] Mrs. McRae October 5, 2009
WHAT ARE GERMS?
Goal: The purpose of this lesson is to teach preschoolers what germs are and have them participate in an experiment to show them how germs are spread. Behavioral Objectives: The preschoolers will define what a germ is, participate in a germ spreading activity using glitter, and discuss how germs spread from person to person based on the discussion we have in class about germs. Each student will complete the hand worksheet with their parents or guardians and return it to the teacher. Time: 30 minutes Integration: This lesson integrates language arts because of the book read at the beginning of the lesson. It will also incorporate science, because the lesson is about germs and how they spread. Materials:
• Book: Germs, Germs, Germs by Bobbi Katz • Glitter (various colors) • Lotion • Sink • Hand soap • Paper Towels • Stuffed germs (www.giantmicrobes.com) • Parent involvement letter
Vocabulary:
• Germs: tiny things that are all around us and can make people sick Procedure:
• Intro: (10 minutes) Begin circle time by asking the preschoolers if they know what germs are. Explain that germs are tiny things that can make us sick and they are all around us. Everyone has his or her own germs. After explaining what germs are, read the book Germs, Germs, Germs by Bobbi Katz. Discuss the book and what it says about germs. Ask them questions based on the book to see if they remember any of the content from the book. Examples: Where are germs? How big are they? What can we do to get rid of germs?
• Content: (5 minutes) Pull out the stuffed germs. Explain that germs are very, very tiny. They are so tiny that we cannot see them! If we took germs and made them really, really big, they would look like the stuffed germs. Show them the stuffed germs one by one and explain what each germ does. Do not pass out the germs to keep the classroom under control. Let each student get a good look at each germ, though.
• Hands – on: (10 minutes) Show the preschoolers the glitter. Explain that now they are going to pretend the glitter is germs. Put lotion on your hands so the glitter will stick. Put some glitter on your hand to show them that everyone has germs on their hands. Shake a student’s hand to pass some glitter on to them. Have that preschooler show everyone else the germs that are on their hand they got from you. Make sure that the other two teachers have glitter and lotion as well. Have them shake hands with the preschoolers in the same manner. Once each preschooler has glitter on his or her hand, have them each shake hands with one other friend who is sitting next to them. When everyone has plenty of glitter on their hands, have everyone hold up their hands and look at them. Ask them what they see on their hands. Ask if they remember what they are pretending the glitter is. Discuss passing germs from person to person. Explain that when we touch other people and other things, we pass our germs around. “Some germs can get us sick. We do not want to share those germs. That is why we wash our hands. Look at all the germs on our hands. Does anyone know how we can get rid of these germs on our hands?” Have the students go wash their hands at the nearest sink. Have the other teachers help with this to keep control of the class. Remind the students that we need to use two things when we wash our hands. “What do we need to wash our hands?” (Soap and hot water) “How high do we count when we wash our hands?” (10 seconds). “What do we do when we are done rinsing our hands off?” (Dry our hands).
• Closure: (5 minutes) When the preschoolers are done washing their hands, have them come back to circle. Ask them if they remember what a germ is and to tell you what they know about germs. Ask how we spread germs. Ask what their favorite thing they learned about germs was. Allow many students to answer. Once this is finished, excuse them for free play.
Assessment: The preschoolers can sit and draw a picture of their favorite stuffed germ. Also, the activity that will be sent home to do with the parents is a form of assessment. Home & Family Involvement: Send home a letter to tell the parents about what their preschooler learned about germs. Send with the letter an outline of a hand to have them decorate with germs at home. Have the child bring it back to class the next day. See attached letter. Resources: Geocities.com. (2009, October 1). Templates. Retrieved from
http://www.geocities.com/myttsite/TPHand.jpg. Katz, Bobbi. (1996). Germs, germs, germs. New York, NY: First Scholastic Printing. Meeks, L., & Heit, P. (2003). Totally awesome strategies for teaching health. New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. page 133. Health Education Standard(s) and Performance Indicator(s): Standard #1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. 1.2.1. Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health.
1.2.3. Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.
