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Hand Washing
• Scrub Squad Songbook
• FREE Activity Pages
• Pages for Newspapers
• More Hand Washing Resources On the Web
One of the best ways to prevent the spread of the swine flu or any flu or cold, is to wash your hands. Now Kid Scoop has a video, downloadable and printable activity pages that help instill this message with your kids, to help them understand the simple steps they can take to reduce their risk of infection.
Watch kids sing songs from the Scrub Squad Songbook!
Scrub Squad Songbook
Experts say that washing your hands for at least 20 seconds is the best way to make sure you remove germs and gunk. Memorize and sing one of these songs while you scrub to help you make sure that you wash long enough.
Download a printable version in PDF format
FREE Activity Pages
Scrub Squad
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Learning to use soap properly is a fun and instructive adventure in health! Scrubber Squad reinforces good hygiene while explaining how hand washing, when done properly, prevents disease from spreading. Young readers will learn that hand sanitizers and soap serve different purposes - and why we need both in our fight against germs. They'll enjoy using those clean hands in exercises specially designed for little fingers. |
Germ Patrol
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The pages focus on the importance of regular hand washing, explain how germs and bacteria are spread and how infections attack healthy cells in the body. This information is presented with engaging, standards-based educational activities. |
Pages for Newspapers
We are offering FREE OF CHARGE the Kid Scoop Germ Patrol and Scrub Squad pages to families, newspapers, schools, youth organizations, medical offices and more. As long as you are distributing them at no charge, you are welcome to use them!
Scrub Squad
| Color File Format | Page Style | BW File Format | ||
| Optional | Full Page - Totally Turnkey | Optional | ||
| Optional | Full Page - Local | Optional | ||
| Optional | Half Page - Totally Turnkey | Optional | ||
| Optional | Half Page - Local | Optional | ||
| Optional | Tab - Totally Turnkey | - | - | |
| Optional | 3/4 Page - Local | - | - | |
| Optional | Narrow Web - Totally Turnkey | - | - | |
| Optional | Narrow Web - Local | - | - | |
Answers for the Scrub Squad activities
Germ Patrol
| Color File Format | Page Style | BW File Format | ||
| Optional | Full Page - Totally Turnkey | Optional | ||
| Optional | Half Page - Totally Turnkey | Optional | ||
| Optional | Tab - Totally Turnkey | - | - | |
Answers for the Germ Patrol activities
Ideas for Spreading the Word on how NOT to Spread Germs
Here are just a few ways to use the hand washing pages:
- print as a poster and give to schools and medical offices in your community
- publish in the newspaper
- publish as an "ad wrap"
- publish in your Sunday comics section
- provide to schools as reproducible pages for classroom use
- provide to local PTO and PTA organizations for their parent newsletters
- provide as reproducible pages to local daycare, Boys and Girls Clubs and other youth organizations
- donate to doctor's and dentist's offices for them to reproduce and hand out to children in the waiting room
More Hand Washing Resources On the Web:
For Kids:
Why do I need to wash my hands?
Get the scoop here!
For Teachers:
Food Safety Fact Sheets
Learn to improve the safety of the food you serve by washing hands frequently, correctly, and at the appropriate times with this PDF from the National Food Service Management Institute.
Ideas for school programs, free songs and videos
From Henry the Hand!
School-wide hand washing campaign
Report on impact of a school-wide hand washing campaign and resources for starting one.
A FREE K-2 lesson plan
On hand washing that also promote reading skills.
For Parents:
Hand Washing
The importance of hand washing, the proper way to wash one's hands and use alcohol sanitizers, and more.
Hand Washing Article for Parents
Why is hand washing so important? Written with parents in mind this article discusses the importance of hand washing and provides tips for getting reluctant hand washers to going the "Germ Patrol!"
Bill Harley's "Wash Your Hands" free song download available now
Two time- Grammy Award winning songster/storyteller Bill Harley's newest song "Wash Your Hands," can be downloaded for free on his website. A CD copy of the song will be available soon, if you need a hard copy.
National Public Radio's on "All Things Considered" played a segment of the song last week. To hear that piece click here.
Like the song says - "Wash your hands - lávate las manos!" And visit www.billharley.com for the latest news about his performances and events. Video Contest Bill Harley is also hosting a contest inviting anyone - kids, families, classrooms - to create music videos based on his hit songs. We'd love it if you can announce this contest opportunity to your readers. Here's a link to the contest page.
Suggested songs: Pizza Shake, There Goes My Brother Again, Love of the Game, There's A Pea on My Plate, I Wanna Play, Monsters in the Bathroom, Barbie's Head is Missing, I'm Busy, Mom and the Radio,Wacka Wacka Woo, I Don't Want to Wait, Havin' A Party, Pirate Song, You're Driving Me Crazy.
Why do I need to wash my hands?
Get the scoop here!
For Teachers:
Food Safety Fact Sheets
Learn to improve the safety of the food you serve by washing hands frequently, correctly, and at the appropriate times with this PDF from the National Food Service Management Institute.
Ideas for school programs, free songs and videos
From Henry the Hand!
School-wide hand washing campaign
Report on impact of a school-wide hand washing campaign and resources for starting one.
A FREE K-2 lesson plan
On hand washing that also promote reading skills.
For Parents:
Hand Washing
The importance of hand washing, the proper way to wash one's hands and use alcohol sanitizers, and more.
Hand Washing Article for Parents
Why is hand washing so important? Written with parents in mind this article discusses the importance of hand washing and provides tips for getting reluctant hand washers to going the "Germ Patrol!"
Bill Harley's "Wash Your Hands" free song download available now
Two time- Grammy Award winning songster/storyteller Bill Harley's newest song "Wash Your Hands," can be downloaded for free on his website. A CD copy of the song will be available soon, if you need a hard copy.
National Public Radio's on "All Things Considered" played a segment of the song last week. To hear that piece click here.
Like the song says - "Wash your hands - lávate las manos!" And visit www.billharley.com for the latest news about his performances and events. Video Contest Bill Harley is also hosting a contest inviting anyone - kids, families, classrooms - to create music videos based on his hit songs. We'd love it if you can announce this contest opportunity to your readers. Here's a link to the contest page.
Suggested songs: Pizza Shake, There Goes My Brother Again, Love of the Game, There's A Pea on My Plate, I Wanna Play, Monsters in the Bathroom, Barbie's Head is Missing, I'm Busy, Mom and the Radio,Wacka Wacka Woo, I Don't Want to Wait, Havin' A Party, Pirate Song, You're Driving Me Crazy.
