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Rhyme at Circle Time
Students demonstrate proper hand washing techniques. In this personal hygiene lesson, students listen to included rhymes about cleanliness and identify the rhyming words. Students share situations where hand washing is essential.
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Jr. Chef Club
Students review proper hand washing techniques and make a recipe. In this cooking lesson plan, students explore how to wash their hands properly before cooking and how to make a few edible treats.
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I Wash My Hands of It!
Young scholars conduct a survey about hand washing. They view the results and examine "Infection Charts". They research diseases and talk about the importance of handwashing and how they could improve their hand washing habits.
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Choosing a Career in Health
Learners describe the role of hand washing in prevention of disease transmission, explore various careers in the health field, and describe a health career that is of interest to them, and explain why.
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Keeping Our Food Safe
Students learn about bacteria and how it is all around us on people and on surfaces. Students develop an understanding of the correct hand washing technique to ensure their cleanliness. Students demonstrate exactly how to wash their...
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Lesson 4 Buy Safe Food Put Food Away Safety
Students explore proper food handling. In this food safety lesson, students examine proper cold food storage, hand washing, and methods to combat foodborne illnesses.
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Germs Can Make You Sick
Students explore how germs are spread. In this science instructional activity, students practice good hand washing practices and discuss how washing hands can prevent the spread of germs.
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When Are We Wasting Water
Students study water conservation. In this water conservation lesson, students participate in a water conservation experiment. Students discover how to conserve water while washing their hands.
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Handwashing and Dishwashing
Students discuss the importance of correct hand washing and practice washing dishes. Individually, they examine the germs on their hands with Glo-Germ and compare it to the germs after washing their hands. To end the lesson, they...
National First Ladies' Library
Be Sure To Wash Your Hands!
Learners investigate the concept of personal hygiene and its contribution to the prevention of disease. They focus upon the practice of handwashing while conducting research looking for its proven effectiveness. Then students answer some...
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Handwashing Puzzle
In this health worksheet, students learn the importance of handwashing techniques for health by making a pledge to wash hands. Students color and cut apart a handwashing puzzle and sign a pledge to wash hands.
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Handwashing Word Scramble
In this health worksheet, students analyze 8 scrambled words pertaining to handwashing. Students read the clues, then unscramble the answers.
University of Rhode Island
Food Safety Smart Curriculum
This is a must-have resource with everything you'll need for studying food safety with your pupils. From handwashing scorecards and cleaning kitchen surfaces to navigating the world of microbes and food-borne illnesses, here you'll...
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Bird Flu
Students examine how germs are spread. In this bird flu lesson, students read articles containing information about the bird flu and how to prevent bird flu, washing hands and germs. Students discuss these articles, participate in...
Nemours KidsHealth
Germs: Grades K-2
Students demonstrate knowledge about germs. In this health lesson plan, students investigate what germs are, how to protect the skin by comparing the skin to apple skins, and the proper hand washing technique for getting rid of germs....
Nuffield Foundation
How Good is Your Toilet Paper?
You'll never forget the importance of toilet paper and hand washing ever again. Scholars perform an experiment to model the transfer of microbes in the bathroom. They perform three trials to test the transmission of yeast using their...
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Germ Busters
Learners discuss importance of cleanliness, specifically hand-washing, in fighting germs and illness. They create cultures of their hands before washing, and then practice proper hand-washing technique.
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Show Them The Germs!
Students learn the importance of washing their hands through a "hands on" germ activity. In this germ lesson plan, student put glow germ on their hands, and shake the teacher's hand. When put under a black light, students see the germs...
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Wash Your Hands Charts
In this hand washing chart worksheet, students put a check mark in the squares under the days of the week each time they wash their hands. They place the marks under the icon of the sun or the moon to indicate if they washed their hands...
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Hand washing Laboratory Activities
Students are exposed to the benefits of many antimicrobial soaps to prevent infections. In the food-service industry, studies indicate that inadequate hand washing and cross-contamination is responsible
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Hand Washing: I can handle it!
Sixth graders examine microorganisms. In this germs lesson, 6th graders observe and record data on the positive and negative aspects of microorganisms. Students complete activities, view a film, and explore websites.
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Germs, Germs, They're Everywhere!
Youngsters recognize that germs are everywhere, and can make us sick. They identify ways that germs can be spread, see how they can prevent the spreading of germs, and learn appropriate hand washing techniques.
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Handwashing
Students experiment in order to determine proper ways to disinfect hands to prevent the spread of infection.
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The Black Plague
Young scholars participate in a simulation game to experience the societal effects of the Black Plague during the Medieval Period. Information garnered during the game is used to discuss the current state of communicable diseases in...