WASH HANDS

Washing hands can be an effective way to keep you and your children healthy.  It might be wise at the beginning of the year to have a discussion about WHEN you should wash your hands.  (You have to remember that children come from different homes with different expectation.)  
                                    

Practice washing hands following the guidelines and teach children a song to make the task more fun.
                     

Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands   (Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Wash, wash, wash your hands
play the handy game.
Rub and scrub and scrub and rub
Germs go down the drain!

Mirror
Children love to look at themselves in the mirror, so place a mirror above the sink where children clean up.  Remind them to sing "Happy Birthday" to yourself twice as you look in the mirror.
                                                               
Scrub a Dub
(Tune:  "Yellow Bird")
Scrub a dub, rub, rub, a scrub a dub.
Scrub a dub, rub, rub, a scrub a dub.
Germs go down the drain,
And that’s not a shame.
Wash the dirt away,
Get hands clean today.
Soap them up real good,
Rinse them like you should.
And healthy you’ll be!

Potty, Flush, and Wash (Cindy and Tracy)
Several years ago at a workshop two teachers taught us this song to the tune of “London Bridge.”
     Potty, flush, and wash your hands,
     Wash your hands, wash your hands.
     Potty, flush and wash your hands
     Everytime!

WASH YOUR HANDS

Washing hands can be an effective way to keep you and your children healthy. It might be wise at the beginning of the year to have a discussion about WHEN you should wash your hands. (You have to remember that children come from different homes with different expectation.)

Practice washing hands following the guidelines and teach children a song to make the task more fun.

Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands (Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Wash, wash, wash your hands
play the handy game.
Rub and scrub and scrub and rub
Germs go down the drain!

Mirror
Children love to look at themselves in the mirror, so place a mirror above the sink where children clean up. Remind them to sing "Happy Birthday" to yourself twice as you look in the mirror.

Scrub a Dub
(Tune: "Yellow Bird")
Scrub a dub, rub, rub, a scrub a dub.
Scrub a dub, rub, rub, a scrub a dub.
Germs go down the drain,
And that’s not a shame.
Wash the dirt away,
Get hands clean today.
Soap them up real good,
Rinse them like you should.
And healthy you’ll be!


Potty, Flush, and Wash (Cindy and Tracy)
Several years ago at a workshop two teachers taught us this song to the tune of “London Bridge.”
Potty, flush, and wash your hands,
Wash your hands, wash your hands.
Potty, flush and wash your hands
Everytime!

WASH YOUR HANDS AND BACK TO SCHOOL JOKES

Washing hands can be an effective way to keep you and your children healthy. It might be wise at the beginning of the year to have a discussion about WHEN you should wash your hands. (You have to remember that children come from different homes with different expectation.) 

Practice washing hands following the guidelines and teach children a song to make the task more fun.

Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands (Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Wash, wash, wash your hands
play the handy game.
Rub and scrub and scrub and rub
Germs go down the drain!

Mirror
Children love to look at themselves in the mirror, so place a mirror above the sink where children clean up. Remind them to sing "Happy Birthday" to yourself twice as you look in the mirror.

Scrub a Dub
(Tune: "Yellow Bird")
Scrub a dub, rub, rub, a scrub a dub.
Scrub a dub, rub, rub, a scrub a dub.
Germs go down the drain,
And that’s not a shame.
Wash the dirt away,
Get hands clean today.
Soap them up real good,
Rinse them like you should.
And healthy you’ll be!

Potty, Flush, and Wash (Cindy and Tracy)
Several years ago at a workshop two teachers taught us this song to the tune of “London Bridge.”
Potty, flush, and wash your hands,
Wash your hands, wash your hands.
Potty, flush and wash your hands
Every time!

BACK TO SCHOOL JOKES

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WASH YOUR HANDS

Washing hands can be an effective way to keep you and your children healthy. It might be wise at the beginning of the year to have a discussion about WHEN you should wash your hands. (You have to remember that children come from different homes with different expectation.)

Practice washing hands following the guidelines and teach children a song to make the task more fun.



Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands (Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Wash, wash, wash your hands
play the handy game.
Rub and scrub and scrub and rub
Germs go down the drain!

Mirror
Children love to look at themselves in the mirror, so place a mirror above the sink where children clean up. Remind them to sing "Happy Birthday" to yourself twice as you look in the mirror.

Scrub a Dub
(Tune: "Yellow Bird")
Scrub a dub, rub, rub, a scrub a dub.
Scrub a dub, rub, rub, a scrub a dub.
Germs go down the drain,
And that’s not a shame.
Wash the dirt away,
Get hands clean today.
Soap them up real good,
Rinse them like you should.
And healthy you’ll be!