October 5, 2009 Dear Parent or Guardian, My name is Mary Kate Ferk and I am a senior Elementary and Early Childhood
Education student at Winona State University. Today, I had the privilege of teaching your child
in Mrs. McRae’s preschool class at St. Mary’s Primary. We talked about germs: tiny things that
are all around us and can make us sick. We also talked about how we pass them around and that
we need to wash our hands to get rid of germs. I read a book called Germs, Germs, Germs by
Bobbi Katz, showed some examples of types of germs using stuffed germs, and did an
experiment to show how germs get passed from person to person. I put glitter on my hands and
shook hands with each preschooler. The glitter transferred from my hand to each of their hands
and they were able to see how germs can get passed around very easily. We then talked about
how to get rid of germs: by washing our hands! As a reminder of the germ experiment we did in
class today, I am sending home an outline of a hand for the students. You can put glue on the
hand and sprinkle some glitter on it or use crayons to color germs on the hand outline with your
child! Please send it back to school with your child the following day.
Thank you,
Mary Kate Ferk
Germs, Germs, are Everywhere! Use glitter and glue to show how germs stick on your hands or
use crayons to color germs all over your hands! Bring it back
to class to show your friends and add to your germ book!
October 5, 2009
Dear Parent or Guardian, We are Ms. Mary Kate, Ms. Robin, and Ms. Tori; we will be teaching your child this week at school. The three of us are Elementary Education majors who are currently taking HERS 320: Health Education in the Elementary Schools at Winona State University. Throughout the week we will be teaching your child about the following topics germs (Monday), hand washing (Wednesday), and covering your cough (Thursday). Each day we will be sending home a letter about what we specifically taught. A worksheet or coloring sheet will be attached for your child to do at home with you. These worksheets will be put into an “All About Germs” book at the end of the week. Please contact Ms. Heather if you have any questions. Thank you! Sincerely, Ms. Mary Kate Ms. Robin Ms. Tori
Communicable Diseases and Germs Tori Zimmerman Preschool HERS 320 St. Mary’s Primary [email protected] Ms. Heather McRae 10/7/09
“Germs, Germs, Go Away”
Goal: Students will explain the importance of hand washing to get rid of germs and participate in a hand-washing experiment. Behavioral Objectives: After learning a hand washing song, the preschools will participate in a germ finding and hand washing activity and illustrate, with glitter, the germs they saw under the black light. Each student will complete the hand washing worksheet with their parents and return it to the teacher. Time: 30 minutes Integration:
Music- The students will sing a hand washing song to the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”
Science- The students will see how washing their hands with soap and water makes germs go away.
Art- The students will make their handprints using paint and then put glitter on their hands to represent germs.
Materials:
• Hand-washing lotion • Black light • Sink • Soap • Paper towels • Glitter • Washable paint • Blank white paper • Hand wipes • Stuffed germs • Letter and song to send home with each child • Coloring page to send home with each student
Teacher Preparation: The teacher must find lotion and a black light and locate the nearest sink, soap dispenser, and paper towel dispenser. The teacher should have the germ song memorized along with made up actions to go along with the words. The teacher must provide glitter, glue, washable paint, and a blank piece of paper for each student.
Vocabulary: Germs: tiny things that are all around us and can make people sick Procedure: Hook: (5 minutes) Ask the students if they can remember back two days ago when Ms. Mary taught them about germs. Ask the students if they remember what a germ is. When the students have answered, explain how you know they have been working hard on sharing certain things with their friends, but today they are going to talk about something they shouldn’t share; their germs. Let the students know today they are going to be working hard on getting rid of those germs so they don’t share them with their friends. Content: (20 minutes)
• Let the students know they will be learning a song today. Sing the entire song for the students, and then teach them the song one line at a time. The students and the teacher should sing the song a couple times. The teacher should also demonstrate appropriate hand motions the students can do while singing the song.
