Handwashing Essay

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Handwashing! The simple but effective solution. A PRESENTATION FOR THE ENGINEERS WITHOUT BOARDERS SEMINAR AT LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY WHAT IS IT? WHY SHOULD WE DO IT? WHERE HAS IT BEEN DONE? HOW FEASIBLE IS IT? WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN DONE EFFECTIVELY? THE NEED TO SHARE THE MESSAGE TODAY? Curriculum Goal – To assist children in developing healthy habits, and to give them an appreciation for, and an understanding of, the benefits of handwashing. Vocabulary: - Germs - Sanitary - Anti-bacterial - Unsanitary - Bacteria - Illness - Disinfect - Hygiene - Clean - Healthy Concepts: - Germs and sickness can be spread by people, especially when they do not wash their hands - Handwashing helps cut down on germs and illness (getting sick) - It is important to wash hands after using the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose Sensory Table Ideas: Add water to the sensory with bubbles. Art Activities: - Draw with a bar of soap on a dark piece of paper - Bubble Art. Add a drop of food coloring to bubbles. Children then blow bubbles directly over their paper. As bubbles pop, they will create a design; Or Blow bubbles into a cup, using a straw. When bubbling over the top, lay a piece of paper on top of the cup. Bubbling will make a design on paper. - Trace and cut out hands. Cut out a rectangle shape to glue on as a bar of “soap” - Have children create/draw a picture of a bad germ - Make a handprint collage - Children can draw a face on a paper plate. Children can trace and cut out one hand. Children can glue a tissue over the “nose”, held by the “hand” glued on - Make bubble wands by bending craft/pipe cleaners - “Dirty Hands” Children trace and cut out hands. Brush thinned glue over “hands”, then shake on sand (or cornmeal, etc); Or Sponge paint brown paint onto “hands” -
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