Germs+and+Prevention+of+Illness+Lesson+Plan



**__Lesson Plan__** 1. Children will be able to identify the mouth and nose as major sources of germs. 2. Children will cover their coughs and sneezes without being reminded. 3. Children will be able to discuss why it is important to cover coughs and sneezes. || HE.K.C.1.1: Recognize healthy behavior HE.K.C.1.3: Recognize ways to prevent common communicable diseases HE.K.P.1.1: Identify healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health. || Students will be aware of the lesson on germs and preventing illness before the class that the activity will take place because the teacher will send home a coloring picture of a germ. || -Two large balloons - Small amount of confetti - Dolls/ Stuffed animals - Play Doctor Kit - Stethoscopes - Old lab coats or men’s shirts (uniforms) -The teacher resource books || **Teacher Resources:**
 * Name:** Aubrey Radford
 * **Lesson Title:**Germs and Prevention of Illness || **Duration:** 30-45 minutes ||
 * **Concept**: Sneezing and coughing release germs that can cause illness || **Group Age:** Kindergarten ||
 * **Objectives:**
 * **Next Generation Sunshine Standards addressed:** ||
 * Sunshine State:**
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 * Scaffolding/ Planning:**
 * **Materials and Props Required:**


 * //Germs make me sick//** by Melvin Berger


 * //Germs are not for sharing//** by Elizabeth Verdick

Make sure no students have an allergy to latex. Make sure to remove mouth quickly when inflating confetti filled balloon as to avoid choking. || **Adaptations:** 1. ESOL students will be able to see the demonstration of the balloon by the teacher and the comparison to a sneeze made physically acted out by the teacher.
 * //Germs! Germs! Germs!//** by Bobbi Katz ||
 * **Lesson Steps:**
 * 1) The teacher will read one of the books in the list above for discussion before the activity.
 * 2) The teacher will have filled the balloons up with a small amount of the confetti prior to reading the book.
 * 3) When it is time to do the activity, the teacher will carefully inflate one of the balloons by blowing into it.
 * 4) After it is inflated, quickly release pressure on the neck of the balloon while holding onto the body of it. The confetti will escape as air leaves the balloon, imitating germs leaving the mouth during coughs and sneezes.
 * 5) Repeat the procedure. This time the teacher will cover the mouth of the balloon as the air escapes (as if to cover a cough or sneeze.) The teacher’s hand should prevent most of the confetti from flying into the air
 * 6) Discuss with children the questions below to find the differences between the two demonstrations.
 * 7) The teacher should include a discussion on why it is important for children to stay home when they are sick.
 * 8) The children will set up a pretend hospital with the dolls and stuffed animals with the help of the teacher where they can care for the “sick” dolls and stuffed animals.
 * 9) After the activities are completed, read the remaining two books with the class and include more discussion. ||
 * **Safety Issues:**
 * **Safety Issues:**

2. Students with disabilities can be talked with one on one after the lesson to make sure they understand. ||
 * **Questions to Prompt Children’s Thinking Skills:**
 * 1) What happens when someone doesn’t cover their mouth when they sneeze or cough?
 * 2) How should we cover our mouth when we sneeze or cough?
 * 3) How does covering our mouth when we sneeze or cough help prevent the spread of germs and illness?
 * 4) How does it feel to be sick?
 * 5) Would you like to be sick all the time?
 * 6) Do you like taking medicine?

Gardner’s Intelligences Covered: Interpersonal: interacting with each other while pretending to be doctors and taking care of patients. Visual/ Spatial Intelligence: visual image of “germs” exploding from balloon. Linguistic: answering teacher questions and having discussions about germs. || 1. Students will be asked to go home and discuss with their parents/family members about the importance of covering their mouths when they sneeze or cough. || **Home Activities:** 1. A worksheet with instructions to do the activity can be sent home if the student would like to demonstrate to parents their activity (Parent supervision required). I will ask for parent feedback if wanted.
 * **Follow on Activities:**

. || Ask students a series of questions including: What should we do when we sneeze or cough? What makes us sick?
 * **Types of Assessment:**

Have students demonstrate what to do when they sneeze or cough || **Self-Assessment:** Have I made it clear to the students that covering their mouths is an extremely important component in stopping the spread of germs and sickness? I will know I have succeeded as an educator if I visually see the students covering their mouths when they cough and sneeze. Did the parents respond well to the lesson? ||