Germs are not For Sharing

Colds, gastroenteritis otitis media, conjunctivitis, and sore throat are among the most common childhood diseases. Children in groups are breeding grounds for illness. Their little hands rub their runny noses and then transfer infectious agents onto shared toys. Resistance to infection and improvement of their immunity system comes with time. The single most important task a preschooler (and adults) can do to prevent illness is to wash their hands frequently and thoroughly.
Recently Clark Preschool ‘s school nurse Lori Kowalski taught the children how to protect themselves against bad germs. The unit began with the video, Germ Stoppers. The video taught the preschoolers how to protect themselves and others from the spread of germs. Germy Wormy, a puppet, visited the classroom for storytelling by reading the book Germs are Not for Sharing. The experiment, “Germ Glitter,” was utilized as a simulation and the glitter on the students’ hands resembled germs in real life. The unit concluded with the preschoolers demonstrating hand washing. Good-bye GERMS…send those germs