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Stopping Germs: Wash, Cover, Rest

  • Grade 2
  • Physical and Health Education
  • 54 s
  • British Columbia
  • BC2-PH-07

Germs, drawn big, sit on a child's arms, and a cough sends tiny ones over to a friend. Three cards then light up one at a time as the child washes with soap and water, coughs into an elbow, and rests at home in bed with a trusted adult, keeping the germs away from friends.

Concept: Stopping germs

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The question this lesson answers

How can we stop germs from spreading?

Germs are tiny, so we draw them big.

Transcript

What the lesson says

How can we stop germs from spreading?

Germs are tiny, so we draw them big.

Some germs can make us feel sick.

Germs can pass from you to a friend.

Here are three ways to help stop them.

One: wash your hands with soap and water.

Two: cover your coughs with your elbow.

Your elbow catches many of the germs.

Three: when you are sick, rest at home.

Tell a trusted adult when you feel sick.

Staying home helps keep germs from friends.

Wash hands, cover coughs, and rest when sick.

Curriculum

Where this fits

British Columbia, Grade 2

Physical and Health Education, Healthy and active living: practices that promote health and well-being, including those relating to physical activity, nutrition, and illness preventionBC2-PH-07

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The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.

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