Disease Prevention and HIV/AIDS Education

Young scholars investigate germs. In this cross curriculum health and biology instructional activity, students listen to Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth and identify ways in which flies spread germs. Young scholars discuss hand washing...

Students explore how proper handwashing can prevent the spreading of germs. In this handwashing instructional activity, students use glitter and cooking spray to demonstrate how germs spread. Students will wash their hands correctly and...

This lesson plan is designed to give young students a concrete demonstration as to why they should wash their hands with soap and warm water so they will understand that germs are smaller than the eye can see.

Students investigate how germs spread. For this health lesson, students put lotion on their hands and sprinkle glitter onto them. Students simulate the spread of germs by observing how the glitter spreads around the room.

Students formulate questions about a germ book before it is read to them. In this washing hands lesson plan, the teacher gets glitter on each students hands that represents germs. Before the teacher reads a book about germs the students...

Students demonstrate strategies to reduce or prevent illnesses.

Identify behaviors that promote health and demonstrate personal hygiene.

Identify behaviors that promote health and demonstrate personal hygiene.

Students identify various germs and discuss how germs are spread. They examine and identify materials in the daily environment, germbusters, which are useful in fighting germs, then play a fun germbuster game to help them remember how to...

Students conduct experiments with fruit falling from playground equipment to explain the effects of falling off playground equipment.