Potty, Flush, and Wash (Cindy and Tracy)
Several years ago at a workshop two teachers taught us this song to the tune of “London Bridge.”
Potty, flush, and wash your hands,
Wash your hands, wash your hands.
Potty, flush and wash your hands
Everytime!

WEAR, WASH, SIX FEET AWAY!

Here's the link to the video I did yesterday on FB Live.  Lots of fun ideas for the virtual classroom. 

 

https://bit.ly/drjeanVCSG03

A teacher recently asked me to make a song about "six feet away."  I love it when I can do something to help you!

Wear, Wash, Six Feet Away  (Tune:  “Row Your Boat”)

Wear, wear, wear your mask  (Put hands over your nose and mouth.)

Wear it every day.

Wear, wear, wear your mask

To keep those germs away.    (Push hands out.)

 

Wash, wash, wash your hands, (Pretend to wash hands.)

Wash them through the day.

Wash, wash, wash your hands

To keep those germs away.  (Push hands out.)

 

Stay six feet apart.  (Stretch out arms.)

Stretch out your arms both ways.

Stay six feet apart 

To keep those germs away!  (Push hands out.)

 

Wear, wash, six feet away

Do it every day.

Wear, wash, six feet away

And healthy we will stay!  (Hands on chest and smile.)

GERMS!

I used to demonstrate how germs spread by putting some baby powder in my palm and then sneezing on it.  The kids were shocked to see that baby powder fly everywhere!  And that's why we wear masks!!!!

GERMS! GERMS! GO AWAY!

Teaching children how to cover their sneezes and reminding them to wash their hands are two effective ways to keep them healthy during this flu season.

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 they don’t cover their sneezes.

The Sneeze Song
(Tune: “Pop Goes the Weasel”)
When I have to cough or sneeze
This is what I do. (Point finger.)
I hold my elbow to my mouth (Hold up elbow in front of face.)
And into it kerchoo! (Pretend to sneeze in elbow.)
KKEERRCCHHOO! (Say this line as you dramatically pretend
to sneeze in your elbow.)

Give children a paper plate and ask them to make it look like their face. Remind them to look in a mirror to check out their eye color. When they’ve finished let them glue a tissue to their nose. Then they can trace around their hand and cut it out to glue on top.
Hint! This makes a cute bulletin board. 
                              




Washing Hands
Practice washing hands following the guidelines and teach children a song to make the task more fun.

                                 

Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands (Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Wash, wash, wash your hands
play the handy game.
Rub and scrub and scrub and rub
Germs go down the drain!

Mirror
Children love to look at themselves in the mirror, so place a mirror above the sink where children clean up. Remind them to sing "Happy Birthday" to yourself twice as you look in the mirror.


Potty, Flush, and Wash (Cindy and Tracy)
Several years ago at a workshop two teachers taught us this song to the tune of “London Bridge.”
Potty, flush, and wash your hands,
Wash your hands, wash your hands.
Potty, flush and wash your hands
Everytime!

GOOD IDEA #15

Oh, yeah!  Washing hands is going to be more important than ever in the future!

Wash, Wash, Wash Your Germs (Kate Brown)
Sing this song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" when children wash hands.
Wash, wash, wash your germs.
Wash your germs away.
So that you do not get sick
and you can play all day!
                                               

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
We're all going to be washing our hands a LOT more in the future. You should probably teach the children to sing the above song several times to make sure they get all those germs!

Body Writing (Paige Savage)
Use your body to practice writing letters. Your head is the top line. Your belly button is your middle line. Your toes are the bottom line. Start at your head for tall letters and the belly button for short letters.
For example:
Capital T - Start at your head and straight down. Pick up your pencil and add his hat.
Lowercase t - Start at the head and straight down. Pick up your pencil and add his belt.


VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
This could easily be adapted for active learning. Use this idea when teaching alphabet letters to younger children, or use it for writing sight words or spelling words with older children.


Rainbow Wishes (Karen Eldred)
Use this for a friend who is sick or for someone special.
     Close your eyes and make a picture of _____ in your brain. (Close eyes.)
     Rub your hands together slowly as you think of _____. (Rub palms)
     Rub faster, thinking of everything you remember or love about them.
     Send them your LOVE. (Throw arms up in the air.)
     Grab the love and bring it back to your heart. (Cross arms over chest.)
                                                                

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
Wouldn't this be a positive way to comfort a child who has lost a pet...or misses a parent...or has a friend who moves?

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.
                                                 

AACCHHOO AND KKEERRCCHHOO!