• After the song is sung, the teacher should discuss the proper procedure the students should follow when washing their hands. Each step should be discussed as it is talked about: 1. Turn on warm water 2. Put one pump of soap on your hand 3. Make bubbles with the soap (scrub) while counting to ten or singing the song you just
learned 4. Rinse the bubbles of your hand 5. Grab a paper towel 6. Dry your hands 7. Turn the water off using the paper towel and throw the paper towel away
• While the students are still on the carpet, divide them into three groups. The first group will go to a teacher to get lotion on their hands. The students should make sure they rub their lotion in very well, covering all parts of their hand. Once the students have their lotion rubbed in, they should proceed over to the table with the light on it. The teacher at the table will direct the students in putting their hands under the light and looking at the germs they have on their hands. Once the students have looked and saw the germs on their hands, they should go stand by the teacher at the door. Once the small group is all done looking at their hands under the black light, the teacher should lead that group of students to the bathroom to wash the germs off of their hands. Once the students have washed their hands and been brought back into the classroom by a teacher, they should wait their turn at the black light to see how good of a job they did washing the germs off of their hand. *Note: It may be easier for the students to see the germs on their hands if the room is dark.*
• When the students are done looking at their hands under the black light for the second time, they should go to the table to do their art projects. At the table, the teacher will put a small amount of washable paint on each child’s hand. The child should rub the paint in so it covers both of their hands and then place their hands on the white paper to make
their handprints. After their handprints are on the paper, the students should immediately wipe their hands off with the provided wet wipes. Once their hands are clean, the students will pick just one hand and use glitter to show what their hand looked like the first time they looked under the black light. On the other hand, they will use glitter to show what their hand looked like the second time they looked under the black light. Remind the students if they washed their hands properly, there shouldn’t be any glitter on their second hand because all of the germs are washed off.
• While the two groups are waiting to get lotion on their hands, the head teacher will be reviewing the proper steps to hand washing that were discussed earlier. The teacher should remind the students that there are seven different steps they talked about:
1. Turn on warm water 2. Put one pump of soap on your hand 3. Make bubbles with the soap (scrub) while counting to ten or singing the song you just
learned 4. Rinse the bubbles of your hand 5. Grab a paper towel 6. Dry your hands 7. Turn the water off using the paper towel and throw the paper towel away • The teacher will also be using the stuffed germs to review with the students what germs
are and the different kinds of sicknesses they can cause.
Conclusion: (5 minutes) • Have the students clean up their work area and go back and sit on the carpet. Ask the
students what washing their hands does to germs. Once the students have answered, ask them why they should wash their hands. Lastly, ask the students if germs are something they should share with their friends.
• Next lesson: Now the students are aware of what germs are and the importance of hand washing to get rid of them, so they will learn ways they can help to not spread their germs to other people.
Assessment: The students will be assessed by the coloring page they take home to complete with their parents and bring back to school. The students will also be assessed by their hand glitter activity. The students should only put glitter on the hand that represents their germs. The other hand shouldn’t have any glitter on it because it represents what their hands look like after they do a good job washing them. Home & Family Involvement: The teacher will send home a copy of the song the students learned about hand washing and a hand washing coloring page. Along with the song and coloring page, the teacher will also write a brief note explaining to the parents the activities their child did to talk about germs and hand washing. The parents are encouraged to sing the song with their children at home to review important hand washing concepts that keep germs away. The students should color their hand washing picture at home and bring it to school the next day so it can be included in their final project at the end of the week.
Resources:
Arizona Department of Health Services (2009, September 29). Hand washing songs. Retrieved from http://www.azdhs.gov/flu/pdf/school_handwashingsongs.doc
Meeks, L., & Heit, P, (2003). Totally awesome strategies for teaching health. New York, NY:
McGraw Hill. page 133. Ohio Pandemic Flu (2009, September 29). Wash your hands. Retrieved from http://www.ohiopandemicflu.gov/docs/cp-washhands.pdf Health Education Standard(s) and Performance Indicator(s): Standard1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. Performance Indicators: 1.2.1: Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health. 1.2.3: Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases. Coloring Sheet: http://www.peelregion.ca/health/shp/germ-stop-manual/pdfs/preschool/handwash-steps.pdf
October 7, 2009 Dear Parent,
My name is Tori Zimmerman and I am currently a senior at Winona State University. I came into your child’s classroom today and taught a health lesson focusing on germs and hand washing. We had a lot of fun doing different hand washing activities! We started by singing a song together, which I have attached below. Your child then rubbed a special lotion on their hands that magically showed germs when they placed them under the black light. Next, your child got the opportunity to check their hand washing skills by washing their hands and then coming back to see how many germs they saw when they placed them under the black light once more. Lastly, by using paint to make their handprints, your child represented the germs he/she saw after looking under the black light. I have also enclosed a hand washing coloring page that your child should finish and bring back to school tomorrow.
