[Rebecca]

When I first started, I just assumed that the children knew how to wash their hands because they came from other classes to mine and they washed their hands there too. Well…. I have learned that re-teaching is very necessary and helps so much. Placing visual posters by the sink, washing your hands with the students, and singing a “Scrubbing Song” not a “rinsing” song with the kids has helped along with visual videos about handwashing on the computer!

[Junlei Xu]

训练孩子们最初的符合标准的洗手环节时：1）可以在洗手台前目光可及的地方贴上洗手步骤图片 2）洗手20秒的时间控制，可以让孩子们边唱“生日快乐”歌，边搓洗，以控制时间 3）在大组时间向孩子们集体讲解规范的洗手方式，并让孩子们一一作示范。

[Maria Estrada]

Hand washing song is a great way to keep kids excited for hand washing.

[kelsey]

I think the most fun I see in science projects with my students is cause and effect. They are incredibly amazed at the results, or they ike to make the result, and guess what might happen. The guesses are the best. Watching a child mix baking soda and vinegar, then seeing their reaction to the reaction is priceless. Also when it gets hands on it’s more exciting and they actually remember the concept.

[Chloe]

not sure if they still do this in school but I remember in 1st grade a teacher using a special lotion on our hands that glowed with a black light, we would wash our hands to see if we got it all off after learning how to wash our hands and I remember thinking this was so fascinating. it also really helped me have a visual understanding of dirt/germs!

[Roxana]

Making up songs to wash hands for long enough time, trying different types of soap forms such as shaped soap bars, foaming soap.

[Patricia]

we sing a hand washing song to the tune of row row row your boat that lasts 20 seconds, enough time to get the hands clean.

[Dawn]

we have purchased a timer with a light that is by each of the sinks. The kids love pushing the buttons and turning them on and waiting for the beep

[Wendy Lewis]

I sprinkle glitter in a pie tin and add water, oil, then Dawn dish soap. Watch the glitter scatter.

[Kim]

I like to make up songs with children to encourage them to wash their hands, and sometimes make up silly stories about the bad germs getting washed away!

[Dakota Geiger]

Sing the ABC’s with them! Good learning for ABC’s and handwashing!!

[Aubrey]

Some ways to make handwashing fun are:-Sing a handwashing song that encourages children to do certain actions while washing, so they are entertained and get the correct amount of time cleaning themselves.-Draw a picture in washable marker or use a washable stamp on their hands and tell them to wash until the picture disappears-Provide a sanitized, lightly textured toy for the child to “give a shower”, encouraging them to do so in a way that scrubs their entire hands (front and back)-Set a washing timer using a sensory timer or a 20-second video, reminding them that they have to wash their hands for the whole time-Use different kinds of soaps (shaped bar soaps, soap bars with textured fabric, different smells) to keep children interested and engaged

[asdrubal]

para que sea mas divertido el lavado de manos se podria ensenarle caciones a los ninos y mostrarle lo importante de tener un habito de lavarse bien las manos y estar libre de germenes

[Raquel]

i always sing songs to the children while they are washing their hands.

[Raquel]

Encouraging and and engaging with children for better hygiene in life singing a song with the and illustrating how to properly clean and wash our hands will show the children how to take away and fight germs away from them.