Teaching children how to cover their sneezes and reminding them to wash their hands are two effective ways to keep them healthy during this flu season.
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 they don’t cover their sneezes.


The Sneeze Song
(Tune: “Pop Goes the Weasel”)
When I have to cough or sneeze
This is what I do. (Point finger.)
I hold my elbow to my mouth (Hold up elbow in front of face.)
And into it kerchoo! (Pretend to sneeze in elbow.)
KKEERRCCHHOO! (Say this line as you dramatically pretend
to sneeze in your elbow.)

Give children a paper plate and ask them to make it look like their face. Remind them to look in a mirror to check out their eye color. When they’ve finished let them glue a tissue to their nose. Then they can trace around their hand and cut it out to glue on top.
Hint! This makes a cute bulletin board.

Washing Hands
Practice washing hands following the guidelines and teach children a song to make the task more fun.



Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands (Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Wash, wash, wash your hands
play the handy game.
Rub and scrub and scrub and rub
Germs go down the drain!


Mirror
Children love to look at themselves in the mirror, so place a mirror above the sink where children clean up. Remind them to sing "Happy Birthday" to yourself twice as you look in the mirror.

COVER YOUR SNEEZE, PLEASE!

Teaching children how to cover their sneezes and reminding them to wash their hands are two effective ways to keep them healthy during this flu season.

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 they don’t cover their sneezes.


The Sneeze Song
(Tune: “Pop Goes the Weasel”)
When I have to cough or sneeze
This is what I do. (Point finger.)
I hold my elbow to my mouth (Hold up elbow in front of face.)
And into it kerchoo! (Pretend to sneeze in elbow.)
KKEERRCCHHOO! (Say this line as you dramatically pretend
to sneeze in your elbow.)


Give children a paper plate and ask them to make it look like their face. Remind them to look in a mirror to check out their eye color. When they’ve finished let them glue a tissue to their nose. Then they can trace around their hand and cut it out to glue on top.
Hint! This makes a cute bulletin board.

Washing Hands
Practice washing hands following the guidelines and teach children a song to make the task more fun.

Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands (Tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Wash, wash, wash your hands
play the handy game.
Rub and scrub and scrub and rub
Germs go down the drain!


Mirror
Children love to look at themselves in the mirror, so place a mirror above the sink where children clean up. Remind them to sing "Happy Birthday" to yourself twice as you look in the mirror.

                         

THERE'S NO CRYING IN KINDERGARTEN!

Hey, cowboys and cowgirls!  I rounded up some great ideas for you last week in Texas.

Don't you love this shirt?

Chilli Pepper Cheer   (Teresa Palmer)

Open the jar.                          (Pretend to open a jar.)

Pick out a pepper.                 (Pretend to hold a pepper.)

Take a bite.                             (Take a bite.)

I yi yi yi!                                    (Hand up and shake like it’s hot!)

Truck Driver Cheer  (Teresa Palmer)

Boys do the truck driver cheer with a deep voice as they say, “Good job, good buddy!”

Girls do the truck drive cheer with a feminine voice and end with, “Honk!  Honk!”

Super Star  (Teresa Palmer)

Reach for the stars.                   (Reach up in the air.)

Catch it!  Grab it!                        (Pretend to grab something.)

Stick it!                                         (Pretend to lick and stick to forehead.)

Super star!                                  (Spread hands out.)

I’m So Smart!  (Janet Forney)

I am so smart.                              (Fingertips touch back of head.)

And nobody can take it away!

And no one can take it away!   (Shake head no.)

Ba da da!                                     (Shake fists.)

Yeah!                                            (Jazz hands.)

Class Cheers  (Amy Thomas)

Let children come up with their own cheers and write them on a poster.  For example:  Pete the Cat Cheer

My buttons, my buttons, my 4 groovy buttons…

Count backwards to one and then say, “Great job done!”

Turn off the TV and Go Outside!!!  (Ginny Hurley)

Turn                                    (Turn in a circle and jump as you say “turn.”)

Off                                       (Make an “O” like the Hulk as you say “off.”)

T                                         (Make arms in a T as you say “T.”)

V                                         (Arms make a V overhead as you say “V.”)

And Go                              (Jump forward with arms extended as you say “go.”)

Out                                     (Big overhead O as you say “out.”)

Side                                    (Turn sideways and say “side.”)

Stretch Break  (Paige Benyacoub)

Stretch to the left!               (Arms stretch left.)

Stretch to the right!             (Arms stretch right.)

Stand up!                             (Stand.)

Sit down!                              (Sit.)

Fight!  Fight!  Fight!            (Punch in the air.)

