This morning Nicole's mom come in to teach us about being germ smart. She read us a story called Germs, Germs, Germs. We talked about what germs look like, where they are, and how we can keep them from entering our bodies.
Nicole's mom showed us how germs react to soap by demonstrating with water, pepper, and soap. Germs will stick to our hands even if we rinse them with water if we don't use soap!
Our next activity was the glitter-hand shaking activity. Nicole's mom put red glitter on a few children's hands. They went around and shook hands with everyone else. We all ended up with glitter on our hands, clothes, and rug! It shows us how germs can spread from person to person, even though we can't see them.
After that, we talked about how to properly wash your hands. These are the steps:
- Grab a paper towel and put it under your arm
- Turn on the warm water
- Use soap
- Rinse your hands really well for 20 seconds (making sure to scrub spots between your fingers and by your nails)
- Wash off the soap
- Use the paper towel to dry your hands and then turn off the sink
- Throw the paper towel away
Finally, we all read the Handwashing Pledge.
Here's what we learned:
- Logan-Put a paper towel under your arm before you start washing your hands.
- Lauren-Wash your hands for 20 seconds.
- Allison-Wash your hands as soon as you get home.
- Hope-Wash your hands after shaking hands or touching other people.
- Isabelle–Soap makes germs go away
- Alex P.-There are good germs and bad germs. Bad germs make you sick.
- Andy-Wash your hands after touching people or things.
- Patrick-Germs don't like soap. When you wash your hands they go away.
- Jack-Germs can live for a long time on hard and soft surfaces.
- Olivia-When you sneeze or cough, put your elbow up to your mouth.
Thank you to Nicole's mom for coming in to help us become germ smart!