GermsHillary Norman, Deasha Brown, Savannah Bennett, and Karissa

Dunham

StandardsO HE1.1: Students will comprehend concepts related

to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. O Description: Students will acquire basic personal

health concepts that help maintain healthy behaviors and prevent disease. First grade students will understand how healthy behaviors impact personal health and disease prevention.

O Elements: O b. Describe ways to prevent communicable

diseases. O Examples:

O List ways to prevent germs from spreading. O Describe the correct way to wash your hands.

What do Germs do?O Invade our bodies O They use our energy and nutrientsO Produce toxins

PreventionO Sneeze/cough into elbow or tissuesO Always wash your handsO Stay home when you are sickO Be careful with things you shareO Go to the doctor

How Germs SpreadO Person to Person O Through the airO Sneezing or coughing on somethingO Eating/Drinking after people

Hand WashingO This is the main prevention of germs

O BeforeO EatingO Preparing Raw FoodO Treating Wounds

Wash Your Hands Before You Start.Wash You Hand After You're Done

O AfterO BathroomO Coughing/

SneezingO Touching Animals

How to Wash Your Hands

1. Wet hands and apply soap2. Rub hands lathering with soap 3. Continue washing hands for 20

seconds4. Rinse hands 5. Dry

AgendaO Story Time

O “Germs Make Me Sick” by Melvin Berger

O Spreading Germs DemonstrationO WorksheetO Hand Washing VideoO Hand Sanitizer Demonstration

VideoO http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxlQn7KaCNU