Have you ever sung Happy Birthday to germs? We did! Mrs. King, our school nurse, came into both AM & PM classes (on different days), to do a hand washing lesson. First Mrs. King showed us a germy hand picture and we talked about what germs are and how they can make you sick. Then we figured out ways to get rid of those icky germs...by washing our hands!! We played a little game where the different steps of washing our hands gets rid of more and more germs, until our hands are clean! We then got to use "pretend germ" lotion to practice washing our hands. Since we can't see the germs, Mrs. King used a special black light to show us how dirty our hands can get (the lotion). See all the white stuff on our hands?? YUCK!! We then practiced washing our hands. You need water, soap, scrubbing, rinsing and drying to get rid of those pesky things! While we scrubbed our hands, we sang
Happy Birthday to the Germs two times to make sure we did it long enough. Then we checked out our hands again and VOILA! most of our germs were washed away! No more white spots on our hands.
Each child got a hand washing sticker, a certificate for doing a great job, and the hand washing card to bring home. We hope you put the card in your bathroom to help children learn how to wash their hands better and hopefully stay healthier!
Thank you Mrs. King!