I am very pleased I was allowed the opportunity to teach your child about hand washing and germs. I encourage you to sing the attached song with your child to reinforce the important hand washing behaviors that keep those germs away! Thank you! Tori Zimmerman WSU Elementary Education Student
Twinkle, twinkle little star
Look how clean my two hands are Soap and water, wash and scrub
Get those germs off rub-a-dub Twinkle, twinkle little star
Look how clean my two hands are
GERMS MAKE ME SICK!
Goal: The purpose of this lesson is to teach preschoolers that germs can make people sick and reinforce the hand washing techniques that they have learned in the previous lessons by making home made hand soap. Behavioral Objectives: The preschoolers will participate in a hand soap making activity and discuss why germs can make us sick based on the book read during circle time. Each preschooler will have his or her pictures taken with the hand soap that they make and use it in their final project. Time: 20 minutes Integration: This lesson integrates language arts because the book Germs Make Me Sick by Melvin Berger will be read. It also integrates science because the preschoolers will be making their own hand soap. Materials:
• Germs Make Me Sick by Melvin Berger • Dixie cups (1 for each student) • Pitcher of water • Dry laundry detergent • Craft sticks • Example of completed project • Camera • Ziploc bags (1 for each student) • Hand soap • Sink • Paper Towels • Parent Letter
Vocabulary:
• Germs: tiny things that are all around us and can make people sick Procedure:
• Intro: (2 minutes) Begin in circle time. Ask the preschoolers what they remember learning about germs. Ex. How big are germs? Can we see them? Do we share them? How do we get rid of them? We learned all about hand washing yesterday. Can anyone tell me what things we need to wash our hands? How high do we have to count when we wash our hands? This will serve as a review for the preschoolers before starting the new content.
• Content: (8 minutes) Read the book Germs Make Me Sick by Melvin Berger. After reading the book, ask the preschoolers questions about the book and what they learned about germs. Ex. What do we catch that makes us sick? Can germs be different shapes? Where can we find germs? How can we stop germs from making us sick? Let the answer of this question lead you into the hands-on activity. Before transitioning, review the steps of hand washing again. Talk about how soap kills germs and makes our hands clean so we do not get sick. Explain that the preschoolers are going to be making their very own hand soap today. Excuse them by colors that they are wearing to go and sit at the table quietly.
• Hands-on Activity: (8 minutes) Give each preschooler a Dixie cup with some dry laundry detergent and a craft stick to use for stirring. Do not let them touch the cups until everyone has a cup and directions have been explained. Explain that you will come around with a pitcher of water and put a tiny bit of water in their cup. They will take their craft sticks and stir the water and dry detergent into a clump. When all the dry detergent has a little water on it, tell them to dump it into their hands and make it into a ball, like you would with play dough. When they are finished making their soap into a ball, explain to them that they just made their own homemade soap! Tell them that you are so proud of them that you would like to take a picture of each of them with their own soap that they made. Go around to each student and take a picture of him or her with his or her hand soap. Save the pictures for the final project. Hand out bags to each student to put their soap in. Help them close the bags and have them put them in their cubbies to take home. Then have the preschoolers go wash their hands.
• Closure: (2 minutes) When they have finished putting their soap in their cubbies, have them return to circle. Go over hand washing again and how it keeps us from getting sick. Ask the questions from after reading the book Germs Make Me Sick. This will serve as a review for the lesson. Explain that tomorrow, they will learn about how to stop giving germs to other people.
Assessment: The preschoolers will make their own hand soap and will have their picture taken to show that they made it themselves. Home & Family Involvement: Send home the homemade soap with each of the preschoolers. Attach a parent letter to explain how we made the soap and that parents should feel free to try this activity with their preschooler at home. Resources: Berger, M. (1995). Germs make me sick. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. Meeks, L., & Heit, P. (2003). Totally awesome strategies for teaching health. New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. page 133. Health Education Standard(s) and Performance Indicator(s): Standard #1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. 1.2.1. Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health. 1.2.3. Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.