Working Out the Vowels  (Melanie Parras)

When working on the vowels the long vowel says it’s name like a strong man with muscle arms and a loud voice.

The short vowel sounds soft like a little girl.

Long A                (Make long a sound and flex muscles.)

Short A                 (Make /a/ sound with a high girlie voice as you hold

                               hands under your chin.)

Let’s Work Together (Amy Murray)

Put student sin pairs and have them create one product with both names to turn it in.  This can be done with a craft, writing, writing the alphabet, etc.

Listening Center  (Tracie Williams)

Put Dr. Jean’s CDs at the listening centers so the students can sing while working puzzles.  “I love it because no one argues over who is going to turn the pages or hold a book!  The kids sound so precious singing!”

Attention Getter

Teacher says…            Ice cream soda pop.

Kids say…                     Cherry on top!

*Use songs as a reward.  They get to earn pompoms etc. and when the get ten they get to sing a favorite song.

Roll a Heart Word (Erin Lloyd & Angie Plunk)

How about calling high frequency words “heart words” because you have to know them by heart.  Here is a great game called roll a heart.  Take six words and make a grid as shown.  Children roll a die and then write the word in that grid (starting at the bottom).  They keep rolling and writing until time is called.

Line Up Song  (Teacher Tipster – This teacher needs to be on the Comedy channel!)

Here we go just a walkin’ down the hall

Thinkin’ shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh!

Here we go just a walkin’ down the hall

Thinkin’ shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh shh!

We look good.            (Children echo.)

We look fine.              (Children echo.)

We look good, we look fine.

We can really make a line.

Here we go …

Potty, Flush, and Wash  (Cindy and Tracy)

Tune:  “London Bridge”

Potty, flush, and wash your hands,

Wash your hands, wash your hands.

Potty, flush and wash your hands

Everytime!

Jappy Jirthday  (Cyndi Washington)

When it’s the child’s birthday sing the birthday song the correct way, and then sing it by substituting the first letter of the birthday child’s name.

Jean’s birthday would be:

Jappy Jirthday Jo Jou.

Jappy Jirthday Jo Jou.

Jappy Jirthday Jear Jean.

Jappy Jirthday Jo Jou!

Bear Hunt  (Donna Hester)

Get the entire school to play along as you take your class on a bear hunt.  Get your backpacks, flashlights, and snacks.  Leave honey in the room and let someone come in and mess up the room with honey and fake fur while you are gone.  When you return ask, “What happened?”  Let the children make a book about what they saw and heard. 

*This has become a tradition at our school and everyone plays along.

ALL REQUEST SUNDAY

I've had so many kind emails from teachers this week.  Thank you!  Thank you!  I've also had requests for some of the activities you'll find on my blog today.

First of all, I put the "Wear, Wash, Six Feet Apart" song to music and my webmaster Alex May created this adorable video.  I hope your kids enjoy it and it will remind them to be safe!

https://bit.ly/drjeanWearWear

There were also requests to have this song translated.  Thank you so much Claudia Hernandez!

Usa, lava , mantén la distancia (Tune:  “Row Your Boat” Dr. Jean Feldman. Translated by: Claudia Hernández)

 

Usa, usa, la mascarilla  (Put hands over your nose and mouth.)

Úsala todos los días.

Usa, usa, la mascarilla

estarán los gérmenes alejados.    (Push hands out.)

 

Lava, lava, lava tus manos, (Pretend to wash hands.)

Lavalas todo el día.

Lava, lava, lava tus manos

estarán los gérmenes alejados.  (Push hands out.)

 

Mantente a seis pies de distancia (Stretch out arms.)

Estira ambos brazos.

Mantente a seis pies de distancia

estarán los gérmenes alejados!  (Push hands out.)

 

Usa, lava , mantén la distancia

Hazlo todos los días.

Usa, lava, mantén la distancia

Y saludables estaremos!  (Hands on chest and smile.)

Several teachers were interested in the "center signs" I talked about at the Soar to Success Summit.  Just put "center signs" in the above search engine and you'll get lots of information.

And, finally, here's a repeat of the "Who Ate the Cookie" chant.

Cut 3” circles (cookies) out of poster board.  Write each child’s 

name on the “cookie.”  Place the cookies in an empty cookie box or bag.  Choose one name at a time and use it in the chant below:                      

Who ate the cookie in the cookie jar?                                   

Child’s name ate the cookie in the cookie jar.        

Who me?                 (First child responds.)                                            

Yes you.                    (Class chants.)                                                        

Couldn’t be?                      (First child.)                                       

Then who?               (Class chants.)                                            

Second child’s name ate the cookie 

            (Choose a second child’s name) in the cookie jar.