The germs are hiding In a large area, set a variety of objects to represent places where germs like to hide under a table, behind a couch, behind a door, etc. Children must follow instructions and pretend they are germs. For example, if you say, "The germs are hiding under the table", children must run to hide under the table. Variation: If the children in your group are old enough, turn the lights off and provide flashlights.
Germ race Open picture game-Germs Print and arrange the illustrations on the floor, throughout the daycare. You must have one illustration less than the number of children in your group, just like in musical chairs. Game-Four germs Open game-Four germs Print, glue the document on opaque cardboard, and cut out the cards. Place all the cards face down on the floor so children cannot see the germs. Children take turns rolling the die. Every time the die lands on "1", the child who rolled it can pick a card, without showing it to the other children.
If he does not already have the germ, he places it in front of him for everyone to see. The first child who has all four germs wins. Photo booth-Germs Open photo booth-Germs Print the various accessories, cut them out, and glue a drinking straw behind each one. Purchase hats, scarves, glasses, etc. Invite children to pick the accessories they prefer and pose for you. You can take individual, group, or family photos.
Print the pictures and display them on a wall for everyone to see. Sequential story-Personal hygiene Open sequential story-Personal hygiene Print and laminate the illustrations.
Let children manipulate the illustrations and place them in the correct order. For bath time, I need Children take turns saying, "For bath time, I need Each child must name all the items previously stated before adding one of his own.
Simon says Play "Simon says Miming words Open word flashcards-Germs Open giant word flashcards-Germs Print and laminate the flashcards. Deposit them in an opaque bag and use them for a mime game. Children take turns picking a word and miming it so the other children can identify the correct word. Tiny finger germs Open models-Tiny finger germs Print and let children color the models.
Glue them on heavy cardboard. Cut the strip at the bottom of each illustration and stick both ends together to form a circle. Children can insert a finger in the circles and use the germs as finger puppets. Our group's germ Provide a batch of old modeling dough and invite children to use it to represent a germ. Add pipe cleaners for arms, wiggly eyes, etc.
Set your germ aside to dry and display it within your daycare. My baby's bath time Fill containers with water and let children wash dolls.
Provide facecloths and soap. My comb character Open faces, arms, legs Print. Purchase a bag of inexpensive combs. Empty its contents in the centre of the table.
Children will enjoy gluing the faces, arms, and legs on the combs to represent characters. Scented soaps Purchase several different bars of scented soap and encourage children to smell them. If possible, pick scents that children will be able to recognize and invite them to identify them. It sinks, it floats Let children play in water.
You can simply fill a sink with water and let each child play for a certain period use a timer to determine the duration. Provide a variety of objects and invite children to manipulate them to discover which items float and which items sink.
Hard soap, soft soap use children's soap Let children manipulate bars of soap and liquid soap. You can pour a small quantity of liquid soap on paper and encourage children to use it to draw with their finger.
Children can use bars of soap to draw on dark paper. Bubble-filled tub Add bubble bath to your kiddie pools and let children splash around. Give each child a paper plate in which you have already cut out two holes for the eyes. Let children create their own unique germ-filled mask.
Attach a piece of string to either side so you can tie their mask behind their head. Models-Germs Open models-Germs Print the various models and use them for different activities and projects throughout the theme. Puppets-Germs Open puppets-Germs Print the various models on cardboard.
Glue a Popsicle stick behind each one to complete the puppets. Soap sculptures Give each child a bar of soap. Provide modeling dough tools they can use to sculpt their bar of soap. They can give their soap sculpture to someone special or take it home and use it at bath time.
Sponge painting Provide several different sizes of sponges with a variety of textures and let children use them for a painting activity. My bath towel Give each child a white bath towel or ask parents to send a white bath towel to daycare. Encourage children to use fabric paint to decorate their towel with footprints and handprints.
They can also use fabric markers to further decorate their towel, write their name, etc. Follow manufacturers' instructions to set the color on the fabric. Sponge Use wiggly eyes, yarn, coffee sticks, pipe cleaners, felt, and construction paper to decorate sponges with your group.
The goal Is to create an entire sponge family. Toothbrush painting Let children paint freely using toothbrushes instead of paintbrushes. Open coloring pages theme-Germs Print for each child. Identical coloring pages-Germs Print the same coloring page for each child and an additional copy for your model.
Color only certain parts of your picture. Present the model to your group and ask them to color their picture to make it look exactly like yours. Coloring binder-Germs Print and laminate several coloring pages and arrange them in a binder with a few dry-erase markers. Leave everything on a table for children to explore.
Musical drawing-Germs Play musical drawing with your group. Give each child a coloring page. Have children sit around a table. When the music starts, they must pass the coloring pages around the table. Every time the music stops, they must color the picture in front of them until the music starts again. Homemade puzzles-Germs Give each child a picture to color.
When they are done, cut each picture into pieces to create unique puzzles. See our latest newsletter. We and our partners use different technologies, such as cookies , to personalize content and ads, offer innovative functions on social media, and analyse web traffic. Please click on the button below to give your consent.
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Great interactive games for kids on the importance of hygiene. Good to start them young. Such great points! Yes this is funny book! I love the Educational content in the book. It makes learning fun! Yes this is very true! It sounds like your daughters are on the right track! Thank you Karen for your comments. Yes making learning fun is always a great thing! It is such an important topic to address! Oh great! Thank you for your comment. Bacilli bacteria are straight in shape, and spiral bacteria look like corkscrew pasta.
Some bacteria are very dangerous. The bubonic plague spread throughout Europe and killed millions of people, all caused by bacteria. But not all bacteria are bad in fact you couldn't survive without some bacteria. Probiotics are bacteria that live in your stomach and help you digest food. Good bacteria is also known as beneficial bacteria and can enhance your health. An adult will have 3 pounds of active bacteria in their body at any one time.
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