Date Dear Parent or Guardian, Today in class we learned about germs making us sick. We read the
book Germs Make Me Sick by Melvin Berger. We reviewed what germs
are (tiny things that are all around us and can make people sick) and
discussed how we get rid of germs: hand washing! We reviewed the
steps of hand washing and that it is important to use hot water and
soap when washing our hands. We also talked about counting to 10
when we wash our hands to make sure they get really clean and all the
germs get washed away. As an activity to reinforce proper hand
washing, we made our own homemade soap! This will be sent home with
the preschooler today. If you would like to try this activity at home,
all you need is dry laundry detergent, a small cup, water, and a Popsicle
stick (or something to stir with). Put a small amount dry laundry
detergent in a little cup. Add a tiny bit of water, just enough to make
the detergent stick together. Have your preschooler stir it with the
Popsicle stick until it clumps together. Then they can dump it out and
make it into a ball, or whatever shape they would like! It is a fun way
for them to learn about hand washing and getting rid of germs that can
make us sick!
Thank you,
Miss Mary Kate
Communicable Disease & Germs Robin Johnson Preschool HERS 320 St. Mary’s Primary [email protected] Ms. Heather McRae October 8, 2009
Cover Your Cough
Goal: • Cover your cough and sneeze. • Wash hands after coughing or sneezing.
Behavioral Objectives: • Students will practice how to properly cover their cough or sneeze. Each student
will color and complete the worksheet with their parents help and return it to the teacher.
Time: • 30 minutes
Integration: • Music: We will sing a song about covering your cough.
Materials: • Spray bottle • Water • Cover your cough pictures • Parent letter • Balloons • Small pieces of paper • Kleenex • Push pin • Baggie • Sheet • Coloring page
Vocabulary: • Germ‐ tiny things that are all around us that can make people sick.
Procedure:
1. Introduction/Attention Getter (3 minutes) a. To grab the students’ attention, the teacher will sit in the front of the group
with a small spray bottle filled with water in her hand. Pretend to sneeze spraying the squirt bottle, so it sprays several children.
b. Ask who got wet and have them stand up. c. Explain to the children the water that got them wet is like the germ that you
spread when you don’t cover your mouth when you sneeze. 2. Awareness Building (4 minutes)
a. Explain that germs are something we don’t want to share with our friends and that’s why we have to cover every cough or sneeze.
b. Ask the children to show you how a person should cover their mouth when they cough or sneeze. “What do you think is the best way to cover your cough or sneeze?”
c. Next show pictures of people covering coughs and ask which way do they think is the best.
d. Then explain that the best way to prevent the spread of germs is to sneeze or cough into your sleeve at your elbow or into a tissue.
3. Hands‐On Activity (15 minutes) a. Now, show the kids another demonstration about the importance of covering
your sneeze or cough. b. Have two balloons, fill each balloon with small pieces of paper (or germs).
Blow up one balloon and tie it. The other balloon will be saved for later. c. Explain these balloons are you, and they have germs inside of them. d. Take a pushpin and pop the blown up balloon. The balloon will burst and the
pieces will fly all over. This is what happens when you don’t cover your cough or sneeze.
e. Now take the other balloon and blow it up. Do not tie the balloon but instead release the air while holding a tissue around the opening. The germs should all be caught in the tissue replicating what happens when you cover your cough.
f. Now that you have spread your germs with the first balloon have them help you pick up the germs and throw them away into a bag.
g. Explain that after your cough or sneeze you should always wash your hands so you don’t spread your germs even more.
h. Review how they learned to wash their hands yesterday. Review the song. i. Turn on warm water. ii. 1 pump of soap. iii. Make bubbles for at least 10 seconds. iv. Rinse hands in water. v. Turn off water. vi. 3 pulls of paper towel. vii. Dry your hands. viii. Throw away paper towels.
i. We are now going to practice cough into a tissue.
i. Give each child a tissue. ii. Have them cough into the tissue and throw the tissue away. iii. Now have the children go and wash their hands.
4. Closure (8 minutes)
a. Now the teacher will teach the children a song for remembering to cover their cough and sneeze.
b. The song goes: i. When you have to cough or sneeze, cough or sneeze, cough or sneeze, When you have to cough or sneeze, cover your mouth please!
c. Sing the song once and then have the children repeat after you. Then sing the song all the way through.
d. This song is a reminder for you and the children can also sing it when others around them cough or sneeze.
e. Tell the children that today when they go home they will have a note and coloring page to show their parents. Tell them to watch their mom and dad to make sure they are covering their cough or sneeze how you learned at school today.
