DragonFaerie Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I need some worksheets about washing hands, germs, and/or illness prevention, preferably for young kids and preferably free. Any type of workbook, coloring book, little read-and-answer type thing would be great. Please help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I don't have a worksheet, but I do have a very memorable activity. Mix some glitter and lotion to be germs, put it on a table and a doornob and other places kids touch - have them brainstorm where germs would be. When they touch it, the will get the glitter germs on their hands. Next everyone needs to wash hands - sing a little song that lasts 30 seconds and see if the germs are gone. I did this with a group of K-3rd graders and they had fun. They all remembered the lesson more than a year later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 Thanks! I'm actually trying to make a point with my oldest son. LOL I'm thinking if we take it back to his early childhood training, he'll remember why it's important to wash his hands. I was able to find a couple of good ones on Ed Helper, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Here ya go :D http://www.hometrainingtools.com/images/art/Germs.pdf This link is LOADED with free printable worksheets :D http://theleadercenter.com/gbxrsp/taqw.php?scwj=worksheets-on-germs" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 (edited) We've used these: http://www.scrubclub.org/home.aspx http://classroom.kidshealth.org/Search02.jsp http://www.glogerm.com/ The last one has videos & worksheets for free, but if you can buy their glowing stuff it's really cool. We did an experiment to show how germs are transferred, even by the smallest contact like picking up the same toy. The smallest kit has enough gel for a bunch of uses, so you could even split it with another family or homeschool group or whatever. Edited September 27, 2010 by K&Rs Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I saw this cute little rhyme on a sign today: Wash your hands with soap, Wash them every day! Keeping clean by using soap Will help keep germs away Oh, and I saw it in a bathroom at the college! :lol::lol: So, you can just never tell how long it might take some people to not need reminding anymore. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 Ya'll are awesome!!! Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Great! Thank you! Even though my two are pretty good about washing their hands, I'm not sure the super quick washing is getting the job done well enough. These are very handy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Oh, and I saw it in a bathroom at the college! :lol::lol: So, you can just never tell how long it might take some people to not need reminding anymore. :D Hospitals have massively reduced their infection rate after getting doctors and nurses to wash their hands, so ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I keep having these visions of you washing worksheets by hand. I'm afraid getting paper wet is generally not a good idea. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 I keep having these visions of you washing worksheets by hand. I'm afraid getting paper wet is generally not a good idea. :tongue_smilie: Why do you think I needed instruction on how to do it? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I thought the same thing. I thought....'well, now I've heard it all.....DragonFaerie wants to handwash her worksheets?!?' :lol: http://www.henrythehand.com/pages/content/index.html[/url] http://www.agls.uidaho.edu/germcity/poster.htm http://www.massmed.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home6&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=28909 http://www.earthskids.com/basic_handwashing_info.htm http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=8a95e64c5b470110VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD&vgnextchannel=f701addfadf64110VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD There's probably a lot more. I got these from googling "wash your hands coloring page". The first one is kinda neat....have your kids sign up for National Handwashing Week, December 5 - 11, 2010. They can keep track of how many times they wash their hands that week on a handwashing form, send it in, and be eligible for a prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I don't have a worksheet, but I do have a very memorable activity.Mix some glitter and lotion to be germs, put it on a table and a doornob and other places kids touch - have them brainstorm where germs would be. When they touch it, the will get the glitter germs on their hands. Next everyone needs to wash hands - sing a little song that lasts 30 seconds and see if the germs are gone. I did this with a group of K-3rd graders and they had fun. They all remembered the lesson more than a year later. We did this too and the kids loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 From Time for Kids : Wash Your Hands Description: On this cut-and-paste activity, students review facts about hand washing. Check out this website http://www.handhygiene.org/ It linked to http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/resources/posters/en/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcom Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I don't have a worksheet, but I do have a very memorable activity.Mix some glitter and lotion to be germs, put it on a table and a doornob and other places kids touch - have them brainstorm where germs would be. When they touch it, the will get the glitter germs on their hands. Next everyone needs to wash hands - sing a little song that lasts 30 seconds and see if the germs are gone. I did this with a group of K-3rd graders and they had fun. They all remembered the lesson more than a year later. I used cinnamon in oil. The boys thought it was cool to get their hands dirty (and then clean). The girls loved the smell :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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