ACTIVITY #5 What Book Should We Read Today? CONTINUE THE STUDENTS CURIOSITY AND LEARNING AROUND GERMS AND WASHING HANDS.
BASIC CONCEPT A fun way to build excitement about reading a book together is to have an opportunity for each child to vote on the book they want to read during story time each day during the study of germs and hand washing. Set this up as something each child does upon arrival to school after they unpack, eat breakfast and/or get ready for their day.
MATERIALS NEEDED ❑ Small table or designated space on the floor ❑ A collection of books related to germs and hand washing (see list in Appendix) ❑ A set of 2 types of manipulatives (i.e., red unifix cubes and yellow unifix cubes; seashells and pebbles; red teddy bear counters and yellow teddy bear counters; red lego bricks and yellow lego bricks; etc.) ❑ 3 small baskets or containers, recommended but not required ❑ A page of children’s photos and names (checklist-type), optional ❑ Writing utensils, optional
GROUP SIZE This activity is done individually and followed up with during a whole group time.
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