Assessment: • When child brings back their coloring worksheet have them explain what they
learned about covering their cough.
Home & Family Involvement: • Parent letter with song and coloring page.
Resources: Dyer, Kristi (2008, November 4). How to cough and not spread germs. Retrieved
from http://generalmedicine.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_cough_and_not_spread_germs
Laure (2004, February 22). #3074 Germs. Retrieved from http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3074.html Meeks, L., & Heit, P. (2003). Totally awesome strategies for teaching health. New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. page 133. Ohio Pandemic Flu. (2009, September 30). Cover your cough. Retrieved From http://www.ohiopandemicflu.gov/docs/cp-covercough.pdf Girl coughing. (2009, September 30). Retrieved from
http://www.tqnyc.org/2006/NYC063193//cough.gif Health Education Standards and Performance Indicators:
• Standard #1: Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
o 1.2.1: Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health. o 1.2.3: Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.
October 8, 2009 Dear Parents or Guardian, Today in school your child learned about covering the cough or sneeze. We talked about the 2 best ways to cover your cough or sneeze. The first way we learned was coughing or sneezing into your sleeve or elbow. This is the best way to prevent the spread of germs and disease. The second way to cover your cough or sneeze is using a tissue. We also talked about the importance of washing your hands after coughing or sneezing. Please encourage your child and the rest of your family to cover their cough using one of the above ways and reminding them to wash their hands after coughing or sneezing. To remember to cover your cough or sneeze I taught the children a song to remember. It is sung to the tune of “Mary had a Little Lamb”. It goes like this:
When you have to cough or sneeze, cough or sneeze, cough or sneeze,
When you have to cough or sneeze, cover your mouth please!
Please use this sing this song with your children. Attached is a coloring page for your child to color when you talk with them about what they learned at school today. Please have your child bring the coloring sheet back to school tomorrow. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Happy covering your coughs and sneezes! Sincerely, Ms. Robin Johnson
Will be larger when print for children. (Take home worksheet)
Changes to Cover Your Cough Lesson (Day 4): Original:
h. Review how they learned to wash their hands yesterday. Review the song. i. Turn on warm water. ii. 1 pump of soap. iii. Make bubbles for at least 10 seconds. iv. Rinse hands in water. v. Turn off water. vi. 3 pulls of paper towel. vii. Dry your hands. viii. Throw away paper towels.
Change:
i. Wet your hands.
ii. Get soap on your hands.
iii. Lather the soap and make bubbles.
iv. Rinse the soap and bubbles off your hands.
v. Dry your hands.
vi. Turn of the water with a paper towel.
USE A TISSUE, PLEASE!
Goal: The purpose of this lesson is to teach preschoolers to use a tissue whenever they have to cough, sneeze or blow their noses. Behavioral Objectives: The preschoolers will construct a paper plate face of themselves that shows them using a tissue to cover their mouth and nose, as discussed in the previous lesson. Time: 20 minutes Integration: This lesson integrates art, because they are constructing an art project to show that they know how to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue. It also integrates music because they will be singing the song from the previous day’s lesson about coughing and sneezing. Materials:
• Paper plates (1 for each student) • Facial tissues (1 for each student) • Cutouts of a hand (1 for each student) • Crayons • Glue • Example of paper plate face before hand and tissue are glued on • Example of completed project • Hand soap • Sink • Paper Towels • Song sheet
Vocabulary:
• Germs: tiny things that are all around us and can make people sick Procedure:
• Intro: (2 minutes) Begin lesson in circle time. Start by asking questions to review. Ex. How big are germs? What can they do to us? How do we get rid of them? (Go over hand washing procedure as in previous lessons). Do you remember yesterday when we talked about coughing and sneezing? What do we have to do when we cough or sneeze to stop germs from going everywhere? What can we use to cover our cough or sneeze? What do we use when we have to blow our noses?
• Content: (3 minutes) Use this last question to lead into the song about coughing and sneezing taught in the previous day’s lesson. Once they have sung the song a couple of times to remember it, ask them why we need to cover our cough or sneeze. What parts of our faces do we need to cover when we cough or sneeze? Explain that we need to cover both our mouths and our noses to stop all the germs from escaping and getting on other people or things. Tell them we are going to make a fun project to show that we know how to cover our cough and sneeze.
