"Achoo!" Winter is here, bringing along with it its requisite increase of coughs and colds. That and Morah Rena's happy return to IJP after an unexpected bout with infection begged for the exploration of preventing the spread of germs. We discussed proper hand washing and the importance of using soap. As a demonstration of soap's power to get rid of germs, we shook some pepper into a bowl of water.
With the pepper acting as our "germs," Morah Rena dipped her finger in, and when she took it out, there were germs on it! Ew! She tried it again, this time dipping her finger into dish soap first.
Amazing! The "germs" ran away from her finger as fast as they could.
Everyone wanted a turn to try it themselves.
We noticed that once the soap had been introduced to the water, the germs would only run away once, so we continued the experiment in individual cups.
The topic of health and hygiene brought us to the subject of doctors. We decided to create our very own doctor's office in our classroom. Before opening it, Morah Rena introduced various doctor's tools and illustrated how to use them.
The children sat in rapt attention during the display and asked excitedly if they could have a chance to handle the tools themselves. Of course!
Evan said his mommy works in a hospital.
When the doctor's office was open for business, our doctors got right to work. They donned their scrubs, took out their instruments and began to see patients.
Next to the office is a "waiting room" where patients can read books while they wait for their appointment.
With our newfound knowledge and reinforcing of prior concepts, we know we'll do what we can to stay healthy this winter season. See ya later, germs!
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