I Wash My Hands! Lesson Plan

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Academic Standards

 

Reading Objective:

Children will identify ways to keep germs away and practice healthy habits.

 

Health and Safety Focus:

healthy behaviors

 

Page 4 Skill:

phonics

 

Vocabulary:

germs, healthy, tissue

 

CCSS:

RI.K.1, RF.K.1.D, SL.K.2

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  • Ask children to look at their hands. Do they see germs on them?
  • Next watch our video No More Germs!
  • Then ask if it’s possible to see germs on their hands or not. No! Germs are too small to see. We need to wash our hands often and keep our hands away from our faces.
  • Read the issue together.
  • Then use our Show What You Know skill sheet to assess comprehension and build early literacy skills.
  • Practice letter recognition while sending germs down the drain with our online game Pop the Bubbles.
  • Kids can learn an important handwashing rule with the B Is for Bubbles skill sheet.
Toys in a tub with suds

Materials: plastic tub or sink, warm water, dish or hand soap, plastic or rubber toys, sponges and brushes

  • This activity can be done at school in small groups or at home. It’s simple, sensory, soapy fun—and it fights germs too!
  • Invite kids to look for toys that can be safely washed, such as rubber bath toys, plastic animal figures or vehicles, and so on.
  • Add soap to a plastic tub or sink of warm water. Invite kids to mix the soap with a whisk or brush until they see bubbles! Then they can wash their toys with brushes and sponges.
  • If you’d like, have children dry the toys with a clean cloth. Otherwise, let the toys air-dry.