• Hands-on Activity: (10 minutes) Pass out a paper plate and crayons to each student. Hold up an example of a paper plate face. Explain that they are going to make their own faces on the paper plates. Show them where to draw the eyes using the example. Give them time to draw their own eyes using crayons. Then show them where they nose is. Ask them to point to where their nose would be on their paper plates. Instruct them to draw their nose. Then ask them where their mouth would be. Have them draw their mouths. Have them draw their hair on the tops of their
heads, too. When they have finished drawing their faces on the paper plates have them hold them up and show you what they look like. Use positive reinforcement and compliment them on their drawings of themselves. Now ask them if they remember what they need to cover up when they cough or sneeze. Have them point to their nose and mouth after they answer the question. Remind them that we use tissues when we have to cough or sneeze or blow our nose. If we do not use a tissue, we can get our germs everywhere and other people can get sick. Remind them that we do not want to share our germs. Pass out a paper hand, glue, and a tissue to each preschooler. Before passing out the tissues, tell them not to use them because they are going to be used for our project. Hold up an example of the finished project. Show them how your paper plate face is covering her hand and mouth with the tissue. What part of your body do you use to hold a tissue? (Hand) Have them glue the tissue onto the hand. Then have them show you how their hand would cover their mouth and nose if it was coughing, blowing its nose, or sneezing. Have them glue the tissue and hand onto their paper plate faces to show that they know how to cover their mouth and nose when they cough or sneeze.
• Closure: (5 minutes) When they are finished, have them set them aside to dry and then go back to circle. Ask them review questions from the introduction to review. Ask what they need to do to when they finish using a tissue to cough, sneeze, or blow their noses. Then review hand washing again. Sing the song about coughing and sneezing again as a way to wrap up the lesson.
Assessment: The paper plates that the preschoolers construct to show that they know how to use a tissue to cover their mouth and nose will serve as the assessment. Home & Family Involvement: Send home a parent letter about the projects the preschoolers made and what they can talk about at home. Resources: Meeks, L., & Heit, P. (2003). Totally awesome strategies for teaching health. New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. page 133. Health Education Standard(s) and Performance Indicator(s): Standard #1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. 1.2.1. Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health.
1.2.3. Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.
When you have to cough or sneeze, cough or sneeze, cough or sneeze,
When you have to cough or sneeze, cover your mouth please!
Date Dear Parent or Guardian, Today in preschool, we talked about covering our mouths and noses with a tissue when we have to cough, sneeze, or blow our noses. We made paper plate faces with hands and tissues to show how we cover our mouths and noses when we sneeze. We also talked about washing our hands after we use a tissue. I encourage you to talk with your preschooler at home about using a tissue to stop spreading germs and also washing their hands after they use a tissue. This will help reinforce the good habits that keep us safe and healthy, both at home and in school. Thank you, Miss Mary Kate
HANDWASHING STEPS
Goal: The purpose of this lesson is to teach preschoolers about the six hand washing steps and have them put together their own poster of the six hand washing steps. Behavioral Objectives: The preschoolers will assist the teacher in listing the hand washing steps. They will glue the hand washing steps in order to make their own hand-washing poster. The preschoolers will color, cut, and glue together a hand-washing puzzle with their parent or guardian at home. Time: 35 minutes Integration: This lesson integrates music and fine motor development through the finger play and art through the hands-on activity of cutting and ordering the hand washing steps. Materials:
• Velcro board with the 6 hand washing steps prepared by teacher • Finger play sheet for the teacher • Hand washing puzzle sheet • Hand washing poster pieces • Baggies • Construction paper with squares outlined to show where the pieces will go • Parent Letter • Sink • Hand soap • Paper towels
Vocabulary:
• Germs: tiny things that are all around us and can make people sick Procedure:
• Intro: (5 minutes) Begin the lesson in circle time. Review from last week about germs. How big are germs? Where can we find them? What can they do to us if we catch them? How do we get rid of them? Show the preschoolers the finger play about hand washing. Do it a second time so they can follow along and do it with you. Then begin the content section of the lesson.
