CORONAVIRUS AVENGERS!

Coronavirus, stay away!

Coronavirus, stay away!

Wash your hands,

Do all you can!

Coronavirus, stay away!

BE STRONG!  

P.S.  I did a FB Live video for children yesterday afternoon.
Please share it with your class today.
 View CoronaVirus Avengers
 

Can you imagine how frightening all the news about the Coronavirus is to little ears?  It's important that children feel POWERFUL and not helpless. Let's see how we can encourage them to be proactive against the Coronavirus.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS?

Have a class discussion about the Coronavirus. What do you know about it? What can you do to stay healthy?
 
Make a list on the board with children's comments.

Ask older students to make a list of how they can prevent getting the virus.


WASH YOUR HANDS!

Teach children this song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat."

 
Wash, wash, wash your hands.
Play the handy game.
Scrub and rub and rub and scrub
Germs go down the drain.

*Let children pretend to wash their hands and role play as you sing the song several times.

Hint! Put a mirror by your bathroom sink. Tell the children to sing the "Happy Birthday Song" to themselves twice as they wash their hands.


COVER YOUR SNEEZE, PLEASE!
 
Put some baby powder in your hand and then pretend to sneeze on it. As the powder flies around make the connection to what happens when we don’t cover our coughs and sneezes.

The Sneeze Song
(Tune: “Pop Goes the Weasel”)
When you have to cough or sneeze 
This is what to do, please. (Point finger.) 
Put your mouth in your elbow (Hold up elbow in front of face.)
And that's where your cough and sneeze will go! (Pretend to sneeze in elbow.)
KKEERRCCHHOO! (Say this line as you dramatically pretend
to sneeze in your elbow.)  
  

FEELING FINE

Discuss the importance of eating healthy foods, exercising, and getting plenty of sleep.

Here's a video children can do to start their day in a positive way:

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bm8lk7lvUg


HANDSHAKES AND HUGS

Talk about why it is not a good idea to touch other people now and give them handshakes and hugs. What can you do instead?

Eye Hug
Squeeze your eyes and hug yourself.
Throw a Hug
Pretend to hug yourself and then open your arms and throw it to someone.

Hall Hug
Cross index and middle finger and wiggle as you look at a friend.
 

Bow Wow Handshake
Put your hands behind your back and bow. As you rise make "W" with your middle fingers and place on either side of an open mouth to make the word "WOW"! 

           
  
ART THERAPY

Give children art media (paper, paints, crayons, play dough, etc.) and ask them to make a picture of what they think the Coronavirus looks like.  Encourage them to give their picture a "title" and to share with their classmates.