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Pre-K through Grade 2
Grade 3 through Grade 6
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Grade Levels Pre-K through Grade
2
Estimated Teaching Time
15 minutes
Interdisciplinary Connections
- Counting, manipulating counters (Math)
- Listening to and creating stories (Language Arts)
Objectives Children will:
- Apply addition and subtraction skills.
- Learn that hands can be washed and sanitized to get rid of germs.
What Children Do
As they listen to a story, children will manipulate counters and count
aloud with the teacher.
Materials Required
Advanced Preparation
Separate handfuls of counters into baggies or cups, one per child or
pair of children.
Suggested Sequence
- Invite children to sit in a circle on the floor or at a table.
- Pass out a handful of counters to each child or pair of children.
- Explain that, during the story you are about to tell them, they
will be asked to place counters on their hands and take them off
again. (If working in pairs, one child will hold his or her hand
out while the other places counters on it or removes them as instructed
by the story.)
- Share “Two, Four, Eight Little Germs” story with
children, reading slowly, making certain that they are keeping
up the counter manipulations.
Check for Understanding
Ask the following questions:
- What should we do when we have germy or dirty hands?
- Is it enough to just rinse with water?
- When are good times to wash and sanitize our hands?
- What can we do to kill germs on our hands when soap and water are
not available?
Extensions
- Increase difficulty by combining the counters of two or more children.
For example, have two children shake hands. Put both of their counters
in a pile on the table and ask those children to count them.
- Pair up children and have them make up their own situations with adding
and taking away of germs.
Words to Share
- Germ transmission
- Hand sanitizer
- Sanitize
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