• Content: (15 minutes) Begin by asking what they remember about hand washing. What things do we need to wash our hands? How high do we have to count when we wash our hands? There are six steps we take when we wash our hands! Have all of the preschoolers look at the felt board as you explain each of the six steps and put them in order on the felt board. The six steps are as follows:
o 1. Wet your hands o 2. Get soap on your hands o 3. Lather the soap and make bubbles o 4. Rinse the soap and bubbles off your hands o 5. Dry your hands o 6. Turn off the water with the paper towel
Repeat the steps a few times to make sure the preschoolers understand. Then take them to the sink and show them how to wash their hands using the six steps. Have them practice if more than one sink is available.
• Hands-on Activity: (10 minutes) Bring them back to the classroom and have them sit at the tables. Pass out a piece of construction paper to each student. Give students a baggie with the six hand washing steps inside them and a glue stick. Have them dump out the six steps on the table in front of them. Ask them if they can remember the first step when you wash your hands. Guide them if they do not remember. Have them find that step and glue it on the first square on their construction paper. Continue this way until they have all of the steps glued to their paper. Have them set them aside to dry.
• Closure: (5 minutes) Bring the preschoolers back to circle. Ask them to help you remember the six steps we use when we wash our hands. Put them up on the felt board again. Ask them why we need to remember to wash our hands. Close by congratulating them on how well they learned their hand washing.
Assessment: The student’s hand washing posters will be the assessment. Home & Family Involvement: Send home a letter to the parents and a puzzle for them to complete with their preschooler at home. Resources: Meeks, L., & Heit, P. (2003). Totally awesome strategies for teaching health. New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. page 133. Region of Peel Public Health (2005). “Handwashing steps” pictures. Retrieved from
http://www.peelregion.ca/health/shp/germ-stop-manual/pdfs/preschool/handwash-steps.pdf
Region of Peel Public Health (2005). Let’s make a puzzle. Retrieved from
http://www.peelregion.ca/health/shp/germ-stop-manual/pdfs/preschool/puzzle.pdf Health Education Standard(s) and Performance Indicator(s): Standard #1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. 1.2.1. Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health.
1.2.3. Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases. Puzzle: http://www.peelregion.ca/health/shp/germ-stop-manual/pdfs/preschool/handwash-steps.pdf
Hand Washing Finger Play Five little fingers playing all day
Getting really dirty
Wash the germs away
Four little fingers catching a sneeze
Needing some gel soap
Just a squeeze please!
Three little fingers staying pretty clean
Sneeze into your shoulder
See what I mean!
Five little fingers happy to say
We're clean and healthy
Hip! Hop! Hooray!
Date
Dear Parent or Guardian,
We finished up our unit on Germs and Hand washing today. We
concluded by taking a look at the six hand washing steps:
1. Wet your hands
2. Get soap on your hands
3. Lather the soap (count to 10)
4. Rinse your hands
5. Dry your hands with a paper towel
6. Turn off the water with a paper towel
We made our own Six Hand Washing Steps posters in class today. I am
sending a puzzle home to be completed with you. They can color the
puzzle and you can help them cut it out and put it back together.
While you make the puzzle together, talk about the six hand washing
steps that your preschooler learned in school today. Remind them that
we wash our hands to get rid of germs so we do not get sick. What a
fun way to review what we learned about hand washing in preschool
today!
Thank you,
Miss Mary Kate
Unit Assessment: Task: Put together a book with a hands-on activity from each lesson. Description: Each lesson incorporated a psychomotor activity to help engrain the content in their minds. These activities will be collected and put together at the end of the unit as a form of final assessment. The teacher will put the books together for the students and then pull the students aside individually to talk to them about what they learned over the course of the unit. The students will be able to look over their book when they give their answers. Directions: Preschoolers will complete each day’s activity and turn it in to the teacher by the end of the unit. The teacher will compile each student’s projects and then have an individual conference with each child. During the conference, each preschooler will answer the following questions:
• Are germs big or small? • Where can we find germs? • If we catch a germ, what happens to us? • How do we get rid of germs? • How do you feel about germs?
These questions will serve as proof of what each child learned during the unit. How it will be graded: The teacher will record the answers that the child gives. These answers will serve as the final graded assessment of what the child learned throughout the unit. *This assessment should take approximately 1 to 2 days Resources:
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